Roxey Abigail Pierce, 1840-1882

• Born 24 May 1840 Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
• Died 3 May 1882 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
• Parents: Joseph White Pierce and Amanda Mary Heath
• Spouse: John McRae (md. 1856 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah)
• Children: Mary Ann McRae, John McRae, Joseph McRae, Eunice Maria McRae, Roxey Adeline McRae, Alexander McRae, Harriet Augusta McRae, William Jenkins McRae, Kenneth McRae, Martha Abigail McRae, Walter Daniel McRae, Lois Ann Minetta McRae

1840 May 24

Born in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, sixth child of Joseph White Pierce and Amanda Mary Heath  [1]

1853 June 8

Age 13

Departs Six-Mile Grove, Iowa or Nebraska, in Daniel A. Miller/John W. Cooley Pioneer Company, along with parents Joseph and Amanda, and siblings Isaac Riley (age 9), Adelia Delilah (age 7), and Julia Ann Menetta (age 2).  [2]

1856 April 19

Age 15

Marries John McRae in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah  [3]

1857 September 27

Age 17

Birth of daughter Mary Ann at Emigration Canyon, Salt Lake, Utah  [4]

1860 June 1

Age 20

Birth of son John at Emigration Canyon, Salt Lake, Utah  [5]

1863 July 7

Age 23

Birth of son Joseph at Emigration Canyon, Salt Lake, Utah  [6]

1864 August 3

Age 28

Birth of daughter Eunice Maria at Emigration Canyon, Salt Lake, Utah  [7]

1866 September 22

Age 26

Birth of daughter Roxey Adeline at Emigration Canyon, Salt Lake, Utah

1868 February 10

Age 28

Birth of son Alexander in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah  [8]

1869 October 26

Age 29

Death of son Alexander, age 1, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah [9]

1870 July 17

Age 30

Birth of daughter Harriet Augusta in Emigration Canyon, Salt Lake, Utah

date unknown

1872 May 17

Age 32

Birth of son William Jenkins at Mountain Dell, Salt Lake, Utah  [9]

1874 August 24

Age 34

Birth of son Kenneth at Mountain Dell, Salt Lake, Utah  [10]

1876 July 21

Age 36

Death of son Kenneth, age 1 [10]

1876 December 21

Age 36

Birth of daughter Martha Abigail in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah  [11]

1879 January

Age 39

Birth of son Walter Daniel in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah  [12]

1880 March 10

Age 44

Birth of daughter Lois Ann Minnetta at Mountain Dell, Salt Lake, Utah  [13]

1882 May 3

Age 41

Dies in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah [1]

Deseret News 1882-05-10

Gravemarker in Salt Lake City Cemetery

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[1]  "Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F85N-XX3 : accessed 28 Feb 2013), Roxie Abigail Mc Rae, May 1840.

[2]  Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel database (http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/home?lang=eng).  Viewed online February 2013. 

[3]  "Married," Deseret News, 1856-04-02.

[4]  "Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F85C-2LN : accessed 06 Feb 2013), Mary Ann Davidson, 27 Sep 1857.

[5]  “Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLBZ-QM9 : accessed 28 Feb 2013), John Mcrae, 06 Mar 1923.

[6]  "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZPW-MQV : accessed 28 Feb 2013), Joseph Mcrae, 27 Dec 1936.

[7]  "Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F85R-Y3N : accessed 28 Feb 2013), Eunice Mcrae Johnson, 1864.

[8]  "Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F858-8X8 : accessed 28 Feb 2013), Alex Mcrae, 1868.

[9]  "Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F85H-YM6 : accessed 28 Feb 2013), William Mcrae, 17 May 1872.

[10]  "BillionGraves Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KH66-538 : accessed 28 Feb 2013), Kenneth McRae, 21 Jul 1876.

[11]  "Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F85G-HGM : accessed 28 Feb 2013), Martha Abigal Mcrae Yetter, 1876

[12]  "Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F85Q-DHK : accessed 28 Feb 2013), Walter D. Mcrae, Jan 1879.

[13]  "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V3KN-ZW1 : accessed 28 Feb 2013), Minnetta Runstedt, November 1967