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1847–1868

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Birth Date
8 April 1850
Death Date
20 October 1905
Gender
Female
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Mary Elizabeth Thurman


Alternate Names

    Mary Elizabeth Perkes

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  • She is the daughter of Mary Ann Gibson Perkes. Her step-father is James Perkes. In her journal, she refers to herself as Mary E. Perkes.

    When she emigrated to the United States, she traveled under her mother's maiden name, "Gibson."

    The Perpetual Emigration Fund Ledger has her listed as Mary Perkes.

Henry W. Miller Company (1862)

  • Age at Departure: 12

Traveled with

  • James Perkes (Age: 43)
  • Mary Ann Perkes (Age: 41)
  • Reuben Perkes (Age: 16)
  • Sarah Elizabeth Gibson (Age: 16)
  • William Moroni Gibson (Age: 15)
  • Leah Rollison Perkes (Age: 13)
  • Edward Moroni Thurman (Age: 13)
  • Katherine Sarah Perkes (Age: 1)

Sources

  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund Ledger Index, [1992, 2013].
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America