Birth Date: 7 June 1834

Death Date: 23 July 1873

Gender: Female

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Ellen Fowler, Birth Date: 7 June 1834, Death Date: 23 July 1873, The Fowler family traveled from England to the Salt Lake Valley in 1863.&nbsp; Their family included William and Ellen Bradshaw, and their children, Harriet Adeline, Henry Ammon, and Florence Ellen.&nbsp;
					
					While William&rsquo;s brother, Henry Charles, served a mission in their native England, William&rsquo;s family looked after his wife, Martha Holland, and their three children, Mary Emma, John Franklin, and Kate.&nbsp; Kate died enroute.
					
					The Fowlers sailed from London on &ldquo;The Amazon&rdquo; at the beginning of June.&nbsp; They arrived in New York on 18 July 1863.&nbsp; They then left from New York and eventually made it to Florence, Nebraska, where they prepared for their travels and joined the Daniel D. McArthur Company in 1863.&nbsp; &nbsp;
					
					Henry later joined his family and his brother&rsquo;s families in the Salt Lake Valley.&nbsp; He traveled with the William S. S. Willes Company in 1865.
					
					Her surname is &quot;Bench&quot; on the 1870 Utah census.&nbsp; Her second marriage was to William Bench Sr.
					
					Birth date is confirmed by Sheffield, Yorkshire, England birth record.

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Ellen Fowler

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Ellen Bradshaw

The Fowler family traveled from England to the Salt Lake Valley in 1863. Their family included William and Ellen Bradshaw, and their children, Harriet Adeline, Henry Ammon, and Florence Ellen.

While William’s brother, Henry Charles, served a mission in their native England, William’s family looked after his wife, Martha Holland, and their three children, Mary Emma, John Franklin, and Kate. Kate died enroute.

The Fowlers sailed from London on “The Amazon” at the beginning of June. They arrived in New York on 18 July 1863. They then left from New York and eventually made it to Florence, Nebraska, where they prepared for their travels and joined the Daniel D. McArthur Company in 1863.

Henry later joined his family and his brother’s families in the Salt Lake Valley. He traveled with the William S. S. Willes Company in 1865.

Her surname is "Bench" on the 1870 Utah census. Her second marriage was to William Bench Sr.

Birth date is confirmed by Sheffield, Yorkshire, England birth record.

Daniel D. McArthur Company (1863)

Age at Departure: 29

Pioneer Database

1847–1868

Ellen Fowler

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Daniel D. McArthur Company (1863)

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