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1847–1868

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Birth Date
16 February 1832
Death Date
10 November 1911
Gender
Female
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Elizabeth Maxwell


Alternate Names

    Elizabeth McAuslin

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  • She is the wife of Arthur Maxwell, Sr. In some sources her surname is spelled as follows: McAuslin, McAuslan, McCauslin, McCauslam or McCauslin.  She traveled under her maiden name on the ship.   The family crossed the Atlantic on the ship Enoch Train in 1856.

Daniel D. McArthur Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 24

Traveled with

  • Elizabeth Maxwell (Age: 51)
  • Arthur Maxwell (Age: 32)
  • Catherine Maxwell (Age: 27)
  • Ralph Maxwell (Age: 19)
  • Ann Maxwell (Age: 13)

Sources

  • "Emigrants for Utah," Deseret News, 6 August 1856, 176.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 6. 
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 26 September 1856, 35. 
  • "Peoa. Hand Cart Veterans," Deseret Evening News , 23 Sep. 1907, 3.
  • 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.