Emily Ann Chappell

Remembered at the Pioneer Children’s Memorial, This is the Place Heritage Park; Stone 13 (right side).

Emily Ann Chappell is the third of nine children born to Edward Chappell and Agnes Boardman, both from England.

The family immigrated to America on the ship “Hudson.” After arriving in America, they traveled to Nebraska and joined the William S. Warren Company. With other members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the company left on July 21, 1864 to journey to the Salt Lake Valley.

Exhaustive travel conditions, disease, injury, lack of food and medicine, premature birth, and extreme weather were some of the greatest threats to pioneers. Before reaching the Platte River in Nebraska, the Chappell family became severely ill with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and dysentery.

Before becoming ill, Emily lost two sisters, Angelina and Jemima, as well as both parents. Emily then died of the Fever and is buried in Green River, Wyoming.

Four other Chappell children who became sick on the journey, survived and were taken in by other families.