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1847–1868

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Birth Date
8 December 1842
Death Date
16 August 1914
Gender
Female
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Esther McKay

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  • The Wellsville Ward financial records confirm that she was traveling in this company.

    Her birth and death dates are confirmed by her death certificate, which shows her name as "Esther McKay Leishman."

George Rowley Company (1859)

  • Age at Departure: 16

Traveled with

  • Martha McKay (Age: 59)
  • Mary McKay (Age: 36)
  • Ellen McKay (Age: 28)
  • Jane McKay (Age: 22)

Sources

  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Henry Hobbs journal, 1859 May-1860 July.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 278.
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
  • "Wellsville Ward, Persons Who Emigrated by P.E.F. Belonging to this Ward," Wellsville Ward financial records, 1859-1882, Volume 1:85-90.