Benjamin Morgan Roberts

Alternate Names
Benjamin M. Roberts
Birth Date
On 1827 January 15
Death Date
On 1891 August 7
Gender
Male
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Born in Pikeland, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

1827 January 15

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Occurred On 1827 January 15
Birth

Relationships

Father
Samuel Morgan Roberts, Jr.
Mother
Sarah Lamar

Baptized by Lorenzo Dow Barnes

1840 June (Age 13)

Appointed as Private

Mormon Battalion Company D
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 19)

Start Date Details

Appointed
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1847 July 16
Discharged

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Enrollment
Enlisted and Marched
Detached to Pueblo

Joined Mormon Battalion Detachments

1847 May 24 – July 29 (Age 20)

Start Date Details

Joined When Organization was Formed
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1847 July 29
Organization was Ended

Joined Benjamin Hawkins Company

1850 June 5 – September 9 (Age 23)

Start Date Details

Joined When Organization was Formed
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1850 September 9
Organization was Ended

Called as Missionary

Shoshone Mission
1855 April 6 – 1857 September 15 (Age 28)

End Date Details

Ended On 1857 September 15
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Married Mary Ann Polly Bullock

1856 November 23 (Age 29)

Set Apart as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1881 April 18 – 1887 July (Age 54)

End Date Details

Ended On 1887 July
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
28th
Location Served
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
William Whitaker Taylor

Died in Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States

1891 August 7 (Age 64)

Date Details

Occurred On 1891 August 7
Died

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