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1847–1868

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Birth Date
August 1817
Death Date
2 November 1854
Gender
Female
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Esther Ellen Williams


Alternate Names

    Esther Ellen Bowering

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  • She sailed to America in 1853 on the ship Jersey.  The ship manifest lists her name as "Esther Harris." She married Ebenezer Albert Williams in Iowa in 1853 prior to their departure. She was traveling with him, her children, and her nieces and nephew.

Claudius V. Spencer Company (1853)

  • Age at Departure: 35

Traveled with

  • Hannah Thomas (Age: 65)
  • Ebenezer Albert Williams (Age: 22)
  • Hannah Mariah Taylor (Age: 17)
  • Elizabeth Evans (Age: 17)
  • Ada Mazilla Evans (Age: 15)
  • William Harris (Age: 13)
  • Jabez Harris (Age: 10)
  • Frederick Henry Evans (Age: 10)
  • Elizabeth Rose Harris (Age: 7)
  • Joshua Harris (Age: 5)

Sources

  • “Claudius V. Spencer Company report, 1853.” In Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports 1850-1862, Reports 1853-1855. (CR 1234 5, Box 1, Folder 31)
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America