Rebecca Hill
She traveled to Utah with her aunt, Mary Hill Bullock. Her father, Archibald Newell, traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847 with the Abraham O. Smoot/George B. Wallace Company. Her mother, Isabella Hood, died in Winter Quarters in 1847.
Her brother, Samuel Hood, traveled with their grandparents, Alexander and Elizabeth Hill, to the Salt Lake Valley in 1851 with the John G. Smith Company. Rebecca's sister, Hannah Hood Hill, traveled to the Salt Lake Valley with her father's brother, Alexander Hill, Jr. in the 1849 Allen Taylor Company
Her birth and death dates are confirmed by the inscription on her gravestone and her death certificate.
Born
1844 April 2
Date Details
Occurred On 1844 April 2
Traveled in Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 4) Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Married Edwin Pettit
1864 October 29 (Age 20)
Died
1922 September 16 (Age 78)
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Rebecca Hill (1844 - 1922) Profile