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1847–1868

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Birth Date
26 August 1815
Death Date
28 August 1864
Gender
Female
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Rachel Sharples


Alternate Names

    Rachel Kilner, Rachel Harrop

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  • She was the second wife of Peter Sharples. 

Joseph S. Rawlins Company (1864)

  • Age at Departure: 48
  • Died en Route

Traveled with

  • Peter Sharples (Age: 41)
  • Sarah Jane Sharples (Age: 12)

Sources

  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • "List of Passengers," Deseret News, 17 August 1864, 369.
  • New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
  • Our Pioneer Heritage, vol. 16, p. 466
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Salt Lake Daily Telegraph, 21 Sep. 1864