• Leah's family arrived in New York on 21 May 1861 via the ship Underwriter. There is a possibility that they traveled with the Ira Eldredge Company, but further research is needed to confirm that. Birth date confirmed at the time of a rebaptism on 9 November 1862. 

Company Unknown (1861)

• Age at Departure: 14

Sources

• 1900 Utah Census.
• 1910 Utah Census.
• "Charleston," Wasatch Wave, 26 December 1919, [5].  
• Millcreek Ward, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.
• New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C, p. 73.