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1847–1868

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Birth Date
6 May 1809
Death Date
30 May 1884
Gender
Female
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Ellen Adamson


Alternate Names

    Ellen Cameron, Helen Adamson

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  • Evidence from emigration and church (Perpetual Emigrating Fund) records proves the Adamson family traveled to Utah in 1861.

    The Wellsville Ward financial records confirm that she was traveling in the same company with her husband.

    Her given name is shown as "Helen" on FamilySearch, and as "Ellen" on her gravestone and the Utah State History cemeteries and Burials website.

John Riggs Murdock Company (1861)

  • Age at Departure: 52

Traveled with

  • John Adamson (Age: 49)
  • Andrew Adamson (Age: 21)
  • Margaret Adamson (Age: 19)
  • Elizabeth Adamson (Age: 14)
  • Ellen Adamson (Age: 9)

Sources

  • 1870 Utah Census, Cache County.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
  • "Wellsville Ward, Persons Who Emigrated by P.E.F. Belonging to this Ward," Wellsville Ward financial records, 1859-1882, Volume 1:85-90.