Sarah Brereton

Alternate Names
Sarah Bell (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1808 February 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1895 August 20 (Died)
Gender
Female

Sarah Brereton Bell, a widow, crossed the Atlantic with her daughters Elizabeth and Sarah on the ship Argo in 1850.  According to the mother’s obituary they then crossed the plains “in Capt. Tidwell’s company reaching Salt Lake in the fall of 1853.”  Actually, the Tidwell Company crossed the plains in 1852.  The mother's death date is confirmed by the Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database. 

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