Elisha Edwards
Birth Date
On 1806 December 13 (Born)
Death Date
On 1878 March 6 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Mantua, Portage, Ohio, United Sstates
1806 December 13
Mother
Letitia Windsor
Father
Rufus Edwards
Date Details
Occurred On 1806 December 13
Baptized
1836 May 1 (Age 29)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1843 April 10 (Age 36)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Location Served
Loraine & Huron Counties, Ohio
Date Details
Started On 1843 April 10
Called
End Date Not Found
Married
Jane Gould
1848 February 10 (Age 41)
Traveled in
Robert Wimmer Company (1852)
1852 July – September 15 (Age 45)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Jane Gould (Age 31)
Edward Erwin Edwards (Age 18)
James Peas Edwards (Age 13)
Harrison Martin Edwards (Age 11)
Date Details
Started Circa 1852 July
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 15
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1854 September 4 – 1856 August 17 (Age 47)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1854 September 4
Departed from Home
Ended On 1856 August 17
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
Philemon C. Merrill Company (1856)
1856 June 5 – August 13 (Age 49)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 June 5
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 August 13
Company Arrived
Died in Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
1878 March 6 (Age 71)
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Elisha Edwards (1806 - 1878) Profile
Sources
Person
1856 Utah Census
1856 Utah Census.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 1, Page 125.
Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966
Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 17 October 1854, Page 4.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 10 April 1843.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"15th Company of 50 report, 1852 June 23", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, Page 1-12.
Deseret News
"15th Company", Deseret News, (18 September 1852), Page 2.
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"Emigrants For Utah", Deseret News, (6 August 1856), Page 8.
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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 1852: Page 98.
Presiding Bishopric immigrant location committee minutes, 1852 September 20-October 13
Presiding Bishopric immigrant location committee minutes, 1852 September 20-October 13, 20 September 1852.
Samuel A. Woolley papers, 1846-1899
Samuel A. Woolley papers, 1846-1899, Page Vol 6: 213-244, Vol 7: 1-15.
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Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.