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1847–1868

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Birth Date
14 May 1819
Death Date
1 February 1893
Gender
Female
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Elizabeth Sermon


Alternate Names

    Elizabeth Whitear

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  • The family sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Caravan.

Edward Martin Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 37

Traveled with

  • Joseph Simon Sermon (Age: 54)
  • John Lloyd Sermon (Age: 9)
  • Henry Simon Sermon (Age: 7)
  • Robert Sermon (Age: 5)
  • Marian Eliza Sermon (Age: 3)

Sources

  • 1860 Utah Census.
  • Camm, Elizabeth to Brigham Young, April 1859. Brigham Young office files 1832-1878, General Incoming Correspondence.
  • Elizabeth W. [Sermon] Camm letter, San Francisco, California, to My Dear Children, 1892 March 16.
  • Elizabeth Whittear (Sermon) Camm reminiscence in Cache Valley historical material, circa 1955. Reel 4, Item 98, 2-8.
  • John Bond, Handcarts West in '56.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Smith, Don, e-mail communication, 18 Oct. 2006
  • Smith, Don, e-mail communication, 19 Oct. 2006
  • Thirteenth Ward record of members, 1859-1870.
  • Whitear, Eli to Albert Jones, Handcart Veterans Association, 24 Sep. 1907. Handcart Veterans Association, Scrapbook, 1906-1914, fd 3.