Curtis Edwin Bolton
Alternate Names
Curtis Edwin Bolton (Birth Name)
Birth Date
On 1812 July 16 (Born)
Death Date
On 1890 December 6 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1812 July 16
Mother
Ann Bolton
Father
Curtis Bolton
Married
Eleanor Post
1836 June 15 (Age 23)
Married
Rebecca Baks Bunker
1839 September 12 (Age 27)
Baptized
1842 (Age 29)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1843 (Age 30)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Served in
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 – 1844 June 27 (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Date Details
On 1844
Called
On 1844 June 27
Released
Married
Ellen Coil Merritt
1846 February 6 (Age 33)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 35)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Ann Booth Bolton (Age 7)
Emma Smith Bolton (Age 6)
Rebecca Baks Bunker (Age 38)
Edwin Young Bolton (Age 2)
Ellen Coil Merritt (Age 19)
Curtis Edwin Bolton Jr. (Age 11)
Date Details
On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Served in
French Mission
1849 October 6 – 1851 December 20 (Age 37)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Cottonwood, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Served With
John Taylor
Date Details
On 1849 October 6
Called
On 1849 October 15
Departed from Home
On 1850 May 27
Arrived in England
On 1850 June 18
Arrived in Field
On 1851 December 20
Released
Called as President to
French Mission
1851 December 20 – 1853 October 17 (Age 39)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
French Mission
Date Details
On 1851 December 20
Called
On 1853 October 17
Departed from Field
Traveled in
John Brown Company
1853 July 1 – October 17 (Age 40)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1853 July 1
Joined Company
Between 1853 October 13 – 17
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah Brettell
1869 August 2 (Age 57)
Died in Marysvale, Piute, Utah Territory, United States
1890 December 6 (Age 78)
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson
"Bolton, Curtis E.", LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, 4, Page 334-335.
SAINTS By Sea - BYU
"Curtis Edwin Bolton, Sr. ID: 11622", SAINTS By Sea - BYU.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 4135-4152, Page 419-436.
Mission
Curtis E. Bolton reminiscences and journals, 1846-1853
Curtis E. Bolton reminiscences and journals, 1846-1853.
France Paris Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1849-1977
France Paris Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1849-1977, Vol. 1, Page 25.
Pioneer
Bolton, Curtis Edwin, to Jackson Bolton
Bolton, Curtis Edwin, to Jackson Bolton, 15 November 1853.
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (June), Page 1-6.
Curtis Edwin Bolton letter to Curtis Bolton
Curtis Edwin Bolton letter to Curtis Bolton, 9 October 1848.
Transcript for Curtis Edwin Bolton letter to Curtis Bolton, 9 Oct. 1848 in Curtis Edwin Bolton: Pioneer, Missionary, History, Descendants and Ancestors (1968), compiled by Cleo H. Evans, 153q-153r
Salt Lake Stake Melchizedek Priesthood minutes and records, 1848-1976
Salt Lake Stake Melchizedek Priesthood minutes and records, 1848-1976, Vol. 2.
Transcript for Curtis Edwin Bolton in Salt Lake Stake, Salt Lake Stake Melchizedek Priesthood minutes and records, 1848-1976, vol 2: 1848-1860, 72-73
Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849
"Journal, 1848 May-September", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (24 May 1848), Page 8.
Transcript for Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, Journal, 1848 May-September
