Beason Lewis
Alternate Names
Beeson Lewis (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1809 February 23 (Born)
Death Date
On 1888 January 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1809 February 23
Mother
Mary Moss
Father
Neriah Fredrick Lewis
Date Details
Occurred On 1809 February 23
Baptized
1831 January 1 (Age 21)
Married
Elizabeth Ryon
1846 February 6 (Age 36)
Traveled in
Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge Company (1847)
1847 June 17 – September 22 (Age 38)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Elizabeth Ryon (Age 37)
John Moss Lewis (Age 18)
William Crawford Lewis (Age 16)
Sarah Elizabeth Lewis (Age 12)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 17
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 September 19 – 22
Company Arrived
Married
Elizabeth Almira Pond
1854 February 28 (Age 45)
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1856 February 24 – 1857 March 23 (Age 47)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Beaver County, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
To the Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1856 February 24
Called
On 1856 April
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1857 March 23
Departed from Field
Married
Sarah Standring Simpson
1872 March 11 (Age 63)
Died in Richmond, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
1888 January 22 (Age 78)
Media
Beason Lewis (1809 - 1888) Profile
Sources
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 24 February 1856, Page 3.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1959. Page 40.
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005. 2005.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 July 1847.
Utah Journal
"William C. Lewis", Utah Journal, (17 July 1897), Page 3.
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