The Welsh Saints Project

Given Name: Maria
Surname: Rees

Gender: Female

Birth date: 21 January 1835

Birth place:
English Spelling: Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales
Welsh Spelling: Merthyr Tudful, Glamorganshire, Wales

Death date: 1852

Death place: St. Louis, Clayton, Missouri, United States

Burial date:

Burial place: St. Louis, Clayton, Missouri, United States

Father: Rees, William
Mother: Mariah Mason

Siblings

John Rees

Left Liverpool, Lancashire, England on 18 February 1850 aboard the ship Josiah Bradlee.
Arrived in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States on 18 April 1850.

Rees, John and Sophronia Rosannah Molen - Biography

Thanks to Mary Rees (nygapeach@gmail.com) for the following information:

Maria Rees was born on 21 Jan 1835, christened 24 March 1835 both in Merthyr Tydfil. She is the daughter of William Rees and Maria Mason, sister to John. Her mother died when she was a few weeks old. Her sister, Nahomi died in 1849 so William took John and Maria to join the saints in 1852. They voyaged on the Josiah Bradlee porting in St. Louis. They needed to work to make money to find the rest of the trip. Maria was not well and stayed with the Rogers (same voyage). She died soon after their arrival (no date known). William had gone to work the mine in Bellville, Illinois while John worked somewhere else. William died as well leaving John an orphan.