Esther Shaffer
Alternate Names
Esther Ewing (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1804 September 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1847 August 3 (Died)
Gender
Female
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Born in Little Britain, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1804 September 8
Mother
Mary Anderson
Father
John Shaffer
Date Details
Occurred On 1804 September 8
Married
Samuel Ewing
1828 April 17 (Age 23)
Traveled in
Jedediah M. Grant/Joseph B. Noble Company (1847)
1847 June 19 – August 3 (Age 42)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Samuel Porter Ewing (Age 8)
Anderson Shaffer Ewing (Age 6)
Samuel Ewing (Age 57)
Elizabeth Matilda Ewing (Age 5)
Rachael B. Ewing (Age 18)
William Harvey Ewing (Age 16)
Mary Adeline Ewing (Age 14)
John Jackson Ewing (Age 12)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 19
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 August 3
Died en Route
Died in Fort Laramie, Laramie, Wyoming, United States
1847 August 3 (Age 42)
Sources
Person
Eureka Reporter
"Utah Pioneer of 1847 Died During the Week", Eureka Reporter, (5 July 1918), Page 6.
Pioneer
Deseret Weekly
"Pioneer Mrs. Duzette", Deseret Weekly, (17 April 1897), Page 573.
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Earl Harvey Peirce. Robert & Hannah Harvey Peirce, 1847 Pioneers: Including Some of their Ancestors & Descendants (1990)
"Hannah Harvey Peirce journal", Earl Harvey Peirce. Robert & Hannah Harvey Peirce, 1847 Pioneers: Including Some of their Ancestors & Descendants (1990), Page 51-53.
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Eliza R. Snow journals, 1846-1951
Eliza R. Snow journals, 1846-1951.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 49.
Priddy Meeks journal (1969)
Priddy Meeks journal (1969), Page 13-17.
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Priddy Meeks reminiscences, 1879
Priddy Meeks reminiscences, 1879.
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