Arza Erastus Hinckley
Birth Date
On 1826 August 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1901 February 18 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
1826 August 15
Mother
Lois Judd
Father
Erastus Nathaniel Hinckley
Date Details
Occurred On 1826 August 15
Baptized by
Lyman Stoddard
1838 August 25 (Age 12)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 19)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Additional Information
Detached to Pueblo
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Mormon Battalion Detachments (1847)
1847 May 24 – July 29 (Age 20)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1850)
1850 (Age 23)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1850
Joined Company
Circa 1850
Company Arrived
Married
Amelia Woodhouse
1853 March 1 (Age 26)
Traveled in
Rescue Companies (1856)
1856 October 7 – December 15 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 October 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 15
Company Arrived
Married
Temperance Ricks
1857 February 18 (Age 30)
Married
Christiane Maria Heiner
1861 March 30 (Age 34)
Called as Captain to
Arza Erastus Hinckley Relief Train (1866)
1866 – 1866 October (Age 39)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1866
Joined Company
Ended On 1866 October
Company Arrived
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1882 October 9 (Age 56)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Cove Creek, Millard, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Lorenzo Snow
Location Served
Arizona, Mexico
Date Details
Started On 1882 October 9
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States
1901 February 18 (Age 74)
Media
Arza Erastus Hinckley (1826 - 1901) Profile
Arza Erastus Hinckley (1826 - 1901)
Sources
Person
Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
Arza E. Hinckley, Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1882, Vol. B, Page 67, Line 2632.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1882, Vol. A, Page 61, Line 2632.
Pioneer
Arza E. Hinckley autobiography, circa 1874
Arza E. Hinckley autobiography, circa 1874.
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847
"Pay record", Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847, Page 1.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 9.
Mormon Battalion W.W. Willis Detached Company descriptive list, 1846
Mormon Battalion W.W. Willis Detached Company descriptive list, 1846, Page 1.
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847, Page 1.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 23.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 244-245.
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.