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1847–1868

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Birth Date
27 January 1845
Death Date
7 November 1887
Gender
Female
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Emily Hepworth


Alternate Names

    Emily Dyson

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  • Wife of Squire Hepworth. Emily and Squire emigrated from England by way of the ship General McClellan. Her birth date and death date are verified by the inscriptions on her gravestone.

    Her travel to Utah is mentioned in the obituary of her son Thornton, who was born en route.

     

Joseph S. Rawlins Company (1864)

  • Age at Departure: 19

Traveled with

  • Squire Hepworth (Age: 21)
  • Thornton Hepworth (Age: Unknown)

Sources

  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • “Former Springdale Bishop Answers Death Call,” Washington County News, 30 September 1926, 1.
  • Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia [1971], 4:678.
  • "List of Passengers," Deseret News, 17 August 1864, 369.
  • New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.