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1847–1868

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Birth Date
25 October 1810
Death Date
16 May 1893
Gender
Female
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Mary Jane Powell


Alternate Names

    Mary Jane Cooper

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  • and two children. Wife of James Quaintance Powell. The family surname in the 1850 Utah census is given as "Bodwell."

    The inscription on her gravestone shows her name as "Mary J. Cooper Powell," and her birth date is shown as 17 October 1810, and her death 16 May 1893.

Brigham Young Company (1848)

  • Age at Departure: 37

Traveled with

  • James Quaintance Powell (Age: 40)
  • Mary Powell (Age: 18)
  • Ann Powell (Age: 13)
  • Naomi Powell (Age: 3)

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • First 100, report, 1848 June.
  • Nauvoo Community Project
  • Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, vol. 3, p. 2437