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1847–1868

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Birth Date
15 October 1831
Death Date
14 February 1905
Gender
Female
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Margaret Watkins


Alternate Names

    Margaret Ackhurst

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

    The obituary of her son, John Thomas Watkins, places her in the Martin company.

Edward Martin Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 24

Traveled with

  • John Watkins (Age: 22)
  • Elizabeth Watkins (Age: 4)
  • John Thomas Watkins (Age: 1)

Sources

  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 30 November 1856, 66.
  • "Midway," Wasatch Wave, 13 October 1922, 4.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 264.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America