Jane Ruth Wakefield
Alternate Names
Jane Ruth Miles (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1840 February 3 (Born)
Death Date
On 1878 March 14 (Died)
Gender
Female
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Born in Wheatfield, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
1840 February 3
Mother
Mary Clarke
Father
Thomas Wakefield
Date Details
Occurred On 1840 February 3
Baptized
1852 February 15 (Age 12)
Traveled in
Uriah Curtis Company (1852)
1852 June 28 – September 29 (Age 12)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Elizabeth Ann Ainscough (Age 8)
Mary Clarke (Age 34)
William Ainscough (Age 34)
Lucretia Charlotte Ainscough (Age 2)
Lucinda Wakefield (Age 14)
Date Details
Started On 1852 June 28
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 29
Company Arrived
Married
Edwin Ruthven Miles
1857 March 11 (Age 17)
Died in Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
1878 March 14 (Age 38)
Media
Jane Ruth Wakefield (1840 - 1878) Profile
Sources
Person
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Woman's Exponent
"Obituaries", Woman's Exponent, (1 April 1878), 20. Page 165.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"16th Company of 50 report", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, (4 July 1852), Page 1-22.
Deseret News
"16th Company", Deseret News, (18 September 1852), Page 2.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1852: Page 103.