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Bement, Sarah, 1830-1908

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1830 - 1908

Biography

Sarah Julia Hill Bement (1830-1908) crossed the plains into the Salt Lake Valley with the Henry W. Miller Company.

Sarah Julia Hill Bement was born on November 21, 1830, in Peterborough, New Hampshire to Leonard Hill and Sarah (Sally) Forbrush. On June 30, 1850, Hill married Bingham Bement in Pottawattamie, Iowa. She departed for the Salt Lake Valley with the Henry W. Miller company on July 8, 1852 and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on September 10, 1852. She was the mother of five children. She died at the age of 77 on May 4, 1908, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
Familysearch.org, via WWW, July 26, 2021 (Sarah Julia Hill born November 21, 1830, in Peterborough, New Hampshire to Leonard Hill and Sarah (Sally) Forbrush. On June 30, 1850, Hill married Bingham Bement in Pottawattamie, Iowa. Departed for the Salt Lake Valley with Henry W. Miller company on July 8, 1852, arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on September 10, 1852. Mother of five children. Died at the age of 77 on May 4, 1908, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Bement and Alice Bement Fletcher correspondence

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225532875]
Identifier: MSS 3255
Scope and Contents Twelve letters written between Charles and his half-sister Alice. Also contains one letter from Maria Josephine Hill Searle to Sarah Julia Hill Bement, Alice's mother. Most of the letters are written by Charles in Kanosh, Utah, and sent to Alice in Salt Lake. However, two of the letters were written by Charles while he was on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Illinois. The letters deal primarily with family and local matters. Some letters are fairly detailed...
Dates: 1869-1889
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Bement family letters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3146
Scope and Contents

The collection includes 73 items, including letters between Bingham and Sarah while she was in Kanesville and he was in St. Louis earning money for them to go West; letters between Sarah Bement and Ira and William Mudd discussing payment; and letters between members of the Bement family.

Dates: 1849-1878
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Correspondence 1
Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History 1
Home and Family 1
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Latter Day Saints -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- History 1
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