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1847–1868

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28 July 1839
Death Date
5 November 1868
Gender
Female
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Ellen Sargent

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  • Her name is on the Journal History Supplement and the Deseret News roster. However, family tradition indicates she never traveled to the Valley with her sisters, rather, she was adopted by the Stephen Ridgley family and remained in St. Louis. Further research is needed to confirm that before she can be removed from the 1852 Kelsey company. 

Eli B. Kelsey Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 12

Traveled with

  • John Sargent Jr. (Age: 17)
  • Sarah Ann Sargent (Age: 15)
  • Louisa Sargent (Age: 10)

Sources

  • 1860 Missouri Census
  • "19th Company," Deseret News, 18 September 1852, 2.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1852, 120.