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        1847–1868

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        Birth Date
        28 March 1846
        Death Date
        24 August 1901
        Gender
        Female
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        Eliza Jane Turpin

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        • She initially traveled to the Valley in 1848. At some point, she returned to the East with her family. They were at Fort Leavenworth, preparing to travel to Utah when her father, Jesse Turpin, died of cholera. They must have made the journey back to Utah in 1854 or 1855 because her mother, Eliza Ann, remarried in Salt Lake City in February 1856. The family made another trip to the East, this time returning with her step-father, Peter Van Valkenburg, and family in 1862.

        Brigham Young Company (1848)

        • Age at Departure: 2

        Traveled with

        • Jesse Turpin (Age: 32)
        • Eliza Ann Turpin (Age: 23)
        • James Moroni Turpin (Age: 3)

        Unknown Companies (1847-1868)

        • Age at Departure: Infant

        Traveled with

        • Eliza Ann Turpin (Age: 22)
        • James Moroni Turpin (Age: 2)
        • Virginia Ann Turpin (Age: Infant)
        • Matilda Ann Turpin (Age: Infant)

        Lewis Brunson Company (1862)

        • Age at Departure: 16

        Traveled with

        • Peter Van Valkenburg (Age: 50)
        • Eliza Ann Turpin (Age: 37)
        • James Moroni Turpin (Age: 17)
        • Virginia Ann Turpin (Age: 11)
        • Matilda Ann Turpin (Age: 8)
        • Mary Louise Van Valkenburg (Age: 6)
        • Lydia Alice Van Valkenburg (Age: 4)
        • Julia Ann Van Valkenburg (Age: Infant)

        Sources

        • "First 100, report, 1848 June" in Camp of Israel schedules and reports 1845-1849, Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division.
        • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 29 August 1862, 2.
        • "Utah Pioneer of 1848, Indian War Veteran, Is Laid at Final Rest," Deseret News , 20 Feb. 1922, 8.