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        1847–1868

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        Birth Date
        27 September 1822
        Death Date
        17 October 1857
        Gender
        Female
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        Eliza Lewis


        Alternate Names

          Eliza Freeman

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        • The Lewis family sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Thornton.

          The family traveled with the Willie company through Iowa, but due to poor health, they halted in Florence.

        James G. Willie Company (1856)

        • Age at Departure: 33

        Traveled with

        • Joseph Lewis Sr. (Age: 33)
        • Mary Ann Lewis (Age: 11)
        • Joseph Lewis Jr. (Age: 9)
        • Benjamin Charles Lewis (Age: 6)
        • Thomas George Lewis (Age: 4)
        • Edward P. Lewis (Age: 2)
        • Heber Brigham Lewis (Age: Infant)

        Sources

        • Lewis, Joseph, Reminiscence, in Jennie S. Crane, Biography of Joseph Lewis, Sr. (Trail excerpt transcribed from "Pioneer History Collection" available at Pioneer Memorial Museum [Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum], Salt Lake City, Utah. Some restrictions apply.)
        • Names of Persons and Sureties Indebted to the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company from 1850 to 1877 Inclusive [1877].
        • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 200.