Benjamin Hawkins

Birth Date

On 1802 July 31

Death Date

On 1877 July 20

Gender

Male

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1802 July 31

Appointed as Private

Mormon Battalion Company A
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 43)

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Discharged

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Enlisted and Marched

Joined Company Unknown

1848 (Age 45)

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Started Circa 1848

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Ended Circa 1848

Organization was Ended

Appointed as Company Captain

Benjamin Hawkins Company
1850 June 5 – September 9 (Age 47)

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Organization was Ended

Married Almeda Melissa Livermore

1857 April 7 (Age 54)

Died

1877 July 20 (Age 74)

Sources

1850 United States Census

1850 United States Census.

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. Read Transcript

George Peacock Papers

"George Peacock Journal and Reminiscences", George Peacock Papers, November 1851. Read Transcript

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. Read Transcript

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. Read Transcript

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.

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. Read Transcript

Thomas B. Nelson autobiographical sketch, circa 1902

Thomas B. Nelson autobiographical sketch, circa 1902. Read Transcript