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1847–1868

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Birth Date
16 December 1827
Death Date
24 July 1910
Gender
Female
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Clarissa Williams


Alternate Names

    Clarissa Ames, Clarissa Munjar

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  • Clarissa was born at Shropshire, Addison County, Vermont.  Wife of John D. Williams, she was re-baptized in Utah on 14 July 1852.  Additional research is needed to identify the pioneer company with which she traveled.

Company Unknown (1851)

  • Age at Departure: 23

Traveled with

  • John D. Williams (Age: 29)

Sources

  • 1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County.
  • 1856 Utah Census.
  • 1860 Utah Census.
  • "Death of Mrs. Pugsley," Deseret Evening News, 25 July 1910, 10.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • “Mrs. Clarissa Pugsley Called to Other Side,” Salt Lake Tribune, 25 July 1910, 12.
  • "Mrs. Pugsley is Dead," Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 25 July 1910,  13.
  • Salt Lake Stake, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.
  • Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.