Racheal Rebecca Imlay

Racheal's Story

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Racheal's Story

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Birth:  September 9th, 1851   |   female   |   in Burlington, New Jersey

Death:  June 23rd, 1853   |   1 year old   |   on the Mormon Trail West

Memorial:   Stone 4   |   right column   |   38th name

Racheal’s parents were James Havens Imlay and Anna Eliza Coward, both from New Jersey.

The Imlay family joined an unknown company to travel west to the Salt Lake Valley.

Rachael was the fifth of ten children to be born into the Imlay family.

During the journey West, little Racheal passed away. There is no information found as to why.

In Racheal's father’s history, it just said that she died and is buried by the road.

Little 1 ½ Racheal is assumed to have been buried probably in Nebraska on the Mormon Trail.

submitted by Penny Magnusson Hannum