Rebecca Henrietta Foscue
She traveled to Utah in 1861 because she was rebaptized in Salt Lake City on 1 May 1862 according to information in the Eleventh Ward record of members. In some sources her surname is spelled Meades.
She was enslaved at the time of her birth. She it listed in some records as "mulatto," indicating that mother's side was of Black African descent and also enslaved. It is unclear at this point if she was enslaved at the time she came to the Utah Territory.
She was rebaptized on 1 May 1862 and listed with her husband, Nathan Meads. They were sealed in 1863 is the year they were sealed.
Born
1831 January
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1831 January
Traveled in Company Unknown (1847-1868)
1847 – 1868 (Age 16) Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847
Joined Company
Ended On 1868
Company Arrived
Died
1881 August 4 (Age 50)