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1847–1868

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Birth Date
20 November 1791
Death Date
5 November 1856
Gender
Female
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Mary Harper


Alternate Names

    Mary Monk

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  • Kennington, London Conference Branch records record her birth date as 14 May 1796 but that does not correlate with age given on ship and PEF records. Birth date listed is actually a christening date.

    She sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Horizon.

Edward Martin Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 64
  • Died en Route

Sources

  • England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
  • Historians Office Record of Members (Minnie Margetts file).
  • "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
  • James G. Bleak journal, 1854 February-1860 February.
  • Josiah Rogerson, "Martin's Handcart Company, 1856," Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 24 November 1907.
  • Josiah Rogerson, "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot," Salt Lake Tribune, 4 January 1914.
  •  Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 30 November 1856, 7, 68.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 246.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America