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1847–1868

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Birth Date
3 November 1806
Death Date
8 November 1889
Gender
Female
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Maria Bowers


Alternate Names

    Maria Lay

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  • From England, wife of James.

Edmund Ellsworth Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 49

Traveled with

  • James Bowers (Age: 45)
  • Sarah Bowers (Age: 18)
  • Abraham Bowers (Age: 15)
  • Isaac Bowers (Age: 14)
  • Jacob Bowers (Age: 12)
  • Isaiah Bowers (Age: 10)
  • Shadrach Bowers (Age: 7)

Sources

  • Edmund Ellsworth Emigrating Company papers, 1856, Folder contents: (1) Journal, 1856 June-September.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 26 September 1856, 26.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A, p. 229.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 170.