Frederick Forney, Sr.
Alternate Names
Fred Forney (Alternate Name)
Frederick Forney (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1813 October 9 (Born)
Death Date
On 1880 May 11 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Pioneer
2
Born
1813 October 9
Date Details
Occurred On 1813 October 9
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company E
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 32)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
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 33)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Joel Edmunds Company (1852)
1852 June 10 – September 8 (Age 38)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Clara Ann Ettleman (Age 32)
Frederick Forney, Jr. (Age 2)
John Forney (Age 13)
Phillip Forney (Age 10)
Date Details
Started On 1852 June 10
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 8
Company Arrived
Died
1880 May 11 (Age 66)
Sources
Pioneer
Deseret News
"Emigration of 1852 Companies.", Deseret News, (18 September 1852), Page 2.
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Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 23.
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.
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.