Florence Ellen Fowler

Birth Date
On 1860 April 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 1946 December 28 (Died)
Gender
Female

The Fowler family traveled from England to the Salt Lake Valley in 1863.  Their family included William and Ellen Bradshaw, and their children, Harriet Adeline, Henry Ammon, and Florence Ellen. 

While William’s brother, Henry Charles, served a mission in their native England, William’s family looked after his wife, Martha Holland, and their three children, Mary Emma, John Franklin, and Kate.  Kate died enroute.

The Fowlers sailed from London on “The Amazon” at the beginning of June.  They arrived in New York on 18 July 1863.  They then left from New York and eventually made it to Florence, Nebraska, where they prepared for their travels and joined the Daniel D. McArthur Company in 1863.   

Henry later joined his family and his brother’s families in the Salt Lake Valley.  He traveled with the William S. S. Willes Company in 1865.

Her surname is "Bench" on the 1870 Utah census and "Adair" on her death certificate and Find A Grave website.  Her mother Ellen married William Bench in Utah.  She married Jedediah Grant Adair.

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