Benjamin Hawkins
Birth Date
On 1802 July 31 (Born)
Death Date
On 1877 July 20 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Pioneer
2
Born
1802 July 31
Date Details
Occurred On 1802 July 31
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company A
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 43)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1848)
1848 (Age 45)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1848
Joined Company
Circa 1848
Company Arrived
Called as Captain to
Benjamin Hawkins Company (1850)
1850 June 5 – September 9 (Age 47)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1850 June 5
Joined Company
Ended On 1850 September 9
Company Arrived
Married
Almeda Melissa Livermore
1857 April 7 (Age 54)
Died
1877 July 20 (Age 74)
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census.
Nauvoo Community Project
Nauvoo Community Project.
Rebaptisms in Great Salt Lake Valley: 1847-1854 : index
Rebaptisms in Great Salt Lake Valley: 1847-1854 : index.
Pioneer
A database of the Mormon Battalion: an identification of the original members of the Mormon Battalion. Compiled and edited by Carl V. Larson. Salem, UT: United States Mormon Battalion Association, 1997
"Hawkins, Benjamin", A database of the Mormon Battalion: an identification of the original members of the Mormon Battalion. Compiled and edited by Carl V. Larson. Salem, UT: United States Mormon Battalion Association, 1997, Page 118-119.
Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Autobiography of John Haslem Clark", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 4, 6.
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George Peacock Papers
"George Peacock Journal and Reminiscences", George Peacock Papers, (November).
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Glen B. Miner and Caroline E. Miner, Facts and Fancies of the Glen Bryant Miner and Caroline Eyring Miner Family (1981), 5
Glen B. Miner and Caroline E. Miner, Facts and Fancies of the Glen Bryant Miner and Caroline Eyring Miner Family (1981), 5.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1850: Page 3.
Millennial Star
"Emigration", Millennial Star, (15 August 1850).
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Registry of names of persons residing in the various wards as to bishop's reports, 1852-1853
Registry of names of persons residing in the various wards as to bishop's reports, 1852-1853.
Salt Lake (County) Recorder's Office land records, circa 1847-1860
Salt Lake (County) Recorder's Office land records, circa 1847-1860, 1847, Page 37.
Samuel K. Gifford reminiscences, 1864
Samuel K. Gifford reminiscences, 1864, Page 9-10.
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Tamma D. M. Curtis in Carter Pioneers of Provo, Utah (Provo: J. Grant Stevenson, 1966) compiled by Arthur D. Coleman, 123
Tamma D. M. Curtis in Carter Pioneers of Provo, Utah (Provo: J. Grant Stevenson, 1966) compiled by Arthur D. Coleman, 123.
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Thomas B. Nelson autobiographical sketch, circa 1902
Thomas B. Nelson autobiographical sketch, circa 1902.
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Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 25.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 4.
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.
