Keziah Messenger
Alternate Names
Keziah Benson (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1779 December 4 (Born)
Death Date
On 1857 March 10 (Died)
Gender
Female
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Born in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1779 December 4
Mother
Jemima Barber
Father
Joseph Messenger Sr.
Date Details
Occurred On 1779 December 4
Traveled in
Uriah Curtis Company (1852)
1852 June 28 – September 29 (Age 72)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Alva Benson (Age 52)
Cynthia Vail (Age 51)
Moroni Benson (Age 19)
Polly Elvira Benson (Age 13)
Cynthia Elizabeth Benson (Age 11)
Date Details
Started On 1852 June 28
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 29
Company Arrived
Baptized
1853 June 19 (Age 73)
Died in Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
1857 March 10 (Age 77)
Sources
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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James McGaw eleventh pioneer emigration company, 1852
James McGaw eleventh pioneer emigration company, 1852. Las Vegas, Nev: Maureen S. Bryson, 2002. Page 108-109.