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Birth Date
23 August 1841
Death Date
1 July 1934
Gender
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Mary Ann Payne

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  • Orphan. Mary Ann emigrated from England in 1843. She came with her father, mother, and siblings. They sailed on the Swanton, and arrived in New Orleans on 16 March 1843. Her father and mother both died before being able to come to Utah. She and her siblings were placed in different families in order to come West. She helped care for her youngest brother, Samuel, as she crossed the plains. In some sources the surname is spelled "Paine" or "Pane."

    She married George Spencer in 1855 and Brigham Knight in 1890. The surname of "Knight" appears on her Death Certificate and tombstone.

Company Unknown (1850)

  • Age at Departure: 8

Traveled with

  • Eunice Blanchard (Age: 52)
  • Simeon Blanchard (Age: 49)
  • Benjamin Thomas Blanchard (Age: 12)
  • Samuel Payne (Age: 1)

Sources

  • 1860 Utah Census, Sanpete County.
  • 1880 Utah Census, Iron County.  
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah Cemetery Inventory