Eddy, Margaret

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Margaret Eddy

Daughter of William Henry Eddy and Eleanor Priscilla

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• Reference Number: 12585

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Of the four members of the Eddy family, only one, the father, survived. In mid-December 1846, William Eddy set off to seek help, leaving his wife and two small children behind; when he returned three months later with a relief party, all three were dead.

William Henry Eddy
A carriage-maker from Belleville, Illinois.
Age: [28]
Survived

Parents: Nathan Eddy and ?

b. abt 1816 in Providence, RI

m1. abt 1841 to Eleanor Priscilla

William married Unknown, Eleanor Priscilla before 1843 in Probably, Illinois. Eleanor was born about 1820; died on 7 Feb 1846 in Donner Lake, Truckee, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 43834

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Wife of William Henry Eddy
Age: [25]
Perished.

b. abt 1820

m. abt 1841 to William Henry Eddy
Ch: James, Margaret

d. 7 Feb 1847 at the Murphy cabin.


Almost nothing is known about Mrs. Eddy, although a photograph of her survives.

When her husband left with the First Relief, Eleanor stayed behind with the children in the Murphy cabin. Patrick Breen recorded on February 5, 1847: "Eddys child died last night"; on the 6th, "Mrs Eddy very weak"; on the 8th, "Mrs Eddy died on the night of the 7th"; and on February 9, "John went down to day to bury Mrs Eddy & child."

Eleanor