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1847–1868

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Birth Date
5 November 1846
Death Date
28 August 1912
Gender
Female
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Helena Eleanor Rees

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  • Daughter of Thomas and Margaret. In some sources her given name is "Eleanora".

Edward Bunker Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 9

Traveled with

  • Thomas John Reese (Age: 40)
  • Margaret Rees (Age: 37)
  • Henry Davis Reese (Age: 19)
  • Alfred Rees (Age: 14)
  • Sarah Jane Rees (Age: 12)
  • Nephi John Rees (Age: 6)
  • Maria Rees (Age: 5)
  • Lenora Rees (Age: 2)

Sources

  • Bradley, A. A., to Sect. Jones, Handcart Veterans Association, 24 September 1907. Handcart Veterans Association, Scrapbook, 1906-1914. Fd 3.
  • Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 6. 
  •  Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2 October 1856, 6.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 184.
  • Reese, Henry D. to Albert Jones, Handcart Veterans Association, 25 September 1907, in Handcart Veterans Association, Scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 3.