Elizabeth's Story
researched by Penny Magnusson Hannum
Birth: September 1st, 1856 | female | in Laramie, Laramie, Wyoming
Death: October 1st, 1856 | Infant | in Fort Laramie, Wyoming
Memorial: Stone 6 | right column
Elizabeth Giles is the daughter of Thomas Davis Giles from England and Margaret Thomas from Wales. The family, along with other members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, immigrated from England to America and joined the Edward Bunker Company in 1856. Margaret was expecting a child and gave birth to a girl, named Elizabeth on September 1.
Margaret never recovered from childbirth. Both Elizabeth and her mother passed away in Laramie, Wyoming and are buried at Fort Laramie.
submitted by The Daughters of Utah Pioneers and Days of ‘47