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1847–1868

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Birth Date
10 July 1814
Death Date
24 September 1905
Gender
Female
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Margaret Hochstrasser


Alternate Names

    Margaritha Mueller, Margaritha Leinhard

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  • Her given name is "Mary" in Journal History and she came with her son, Rudolph and his wife.  She was the widow of Rudolph Hochstrasser, Sr.

    Her death certificate confirms her death date and shows her name as "Margaret Muller Hochstrasser."  Her birth date is shown as 15 July 1813.  The inscription on her gravestone shows her birth as 15 July 1814.  Further research is needed to determine which birth date is correct.  

Jesse Murphy Company (1860)

  • Age at Departure: 45
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Maria Hochstrasser (Age: 35)
  • Rudolph Hochstrasser Jr. (Age: 20)

Sources

  • Campbell, Hyrum A., Providence and Her People [1949], p. 360.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1860, 32.
  • Our Pioneer Heritage, vol. 4, p. 52.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887.
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.