Eunice Neslen

Alternate Names
Eunice Foster (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1838 July 15
Death Date
On 1924 December 11
Gender
Female

The Neslen family consisting of Samuel, his wife, Eunice Burgess Francis, and nine children, initially traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in the Claudius V. Spencer Company in 1853.  Samuel and Eurnice’s nine children are: Susannah, Samuel Francis, Robert Francis, Esther Francis, Elizabeth Burgess, Eunice, Phebe, William Francis, and Hannah.

Samuel and his family left England, and sailed on the “Golconda” and arrived in New Orleans on 1 April 1853.  Samuel and his family stayed in St. Louis while they prepared for their trip to the Salt Lake Valley.  They then moved to Keokuk, Iowa, then on to Omaha, Nebraska.  Eight months after the Neslen family left their home in England, all eleven of them arrived in the Salt Lake Valley.  

Eunice married William Henry Foster, who traveled with the Crandall Dunn Company (1852) in 1855. 

Her travel to Utah is mentioned in the obituary of her brother, William.

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Born

1838 July 15

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Occurred On 1838 July 15
Birth

Married William Henry Foster

1855 December 28 (Age 17)

Died

1924 December 11 (Age 86)

Date Details

Occurred On 1924 December 11
Died

Married George Martin Ottinger

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