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1847–1868

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Birth Date
24 August 1844
Death Date
28 March 1924
Gender
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Eliza Kennington

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  • Her travel to Utah is mentioned in her sister's obituary.

    Eliza's death certificate shows her name as "Eliza England," and it confirms her birth and death dates.

Daniel D. McArthur Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 11

Traveled with

  • Richard Kennington (Age: 51)
  • Mary Ann Kennington (Age: 46)
  • Sarah Jane Kennington (Age: 16)
  • William Henry Kennington (Age: 13)
  • Richard Davison Kennington (Age: 9)
  • Mary Ann Kennington (Age: 2)

Sources

  • "A Hand Cart Pioneer Called," Tooele Transcript Bulletin, 4 April 1924, 1.
  • Daughters of Utah Pioneers. History of Utah's Tooele County: From the Edge of the Great Basin Frontier (Tooele, UT: Transcript Bulletin Publishing, Inc., 2012).
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 26 September 1856, 33.
  • "Obituary Notes," Deseret News [Weekly], 5 March 1898, 384.
  • "Old Folks Have Gala Day," The Tooele Transcript , 21 July 1922, 1.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 158.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.