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1847–1868

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Birth Date
6 August 1812
Death Date
17 March 1856
Gender
Female
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Jane Wilson


Alternate Names

    Jane Birch

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  • She and her husband, John, arrived in New Orleans on 23 October 1849 via the ship Berlin. The ship roster indicates that one child died en route. Another died shortly after arriving in the United States. They had a son in Missouri in 1852. Parents and two children are seen on the roster for the Gates Company in 1853. 

    Her birth and death dates are confirmed in the Sugarhouse Ward records (p. 13).

Jacob Gates Company (1853)

  • Age at Departure: 40

Traveled with

  • John Simpkins Wilson (Age: 34)
  • Walter Wilson (Age: 3)
  • James Alford Wilson (Age: 1)

Sources

  • England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Jacob Gates Company report, 1853 September 11, Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862.
  • New Orleans, Passenger Lists, 1813-1963.
  • Sugarhouse Ward, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.