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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 the Sager family took part in the great westward migration and started their journey along the Oregon Trail. During it, both Henry and Naomi died and left their seven children orphaned.
The Sager family lost both parents and six children on the Oregon Trail in 1844. The surviving seven children were adopted by the Whitman Mission, but faced more hardships and violence in the West.
Matilda and Elizabeth Sager were two of the seven children who lost their parents on the Oregon Trail in 1847. They were taken in by the Whitmans, missionaries who had also suffered a tragic loss, and shared their memories of their journey and life at the mission.
Mar 8, 2013 · About ten years after her arrival in Oregon, Catherine Sager wrote an account of the Sager family's journey west. She hoped to earn enough money to set up an orphanage in the memory of Narcissa Whitman.
The True Story of the Sager Family. by Sarah Kirk . In the days of the Pioneers, many people dreamed of going to Oregon or California. If you were a gold prospector, you might have decided to go to California for the gold. But if you were a farmer, your dream was the rich soil of Oregon s Willamette Valley; where land was abundant and free of ...
The Cayuse took fifty-four women and children for ransom, among them Matilda, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Louise Sager—the latter of whom died of measles during their month-long captivity. During that time, Elizabeth witnessed the violent deaths of several fellow captives.
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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 the Sager family took part in the great westward migration and started their journey along the Oregon Trail.
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