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1847–1868

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Birth Date
15 September 1836
Death Date
24 March 1907
Gender
Female
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Aurelia Hawkins

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  • Aurelia crossed the Atlantic with her family on the ship Zetland in 1849.  In the 1850 census they were in St. Louis.  Her father (Samuel Harris Hawkins) and brother (Conalbert) died en route to Utah. Some sources list her name as "Amelia."

    She married Frederick William Hurst in 1858. Surname of "Hurst" appears on her death certificate.

Benjamin Gardner Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 15

Traveled with

  • Charlotte Hawkins (Age: 47)
  • Lavinia Hawkins (Age: 19)
  • Leo Hawkins (Age: 17)
  • Creighton Hawkins (Age: 12)
  • Riego Hawkins (Age: 4)

Sources

  • 1850 Census, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri.
  • 1856 Utah Census.
  • 1860 Utah Census, Salt Lake County.
  • 1870 Utah Census, Cache County.
  • 1880 Utah Census, Cache County.
  • "Logan: Death of a Pioneer," Deseret News, 1 April 1907, 3.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966.
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.