Harriet Ann Thatcher

Alternate Names
Harriet Ann Preston (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1838 February 11 (Born)
Death Date
On 1920 December 25 (Died)
Gender
Female

Harriet initially traveled with her family to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake in 1847. Sometime after this, the Thatcher family moved to California, settling near Salmon Falls (near present day Folsom, CA) by 1850. In 1857, heeding the call for the Saints to come back to Utah, the Thatcher family organized a small company, and headed East on July 6. They met a group of Saints in Carson City, NV, and on the July 15, they reorganized under the leadership of Perrigrine Sessions.

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Born

1838 February 11

Date Details

Occurred On 1838 February 11

Traveled in Hezekiah Thatcher Company (1857)

1857 July 6 – August 16 (Age 19) Pioneers in Company

Date Details

Started On 1857 July 6
Joined Company
Ended On 1857 August 16
Company Arrived

Traveled in Perrigrine Sessions Company (1857)

1857 July 16 – August 12 (Age 19) Pioneers in Company

Date Details

Started On 1857 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1857 August 12
Company Arrived

Married William Bowker Preston

1858 February 24 (Age 20)

Died

1920 December 25 (Age 82)
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