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1847–1868

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Birth Date
5 February 1828
Death Date
29 July 1908
Gender
Female
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Matilda Saxton


Alternate Names

    Matilda Dexter

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  • Solomon and Matilda sailed to America in 1857 on the ship George Washington.  Eleven-month-old Mary also appears with them on the ship manifest. 

    Her birth and death dates are confirmed by her death certificate.

John Riggs Murdock Company (1861)

  • Age at Departure: 33

Traveled with

  • Solomon Saxton (Age: 37)
  • Sarah Ellen Saxton (Age: 3)
  • John Solomon Saxton (Age: 1)

Sources

  • "Another Pioneer Passes Away," Deseret Evening News , 8 Aug. 1908, 5.
  • Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia [1971], 2:707.