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        1847–1868

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        Birth Date
        30 March 1865
        Death Date
        11 July 1943
        Gender
        Female
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        Ruth Pierpont

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        • Her father's obituary gives the name of the company he traveled in and indicates that her family and paternal grandmother came with her. Her own reminiscence, written years later also confirms this.

        Abner Lowry Company (1866)

        • Age at Departure: 1

        Traveled with

        • Anne Pierpont (Age: 53)
        • Thomas Pierpont (Age: 29)
        • Naomi Pierpont (Age: 26)
        • John King Pierpont (Age: 6)
        • James King Pierpont (Age: 5)

        Sources

        • "Ruth Pierpont Naylor," In Biographical Information Relating to Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel database.
        • "The Late Thomas Pierpont," Deseret Evening News, 25 April 1908, 5.
        • Utah Death Certificates.