Sallie Fox
Sallie Fox | |
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Sallie Fox in her wedding dress, 1873 | |
| Born | Sarah Estelle Fox 1845 |
| Died | 7 February 1913 |
| Other names | Sarah Fox Allen |
| Known for | American pioneer |
| Spouse | Oliver Perry Allen |
Sarah Estelle Fox Allen (1845 – 7 February 1913) was a California pioneer and a member of the ill-fated Rose–Baley Party, the first emigrant wagon train to attempt the journey from New Mexico to California via Beale's Wagon Road. A twelve-year-old child when she traveled on the wagon train, she was the subject of the 1995 children's book Sallie Fox: The Story of a Pioneer Girl. The apron that she wore over her dress when she was seriously injured by a Mojave Indian arrow during the 1858 attack on the Rose–Baley wagons is displayed in the Vacaville Museum which also holds an annual "Sallie Fox Day".