Alva Phelps
Birth Date
On 1813 November 6 (Born)
Death Date
On 1846 September 16 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States
1813 November 6
Mother
Rhoda Squire
Father
Griswold Comstock Phelps
Date Details
Occurred On 1813 November 6
Married
Margaret Robison
1835 November 15 (Age 22)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company E
1846 July 16 – September 16 (Age 32)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1846 September 16
Died In Service
Died in Gray, Kansas, United States
1846 September 16 (Age 32)
Sources
Mormon Battalion
Brigham Young history documents, 1844-1866
"James H. Glines letter", Brigham Young history documents, 1844-1866, (16 September 1846), Page 44565.
Historian's Office correspondence files, 1856-1926
"William W. Willis letter to the Church Historian", Historian's Office correspondence files, 1856-1926, (6 August 1860).
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 37.
Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.