After arriving in St. Louis, Eliza contracted typhoid fever. Her father, wanting a family representative in Utah, had her promise that she would go to Utah. She recovered and, in 1852, traveled to Utah with the James J. Jepson Company.
On 14 Dec. 1852, at Salt Lake City, Eliza married William Wilford Allen. William's wife and son had died on the voyage to America the previous year (1851). Ironically, they were passengers on the ship, "Ellen", at the same time as Eliza and her family were.
William & Eliza had nine children, together.
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OBITUARY:
Deseret Weekly
--2 Feb 1895
OBITUARY NOTES
ELIZA ANN FERN* ALLEN
--Nephi, Jan. 22, 1895 -- Eliza Ann Fern* Allen was born December 1, 1831, in Billington, Bedfordshire, England. She was baptized in December, 1846, by Elder Hawkins; emigrated in 1851; married to William W. Allen on December 13,1852, in Salt Lake City, by Bishop Hill. She was the mother of six (6) sons and six (6) daughters, of which five sons and one daughter are now living. She had fourteen grand children. She was a member of the Relief Society for many years. She died on the 18th of January, 1895, at Nephi, aged 63 years, 1 month and 17 days.
[*miss spelling of maiden name, FENN]
After arriving in St. Louis, Eliza contracted typhoid fever. Her father, wanting a family representative in Utah, had her promise that she would go to Utah. She recovered and, in 1852, traveled to Utah with the James J. Jepson Company.
On 14 Dec. 1852, at Salt Lake City, Eliza married William Wilford Allen. William's wife and son had died on the voyage to America the previous year (1851). Ironically, they were passengers on the ship, "Ellen", at the same time as Eliza and her family were.
William & Eliza had nine children, together.
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OBITUARY:
Deseret Weekly
--2 Feb 1895
OBITUARY NOTES
ELIZA ANN FERN* ALLEN
--Nephi, Jan. 22, 1895 -- Eliza Ann Fern* Allen was born December 1, 1831, in Billington, Bedfordshire, England. She was baptized in December, 1846, by Elder Hawkins; emigrated in 1851; married to William W. Allen on December 13,1852, in Salt Lake City, by Bishop Hill. She was the mother of six (6) sons and six (6) daughters, of which five sons and one daughter are now living. She had fourteen grand children. She was a member of the Relief Society for many years. She died on the 18th of January, 1895, at Nephi, aged 63 years, 1 month and 17 days.
[*miss spelling of maiden name, FENN]
Family Members
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William Fenn
1799–1800
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Elizabeth Fenn Kitley
1801–1895
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William Fenn
1803–1860
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Thomas Fenn
1805–1881
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Sarah Fenn
1807 – unknown
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Hannah Fenn Adkins
1809–1865
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James Fenn
1811–1899
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David Fenn
1815 – unknown
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Mary Ann Fenn Bird Kellogg
1816–1864
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George Fenn
1818–1907
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Joseph Fenn
1819–1846
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Charles Henry Fenn
1823–1890
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