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1847–1868

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Birth Date
About 1821
Death Date
18 July 1897
Gender
Female
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Elizabeth Kirkpatrick


Alternate Names

    Elizabeth Ramsey

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  • Elizabeth was a widow. In some sources her surname is spelled "Kilpatrick."

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

James G. Willie Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 35
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Alexander Kirkpatrick (Age: 6)

Sources

  • 1851 Scotland Census
  • 1854, 1855, 1856 Nebraska Territory censuses
  • "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
  • Josiah Rogerson, "Captain J. G. Willie's Or, the Fourth Handcart Company of 1856 [No. 1]," Salt Lake Herald, 15 December 1907, 5.
  • 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, 9 November 1856, 22.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, 220.