Margaret Kay

Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Unidentified Companies (1854)

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Birth: Sep. 5, 1810 Lancashire, England

Death: Jul. 11, 1882 Mona Juab County Utah, USA

Daughter of Thomas Battersby and Martha Cheatham. Married John Kay April 1829 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. There she ran a "Public House." She was a teritorial pioneer accompanied by her seven children (the oldest son having previously emigrated). She sailed from Liverpool on the ship "John M Wood" in the Robert Campbell Company leaving 12 March 1854 and arriving in New Orleans 2 May 1854. The Robert L Campbell company arrived in Salt Lake City 28 Oct 1854. The family first lived in Payson then later moved to Mona. Margaret was the first midwife in Mona.

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Children:

• William Kay (1832 - 1901)*
• John Kay (1836 - 1905)*
• Thomas Kay (1838 - 1875)*
• Henry Kay (1840 - 1911)*

Burial: Mona Cemetery Mona Juab County Utah, USA