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1847–1868

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14 January 1840
Death Date
25 May 1921
Gender
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Sarah Ann Beesley


Alternate Names

    Sarah Ann Hancock

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  • She is the wife of Ebenezer. The 1859 William Tapscott ship register lists her name as "Sarah Handcock Beesley."

George Rowley Company (1859)

  • Age at Departure: 19

Traveled with

  • Ebenezer Beesley (Age: 18)

Sources

  • Beesley, Sarah Hancock, [Reminiscences], in Handcart Stories, 28-34.
  • Henry Hobbs journal, 1859 May-1860 July.
  • "Latter Day Saints' Immigration," Deseret News, 24 August 1859, 197.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America