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1847–1868

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Birth Date
5 April 1830
Death Date
2 December 1922
Gender
Female
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Rebecca Ann Cherry

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  • Her travel to Utah in 1847 is mentioned in her son's obituary.

Charles C. Rich Company (1847)

  • Age at Departure: 17

Traveled with

  • Aaron Benjamin Cherry (Age: 46)
  • Mary Margaret Cherry (Age: 35)
  • Sarah Jane Cherry (Age: 15)
  • John James Cherry (Age: 13)
  • Mary Margaret Cherry (Age: 11)
  • Amelia Mariah Cherry (Age: 9)
  • Jesse Yelton Cherry (Age: 7)
  • Thomas Rittenhouse Cherry (Age: 4)
  • Caroline Cherry (Age: 1)

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census, Davis County.
  • 1850 Utah Census, Iron County.
  • 1860 Utah Census, Davis County.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 21 June 1847, 48.
  • "Mrs. Porter, Centerville Pioneer Called By Death," Davis County Clipper, 8 December 1922, 5.
  • Porter, Rebecca A. Cherry, Reminiscences, in Utah Semi-Centennial Commission, The book of the pioneers [ca. 1897].
  • “Prominent Idahoan Succumbs to Pneumonia,” Deseret News, 3 Dec. 1904, 15.