Elam Luddington, Jr.
Alternate Names
Elam Luddington (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1806 November 23 (Born)
Death Date
On 1893 March 3 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Harington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
1806 November 23
Mother
Asenah Munger
Father
Elam Luddington
Date Details
Occurred On 1806 November 23
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1840 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Location Served
New Orleans, Louisiana
Date Details
Started On 1840
Called
End Date Not Found
Baptized by Joseph Smith
1840 May 16 (Age 33)
Married
Mary Elizabeth Clark
1841 May 16 (Age 34)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1845 January 19 (Age 38)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Location Served
Mississippi
Date Details
Started On 1845 January 19
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 39)
Members in Company
Rank
First Lieutenant
Traveling Group
Angeline Adeline Luddington
Mary Elizabeth Clark
Additional Information
Detached to Pueblo
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Mormon Battalion Detachments (1847)
1847 May 24 – July 29 (Age 40)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Jane Tibbets (Age 42)
Mary Elizabeth Clark (Age 22)
Angeline Adeline Luddington (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Silas Richards Company (1849)
1849 July 10 – October 29 (Age 42)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Susan Eliza Gee (Age 21)
Charles William Lyon (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1849 July 10
Joined Company
Ended Between 1849 October 25 – 29
Company Arrived
Married
Susan Eliza Gee
1849 December 16 (Age 43)
Called as President to
Siam Mission
1852 October 16 – 1854 August 12 (Age 45)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Date Details
On 1852 August 28
Called
Started On 1852 October 16
Set Apart
On 1852 October 21
Departed from Home
Ended On 1854 August 12
Departed from Field
On 1855 October 3
Arrived in Field
Married
Maria Moss
1857 February 8 – 1858 February 22 (Age 50)
Married
Charlotte Buvelot
1862 December 2 (Age 56)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1893 March 3 (Age 86)
Sources
Person
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
Deseret News
"Siam", Deseret News, (16 November 1854), Page 3.
Michael A. Goodman, "Elam Luddington: First LDS Missionary to Thailand," in Go Ye into All the World: The Growth & Development of Mormon Missionary Work, ed. Reid L. Nielson and Fred E. Woods (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2012), 241-59
Michael A. Goodman, "Elam Luddington: First LDS Missionary to Thailand," in Go Ye into All the World: The Growth & Development of Mormon Missionary Work, ed. Reid L. Nielson and Fred E. Woods (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2012), 241-59.
Missionary reports, 1831-1900
"Elam Luddington report", Missionary reports, 1831-1900, (16 October 1845).
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"Elam Luddington letter to Jedediah M. Grant", Missionary reports, 1831-1900, (10 September 1853).
"Elam Luddington letter to Deseret News editor", Missionary reports, 1831-1900, (3 October 1855).
Siam Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1852-1855
Siam Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1852-1855.
Pioneer
Andrew Jenson collection, circa 1841-1942
Andrew Jenson collection, circa 1841-1942.
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"Silas Richards letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (24 August 1849).
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Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Silas Richards company", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (September), Page 5.
Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Silas Richards, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 6-7.
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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 1849: Page 5H.
Samuel W. Richards papers, 1839-1909
Samuel W. Richards papers, 1839-1909, April.
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Silas Richards diaries
Silas Richards diaries, 4 May 1846.
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Silas Richards reminiscences and journal, circa 1849-1871
Silas Richards reminiscences and journal, circa 1849-1871, Page 4-12.
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Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847
"Pay record", Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847, Page 1.
"Descriptive roll", Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847, Page 1.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 31.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 7.
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 8.
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847, Page 1.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 23.
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.
