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1847–1868

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Birth Date
19 December 1851
Death Date
19 March 1927
Gender
Female
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Martha Ann Burton

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  • Her name is listed as "Martha Elizabeth Burton" on FamilySearch. Her name, birth and death dates are confirmed by her death certificate.

    The family sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Horizon.

Edward Martin Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 4

Traveled with

  • Eliza Burton (Age: 32)
  • Joseph Friend Burton (Age: 7)

Sources

  • Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 7. 
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 30 November 1856, 63.
  • Longsdorf, Hilda Madsen, comp., Mount Pleasant 1859-1939 , 43.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 252.