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1847–1868

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Birth Date
12 April 1808
Death Date
8 January 1889
Gender
Female
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Alena Thatcher


Alternate Names

    Alena Kitchen, Alley Thatcher

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  • The Thatcher family initially emigrated to Utah in 1847. At some point after their arrival, they continued on to California and made their home in San Bernadino. In 1857, when the Saints in outlying settlements were asked to return to Utah, Hezekiah Thatcher led his own little company from California, leaving in mid-July, as far as Carson City, Nevada. There they joined up with another group returning to Utah. The two groups organized under Perrigrine Session's leadership.

    Alley's given name appears as "Alena" in some sources.

Daniel Spencer/Perrigrine Sessions Company (1847)

  • Age at Departure: 39

Traveled with

  • Hezekiah Thatcher (Age: 38)
  • Joseph Wycoff Thatcher (Age: 17)
  • Catherine Mary Thatcher (Age: 15)
  • John Bethewel Thatcher (Age: 12)
  • Aaron Dunham Thatcher (Age: 10)
  • Harriet Ann Thatcher (Age: 9)
  • George Washington Thatcher (Age: 7)
  • Moses Thatcher (Age: 5)
  • Hyrum Smith Thatcher (Age: 2)

Hezekiah Thatcher Company (1857)

  • Age at Departure: 49

Traveled with

  • Hezekiah Thatcher (Age: 48)
  • Joseph Wycoff Thatcher (Age: 27)
  • John Bethewel Thatcher (Age: 22)
  • Harriet Ann Thatcher (Age: 19)
  • George Washington Thatcher (Age: 17)

Perrigrine Sessions Company (1857)

  • Age at Departure: 49

Traveled with

  • Hezekiah Thatcher (Age: 48)
  • Joseph Wycoff Thatcher (Age: 27)
  • John Bethewel Thatcher (Age: 22)
  • Harriet Ann Thatcher (Age: 19)
  • George Washington Thatcher (Age: 17)

Sources

  • "A Noble Woman Dead.  'Grandma' Thatcher Passes Quietly Away, Salt Lake Daily Herald, 9 Jan. 1889, 1.
  • Boyle, Henry Green, Reminiscences and diaries, 1846-1888, fd. 1, 119.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, 11.
  • Roundy, Priscilla Parish, Reminiscences, 2-3.  Trail excerpt transcribed from "Pioneer History Collection" available at Pioneer Memorial Museum [Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum], Salt Lake City, Utah. Some restrictions apply.