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1847–1868

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Birth Date
16 March 1837
Death Date
6 August 1898
Gender
Female
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Mary Severn


Alternate Names

    Mary Astle

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  • Mary married William Severn on 29 May 1856 on the ship Horizon.  Her name is listed as Mary Astle on the PEF Ledger.

Edward Martin Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 19

Traveled with

  • William Thomas Severn (Age: 19)

Sources

  • Eastern Idaho Death Records Database.
  • Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 7. 
  • "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
  • Jaques, John, [Diary], in Stella Jaques Bell, Life History and Writings of John Jaques [1978], p. 84.
  • 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, 72.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 256.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America