Maria Wallace

Alternate Names
Maria Knight (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1794 January 11 (Born)
Death Date
On 1870 March 31 (Died)
Gender
Female

The Knight family left Liverpool on 24 September 1848 on the “Sailor Prince” and arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana.  The ship manifests indicate that the Knight family as parents, James and Maria, and children, Charles (along with his wife and children), Oswell, and Mary. Prior to the family’s travels across the plains, James died of Cholera in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1849.

In Iowa, Maria, Oswell, and Mary joined with the Edward Hunter Company in 1850 and traveled to the Salt Lake Valley through the Perpetual Emigrating Fund.     

Charles and his family joined the James Jepson Company in 1852 and traveled to the Salt Lake Valley.  

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Born

1794 January 11

Date Details

Occurred On 1794 January 11

Traveled in Edward Hunter Company (1850)

1850 June 29 – October 13 (Age 56) Pioneers in Company

Date Details

Started On 1850 June 29
Joined Company
Ended On 1850 October 13
Company Arrived

Died

1870 March 31 (Age 76)

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