• 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, "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.
• Rogerson, Josiah. "Captain J. G. Willie's Or, the Fourth Handcart Company of 1856 [No. 1]," Salt Lake Herald, 15 December 1907, [5].
• Utah Death Certificates.