Christopher Layton
Birth Date
On 1821 March 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1898 August 7 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Thorncote, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1821 March 8
Mother
Isabella Wheeler
Father
Samuel Layton
Date Details
Occurred On 1821 March 8
Baptized
1841 January 1 (Age 19)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company C
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 25)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Married
Sarah Martin
1850 May 3 (Age 29)
Traveled in
Abraham O. Smoot Company (1852)
1852 June 1 – September 3 (Age 31)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Samuel Layton (Age 62)
Sarah Martin (Age 29)
Sarah Ellen Barnes (Age 25)
Date Details
Started On 1852 June 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 3
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah Ellen Barnes
1852 September 26 (Age 31)
Married
Isabella Golightly
1854 December 17 (Age 33)
Married
Caroline Cooper
1856 April 12 (Age 35)
Married
Rosa Ann Hudson
1862 August 21 (Age 41)
Married
Hannah Maria Septima Sims
1865 January 7 (Age 43)
Died in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States
1898 August 7 (Age 77)
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Christopher Layton (1821 - 1898) Profile
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Person
1860 Utah Census, Davis County
1860 Utah Census, Davis County.
Autobiography of Christopher Layton: with an account of his funeral, a personal sketch, etc., and genealogical appendix (1911)
Autobiography of Christopher Layton: with an account of his funeral, a personal sketch, etc., and genealogical appendix (1911).
Deseret Weekly
"Patriarch Layton's Death", Deseret Weekly, (13 August 1898), Page 276.
Saints By Sea
"Christopher Layton. ID: 20719", Saints By Sea.
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Christopher Layton Dead", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (9 August 1898), Page 5.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Woman's Exponent
"Autobiography of Sarah B. Layton: (Continued.) [Concluded]", Woman's Exponent, 30, (September), Page 30-31.
"Autobiography of Sarah B. Layton: (Continued.)", Woman's Exponent, 29, (15 September 1900), 8 & 9. Page 35.
"Autobiography of Sarah B. Layton: (Continued.)", Woman's Exponent, 29, (15 November 1900), 12 & 13. Page 55-56.
"Autobiography of Sarah B. Layton: (Continued.)", Woman's Exponent, 30, (June), Page 1-2.
"Autobiography of Sarah B. Layton: (Continued.)", Woman's Exponent, 30, (August), Page 23, 24.
"Autobiography of Sarah B. Layton: (Continued.)", Woman's Exponent, 29, (15 April 1901), 22 & 23. Page 97.
Pioneer
Isaac Brockbank, Jr
Isaac Brockbank, Jr. Salt Lake City, Utah: BIRMA, Ltd, 1997. Page 9-15.
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The life of James Thomas Wilson
The life of James Thomas Wilson, 1889, Page 32-39.
Woman's Exponent
"Autobiography of Sarah B. Layton: (Continued.)", Woman's Exponent, 29, (15 February 1901), 18 & 19. Page 86-87.
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion Company C muster roll, 1846
Mormon Battalion Company C muster roll, 1846, Page 2.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 31.
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.