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1847–1868

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Birth Date
26 February 1811
Death Date
30 December 1889
Gender
Female
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Elvira Day Hemenway

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  • Evidence from genealogical and Church records prove that the Hemenway family came in 1852. They had a child born in Illinois Oct. 1851 and her husband was on the Bishop's Report in Utah 1852.

    The family's travel to Utah is also confirmed by the obituary of Finis.

     

Company Unknown (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 41

Traveled with

  • Luther Singleton Hemenway (Age: 41)
  • Elena Valeria Hemenway (Age: 11)
  • Amy Day Hemenway (Age: 9)
  • Ada Cemantha Hemenway (Age: 9)
  • Lachoneus Luther Hemenway (Age: 8)
  • Finis Patterson Hemenway (Age: 7)
  • Nephi Hemenway (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1850 Illinois Census.
  • "Funeral Services for Mrs. Fife," The Journal, 21 May 1923, p. 3.