Fannie Burdett

Fannie’s parents were Thomas Burdett II and Maria Herbert, both of England.

After the Burdett family traveled over the ocean to America, they joined the Joseph Horne Company to come to the Salt Lake Valley in Utah.

In looking at journals of the company’ journey west, many mentioned that there was a sickness, and quite a few had died.

On 1st of August little Fannie took to being sick, and passed away.

1 year old Fannie is buried near Chimney Rock in Wyoming.

Fannie's older sister, wrote later about the journey:

“My little sister Fannie, the baby who wasn't two years old, took sick and died. She is buried near Chimney Rock in Wyoming. Mother grieved so much over her. They dug her grave deep and not having any boards to make a coffin, just wrapped the body in a sheet. I can hear my mother crying and saying, “Those poor little bones.” I realized as I grew older that she meant that they would be crushed by the weight of the dirt and rocks as the grave was filled in.”