Sytha Solen Crosby

Alternate Names

Sytha Solena Lay (Married Name)

Birth Date

On 1817 November 27 (Born)

Death Date

On 1881 October 25 (Died)

Gender

Female

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Her given name is also spelled Scythia in some sources.

Her birth date was listed as 27 November 1817 in "John Brown's company of 10, report, 1848 June."

The obituary of Rhoda confirms Sytha's travel to Utah in 1850.

Born

1817 November 27

Traveled in Willard Richards Company

1848 July 3 – October 10 (Age 30) Pioneers in Company

Traveling Group

Rhoda Elizabeth Lay (Age 5)

Susan Ann Lay (Age 4)

William Harvey Lay (Age 30)

John Taylor Lay (Age 2)

Mary Elizabeth Lay (Age 2)

Joseph Coleman Lay (Age 0)

Date Details

On 1848 July 3

Joined Company

On 1848 October 10

Company Arrived

Died

1881 October 25 (Age 63)

Media

Sytha Solen Crosby (1817 - 1881) Profile

Sources

Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849

Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849. John Brown's company of 10, report, 1848 June.

Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849. Mississippi company, report, 1848 May.

John Zimmerman Brown, comp., Autobiography of Pioneer John Brown, 1820-1896 (Salt Lake City, 1941), 100

John Zimmerman Brown, comp., Autobiography of Pioneer John Brown, 1820-1896 (Salt Lake City, 1941), 100.

"Oldest Kanab Resident Dies at the age of 92," Kane County Standard

"Oldest Kanab Resident Dies at the age of 92," Kane County Standard, 14 September 1934.