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Elizabeth Marie <I>Sager</I> Helm

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Elizabeth Marie Sager Helm

Birth
Darby Township, Union County, Ohio, USA
Death
19 Jul 1925 (aged 88)
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Plot
Section 104, Lot 158, Sp #4.
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In 1844 Elizabeth Sager traveled the Oregon Trail with her parents. During the journey, the 7 Sager children were orphaned, but were taken in by Dr. Marcus Whitman and his wife, at the Whitman Mission. She and her sisters were orphaned a second time, when the Dr. and Mrs. Whitman were killed in the Whitman Massacre in 1847. Elizebeth was 10 at the time. Her two older brothers were killed, and are buried at the Whitman Mission site. Elizabeth married in 1855 a William Helm, who was also an Oregon Trail Pioneer.
In 1844 Elizabeth Sager traveled the Oregon Trail with her parents. During the journey, the 7 Sager children were orphaned, but were taken in by Dr. Marcus Whitman and his wife, at the Whitman Mission. She and her sisters were orphaned a second time, when the Dr. and Mrs. Whitman were killed in the Whitman Massacre in 1847. Elizebeth was 10 at the time. Her two older brothers were killed, and are buried at the Whitman Mission site. Elizabeth married in 1855 a William Helm, who was also an Oregon Trail Pioneer.

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  • Created by: RB
  • Added: May 14, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8756278/elizabeth_marie-helm: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth Marie Sager Helm (6 Jul 1837–19 Jul 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8756278, citing River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by RB (contributor 45982754).