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1847–1868

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Birth Date
19 June 1820
Death Date
25 May 1878
Gender
Female
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Jane Bowen


Alternate Names

    Jane Foster

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  • Jane traveled with her husband, David, and their children from Wales on the ship, Chimborazo in 1855.  Their journey westward continued as part of the Hunt company. The Bowen family lived together in Spanish Fork in 1860, according to census records.

John A. Hunt Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 36

Traveled with

  • David Bowen (Age: 33)
  • William Parry Bowen (Age: 11)
  • George Foster Bowen (Age: 7)
  • Eleanor Jane Bowen (Age: 3)
  • John Evans Bowen (Age: 1)

Sources

  • 1851 England and Wales Census.
  • 1860 Utah Census.
  • 1870 Utah Census.
  • "Died," Deseret News [Weekly], 5 June 1878, 288.
  • John A. Hunt Company report, 1856, Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 15 December 1856, 14.
  • Wales, Glamorganshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912