Elijah Edward Holden
Birth Date
On 1826 March 27 (Born)
Death Date
On 1858 September 7 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Falmouth, Pendleton, Kentucky, United States
1826 March 27
Mother
Sarah McClenahan
Father
Edward Edwin Holden
Date Details
Occurred On 1826 March 27
Baptized
1845 August (Age 19)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company A
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 20)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
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 21)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Married
Catherine Mary Thatcher
1848 October 5 (Age 22)
Served in
British Mission
1856 February 24 (Age 29)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Widower
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Fillmore, Millard, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
London, Southampton, Dorsetshire, England, United Kingdom
Date Details
Started On 1856 February 24
Called
On 1856 April 13
Departed from Home
On 1856 August 5
Arrived in Field
On 1857 June 30
Departed from Field
End Date Not Found
Died in Holden, Millard, Utah Territory, United States
1858 September 7 (Age 32)
Sources
Person
Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Holden, Elijah E.", Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 3, Page 650.
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Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 3695-3715, Page 297-317.
Mission
Andrew Jenson collection, circa 1841-1942
"International missions, European mission ledger", Andrew Jenson collection, circa 1841-1942, Page 43.
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BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 23 August 1856.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 24 February 1856, Page 3.
Pioneer
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.
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion Company A muster roll, 1846 October – December
"Mormon Battalion Company A Muster Roll", Mormon Battalion Company A muster roll, 1846 October – December, (October), Page 2.
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 27.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 4.
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847, Page 1.
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.
