- Birth Date
- 28 December 1818
- Death Date
- 20 April 1894
- Gender
- Female
Esther Parker
Alternate Names
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Esther Rushton
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
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.