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1847–1868

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Birth Date
23 January 1845
Death Date
15 April 1940
Gender
Female
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Sarah Mariah Farnham

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  • The inscription on her gravestone in Arkansas confirms her birth and death dates and shows her name as "Sarah Farnham Bell." 

    Her death date is also confirmed by her death certificate, which appears with her record on FamilySearch.  https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/91322376?p=24953971&returnLabel=Sarah%20Mariah%20Farnham%20(KNQ4-GCG)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FKNQ4-GCG

Silas Richards Company (1849)

  • Age at Departure: 4

Traveled with

  • Augustus Alwin Farnham (Age: 44)
  • Mary Jane Farnham (Age: 32)
  • Mary Jane Farnham (Age: 2)
  • Ruth Farnham (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, Supplement after 31 December 1849, 5D.
  • Missouri Death Certificate.
  • Silas Richards company, 1849 September in Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849.