Louisa Free
Alternate Names
Louisa Lee (Married Name)
Louisa Wells (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1824 August 9 (Born)
Death Date
On 1886 June 18 (Died)
Gender
Female
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Fayetteville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States
1824 August 9
Mother
Elizabeth Strait (1804 - 1885)
Father
Absalom Pennington Free (1798 - 1893)
Date Details
Occurred On 1824 August 9
Married
John Doyle Lee
1845 April 19 – 1849 January 1 (Age 20)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 23)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Married
Daniel Hanmer Wells
1849 February 15 (Age 24)
Served as Mission President's Wife in the
British Mission
1885 March – October 24 (Age 60)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Additional Information
Served with Children
Location Served
European Mission
Date Details
Started On 1885 March
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1885 October 24
Departed from Field
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1886 June 18 (Age 61)
Media
Louisa Free (1824 - 1886) Profile
Louisa Free (1824 - 1886)
Sources
Person
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 19 June 1886, Page 8.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 18 June 1886, Page 5.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849. Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report: Page 1-6.
Deseret News
"Written for Louisa F. Wells", Deseret News, (13 August 1856), Page 6.