Francis Tufts Whitney
Birth Date
On 1805 March 24 (Born)
Death Date
On 1883 April 6 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Pioneer
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Born
1805 March 24
Date Details
Occurred On 1805 March 24
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 41)
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 42)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Ezra T. Benson Company (1849)
1849 July 15 – October 29 (Age 44)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1849 July 15
Joined Company
Ended Between 1849 October 25 – 29
Company Arrived
Died
1883 April 6 (Age 78)
Media
Francis Tufts Whitney (1805 - 1883) Profile
Sources
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Ezra T. Benson's 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (24 September 1849), Page 1-8.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1849: Page 12F.
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 244-245.
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 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.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 47.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 10.
Mormon Battalion W.W. Willis Detached Company descriptive list, 1846
Mormon Battalion W.W. Willis Detached Company descriptive list, 1846, Page 1.
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847, Page 2.
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.