George Washington Boyd, Sr.
Alternate Names
George Washington Boyd (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1825 April 11 (Born)
Death Date
On 1903 March 21 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
1
Mission Activity
3
Pioneer
1
Born in Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1825 April 11
Mother
Anne Clayton
Father
John Boyd
Date Details
Occurred On 1825 April 11
Baptized by D Yearsley
1841 February 3 (Age 15)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company D
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 21)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Ebenezer Brown Company (1848)
1848 August 12 – October 10 (Age 23)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1848 August 12
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 October 10
Company Arrived
Served in
California Mission
1848 November 26 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Utah
Location Served
California Bay
Date Details
Started On 1848 November 26
Called
End Date Not Found
Married
Juliann Murdock Baldwin
1851 January 2 (Age 25)
Married
Ellen Diana Baldwin
1852 May 10 (Age 27)
Married
Abigail Sherman Baldwin
1854 May 10 (Age 29)
Served in
Shoshone Mission
1855 April 21 – 1857 September 15 (Age 30)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Shoshone Indians
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 21
Called
Ended On 1857 September 15
Arrived at Home
Served in
Indian Territory Mission
1875 April 11 (Age 50)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Quorum When Called
28th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Quayle Cannon
Location Served
Deep Creek to the Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1875 April 11
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1903 March 21 (Age 77)
Media
George Washington Boyd (1825 - 1903) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret Evening News
"Death of George W. Boyd", Deseret Evening News, (23 March 1903), Page 2.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 1.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 164.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 26 November 1848, Page 1.
Historical Record Book, 1841-1874
Historical Record Book, 1841-1874, 21 April 1855, Page 185.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 April 1875, Vol. A, Page 28, Line 1187.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 April 1875, Vol. B, Page 30, Line 1187.
Shoshone Mission journal, 1855 May-1857 October
Shoshone Mission journal, 1855 May-1857 October, 7 September 1856, Page 41-60.
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Pioneer
Improvement Era
"Events of the Month", Improvement Era, Page 557.
Mormon Battalion
Descriptive roll [Mormon Battalion], 1846
Descriptive roll [Mormon Battalion], 1846, Page 1.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 11.
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.