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1847–1868

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Birth Date
30 August 1839
Death Date
18 March 1924
Gender
Female
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Melissa Matilda Case


Alternate Names

    Melissa Mary Case

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  • Her age is listed as 13 on the roster.

    She was divorced from a man by the name of William Harrison in Provo, Utah on 2 March 1860.  FamilySearch shows her name as "Malissa Mary Case," but the 1850 Utah census shows her as "Matilda."

    The inscription on her gravestone shows her name as "Melissa M. Chadwick."

Canute Peterson Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 16

Traveled with

  • George Washington Case (Age: 45)
  • Angeline R. Case (Age: 27)
  • George W. Case (Age: 8)
  • James Harrison Case (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • International Genealogical Index
  • "Names of Deceased P. E. Fund Passengers, June 1855." In Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887.
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.