Elisha Averett, Sr.
Alternate Names
Elisha Averett (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1810 December 12 (Born)
Death Date
On 1890 October 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Pioneer
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Born
1810 December 12
Date Details
Occurred On 1810 December 12
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company A
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 35)
Members in Company
Rank
Musician
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company (1847)
1847 August 25 – October 16 (Age 36)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Company Arrived
Traveled in
George A. Smith/Dan Jones Company (1849)
1849 July 14 – October 30 (Age 38)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
William Averett (Age 9)
Sarah Jane Witt (Age 28)
Dorcas Averett (Age 2)
Elisha Averett, Jr. (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1849 July 14
Joined Company
Ended Between 1849 October 26 – 30
Company Arrived
Died
1890 October 22 (Age 79)
Media
Elisha Averett Sr. (1810 - 1890) Profile
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Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
U. S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
U. S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963.
Pioneer
David Pettegrew papers, 1840-1857
David Pettegrew papers, 1840-1857, Autobiographical sketches and selected diary entries.
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Deseret Evening News
"Veteran Laid to Rest", Deseret Evening News, (5 November 1890), Page 3.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1849: Page 8B.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1849: Page 6.
Isaac Clarke Emigrating Company journal, 1849 July-October
Isaac Clarke Emigrating Company journal, 1849 July-October, July.
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James Pace papers, 1846-1861
James Pace papers, 1846-1861, July.
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Levi W. Hancock papers, 1832-1878
Levi W. Hancock papers, 1832-1878, September.
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Lucy Meserve Smith papers, 1848-1892 Family history and autobiography
Lucy Meserve Smith papers, 1848-1892 Family history and autobiography, June.
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Wasatch Wave
"Another Pioneer Gone", Wasatch Wave, (10 May 1912), Page 4.
William I. Appleby autobiography and journal, 1848-1856
William I. Appleby autobiography and journal, 1848-1856.
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Mormon Battalion
A database of the Mormon Battalion: an identification of the original members of the Mormon Battalion. Compiled and edited by Carl V. Larson. Salem, UT: United States Mormon Battalion Association, 1997
A database of the Mormon Battalion: an identification of the original members of the Mormon Battalion. Compiled and edited by Carl V. Larson. Salem, UT: United States Mormon Battalion Association, 1997, Page 15.
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 lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 9.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 3.
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 180.
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.