Papers, 1855-1908.

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Papers, 1855-1908.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48363916

Consists of two transcripts: Catherine Sager's memoir of the family's trip to Oregon, of the Whitman mission and life with the Whitman family, and of the 1847 massacre is a detailed and vivid account of frontier life and hardships in the mid-nineteenth century. The other transcript is of a letter written by Elizabeth Sager to an unidentified uncle, describing the same events in a few pages.

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Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS

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Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS

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Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847

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Marcus and Narcissa Whitman served as missionaries to the Cayuse Indians at Waiilatpu (near Walla Walla, Washington) from 1836 until they were murdered in 1847. They operated under the auspices of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. From the description of Letters, 1834-1847. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31911271 Marcus Whitman was born on September 4, 1802 in Rushville, New York. His father's early death necessitate...

Sager, Catherine, 1835-1910

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The Sager orphans (sometimes referred to as Sager children) were the children of Naomi and Henry Sager. In April 1844 Henry Sager and his family took part in the great westward migration and started their journey along the Oregon Trail. During their journey both Naomi and Henry Sager lost their lives and left their seven children orphaned. Later adopted by Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, missionaries in what is now Washington, the children were orphaned a second time, when both their n...

Sager family.

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Catherine Sager was born in Ohio in 1835, the third of seven children of Henry and Naomi Sager. Sager was a pioneer farmer, blacksmith and workman; Naomi a teacher. Elizabeth, their fourth child, was born in 1837. The Sagers moved from place to place in Ohio, and in 1838 travelled to Missouri. In 1844, having heard of Marcus Whitman's venture across the Rockies, they decided to follow him to Oregon. During the course of the journey, Henry and Naomi Sager both died, and their seven children (one ...

Sager, Elizabeth, 1837-1925

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In 1845 William Helm and Martha Ann Scoggan Helm and their eight children headed west on the Oregon Trail. From the guide to the Helm family letters, 1865-1915, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) In 1845 William Helm and Martha Ann Scoggan Helm and their eight children headed west on the Oregon Trail. William Fletcher Helm married Elizabeth Marie Sager who's family crossed the year before. She gained a sister, but lost both of her parents, ...