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1847–1868

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Birth Date
7 June 1817
Death Date
8 September 1871
Gender
Female
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Phoebe Saunders


Alternate Names

    Phoebe Merrel

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  • Her given name is listed incorrectly as "Phoeba," on her gravestone, but she was christened "Phoebe," which also appears on the death certificates of her children Caroline and Phoebe.

Charles McCarty/William Appleby Company (1858)

  • Age at Departure: 41

Traveled with

  • William Gimbert Saunders (Age: 39)
  • Mary Ann Saunders (Age: 17)
  • William Gill Saunders (Age: 14)
  • Caroline Eliza Saunders (Age: 5)
  • Phoebe Saunders (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1870 Utah Census, Weber County.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887.
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
  • William I. Appleby Company schedule, 1858, Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862.