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1847–1868

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19 November 1846
Death Date
8 February 1928
Gender
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Elizabeth Adamson

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  • Evidence from emigration and church (Perpetual Emigrating Fund) records proves the Adamson family traveled to Utah in 1862.  In some sources her name is "Eliza".

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

    Her surname is "Leishman" on the death certificate and Find A Grave website.

John Riggs Murdock Company (1861)

  • Age at Departure: 14

Traveled with

  • Ellen Adamson (Age: 52)
  • John Adamson (Age: 49)
  • Andrew Adamson (Age: 21)
  • Margaret Adamson (Age: 19)
  • Ellen Adamson (Age: 9)

Sources

  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886 Ledger C, p. 155.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
  • "Wellsville Ward, Persons Who Emigrated by P.E.F. Belonging to this Ward," Wellsville Ward financial records, 1859-1882, Volume 1:85-90.