
- Birth Date
- 1 January 1826
- Death Date
- 17 April 1909
- Gender
- Female
Rebecca Pilgrim
Alternate Names
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Rebecca Goates
The Thornton ship manifest lists her as a "spinster."
Her birth and death dates are confirmed by her death certificate, which shows her name as "Rebecca Pilgrim Goates."
James G. Willie Company (1856)
- Age at Departure: 30
Sources
- "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, 20.
- Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 202.