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1847–1868

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Birth Date
18 April 1839
Death Date
1 November 1901
Gender
Female
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Elizabeth Quinn

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  • The Quinn family traveled from Iowa City to Florence with the Willie company. Most of the family stopped at Florence for a few years except the three eldest daughters. They joined the Martin company at Florence and traveled with that company the remainder of the way to Utah.

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

Edward Martin Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 17

Traveled with

  • Mary Ann Quinn (Age: 23)
  • Harriet Quinn (Age: 19)

James G. Willie Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 17

Traveled with

  • William W. Quinn (Age: 50)
  • Mary Ann Quinn (Age: 49)
  • William Robert Quinn (Age: 24)
  • Mary Ann Quinn (Age: 22)
  • Harriet Quinn (Age: 19)
  • George Quinn (Age: 14)
  • Isabella Quinn (Age: 7)
  • Joseph Hyrum Quinn (Age: 7)

Sources

  • 1900 Utah Census.
  • "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 30 November 1856, 8, 76.
  • "Mrs. James Stevensen." Ephraim Express,  7 November 1901, p. 4.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, 220.
  • Reddick N. Allred journal, 1854 August-1856 November.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America