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1847–1868

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Birth Date
2 February 1856
Death Date
19 April 1926
Gender
Female
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Martha Louisa Bowen

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  • Evidence from emigration and church (Perpetual Emigrating Fund) records proves the Bowen family traveled to Utah in 1863.They may have come in the Thomas E. Ricks Company.

    Martha died in Idaho but her burial is in Utah.  Her surname is "Lee" on her burial records and Find A Grave website.  She married Thomas Wolkitt Lee.

Company Unknown (1863)

  • Age at Departure: 7

Traveled with

  • Mary Ann Bowen (Age: 49)
  • Lewis Bowen (Age: 47)
  • Ebenezer Bowen (Age: 16)
  • Thomas Bowen (Age: 13)
  • Benjamin Lewis Bowen (Age: 11)
  • Brigham Harris Bowen (Age: 9)

Sources

  • 1870 Utah Census, Tooele County.
  • Eastern Idaho Death Records Database.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • History of Tooele County
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America