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The Sager orphans (sometimes referred to as the Sager children) were the children of Henry and Naomi Sager. In April 1844 Henry and his family took part in the great westward migration and started their journey along the Oregon Trail. During their journey both he and Naomi 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 new parents were killed during the Whitman massacre in November 1847. About 1860 Catherine, the oldest of the Sager girls, wrote a first-hand account of their journey across the plains and their life with the Whitmans. This account today is regarded as one of the most authentic accounts of the American westward migration. The children's names were (from oldest to youngest): *John Carney Sager (born 1831 in Union County, Ohio) *Francis "Frank" Sager (born 1833 in Union County, Ohio) *Catherine Carney Sager (born April 15, 1835 in Union County, Ohio) *Elizabeth Marie Sager (born July 6, 1837 in Union County, Ohio) *Matilda Jane Sager (born October 6, 1839 in Buchanan County, Missouri) *Hannah Louise "Louisa" Sager (born 1841 in Platte County, Missouri) *Henrietta Naomi "Rosanna" Sager (born May 30, 1844 along the Oregon Trail in present-day Kansas) == Before the Oregon Trail == Henry Sager was described as a ''restless one'' by his daughter Catherine. Before 1844 he had moved his growing family three times. Starting in Virginia they moved to Ohio, later to Indiana before finally arriving in Platte County, Missouri. There he, backed by his two sons John and Francis decided to head for Oregon, the fabled territory in the Pacific Northwest. Naomi was reluctant to go, at first, but eventually agreed. In late autumn 1843, they reached St. Joseph, Missouri, a jump-off point for the Oregon Trail. At this time Naomi was already pregnant for the seventh time. Over the winter the family stayed in St. Joseph, Missouri where in March 1844 Henry joined a group of pioneers who called themselves ''The Independent Colony''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sager orphans」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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