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1847–1868

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Birth Date
8 February 1823
Death Date
3 April 1888
Gender
Female
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Mary Elizabeth Wood


Alternate Names

    Mary Elizabeth McLane

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  • She came with her family, who traveled on the ship William Tapscott, arriving in New York in May of 1859. Newspaper sources misprint the last name as "Ward." Her husband, John B. Wood, traveled ahead of the family in 1854. Birth date taken from 15th Ward records.

George Rowley Company (1859)

  • Age at Departure: 36
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Amelia Wood (Age: 9)
  • Nephi McLean Wood (Age: 6)

Sources

  • 1860 Utah Census.
  • 1870 Utah Census.
  • Fifteenth Ward, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.
  • "Latter Day Saints' Immigration," Deseret News, 24 August 1859, 197.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A, p. 351.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 276.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America