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1847–1868

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Birth Date
28 December 1818
Death Date
20 April 1894
Gender
Female
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Esther Parker


Alternate Names

    Esther Rushton

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  • Esther was a widow traveling with her two daughters and a step-daughter.

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

Edward Martin Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 37
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Caroline McKenna (Age: 36)
  • Ellen Parker (Age: 8)
  • Priscilla Parker (Age: 6)

Sources

  • Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 7. 
  • "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 30 November 1856, 63.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 250.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Smith, Don, e-mail communication, 8 Sep. 2006
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.