Francillo Durfey
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Francillo Durphey (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1812 May 17 (Born)
Death Date
On 1871 February 15 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Mission Activity
1
Pioneer
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Born in Lincoln, Addison, Vermont, United States
1812 May 17
Mother
Sarah "Sally" Newton
Father
Ebenezer Durfey
Date Details
Occurred On 1812 May 17
Baptized by
Sisson Almadoras Chase
1846 January 12 (Age 33)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company C
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 34)
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 35)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Married
Cynthia Harrington
1849 May 4 (Age 36)
Traveled in
Silas Richards Company (1849)
1849 July 10 – October 29 (Age 37)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Emma Durfey (Age 4)
Cynthia Harrington (Age 37)
Cacey Potter Bowen (Age 18)
Jonathan Slocum Bowen (Age 15)
Joseph Leonard Bowen (Age 12)
Norman Bowen (Age 11)
Marion Braidfoot Durfey (Age 10)
Date Details
Started On 1849 July 10
Joined Company
Ended Between 1849 October 25 – 29
Company Arrived
Served in
Salmon River Mission
1855 April 6 – 1858 March 28 (Age 42)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
6th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 6
Called
On 1855 May 15
Departed from Home
Ended On 1858 March 28
Departed from Field
On 1858 April 11
Arrived at Home
Died in Beaver Dam, Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States
1871 February 15 (Age 58)
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Francillo Durfey (1812 - 1871) Profile
Francillo Durfey (1812 - 1871)
Sources
Person
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 4 December 1855, Page 2.
Names of Missionaries at Limhi in the winter of 1857 & 1858
Names of Missionaries at Limhi in the winter of 1857 & 1858.
Salmon River Mission journal, 1855-1858
Salmon River Mission journal, 1855-1858, 1855, Page 10.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"Augustus Farnham letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (25 August 1849).
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"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.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1849: Page 5D.
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.
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 Company C muster roll, 1846
Mormon Battalion Company C muster roll, 1846, 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 21.
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.
