Gordon Silas Beckstead
Birth Date
On 1825 November 25 (Born)
Death Date
On 1891 January 31 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Williamsburg, Dundas, Ontario, Canada
1825 November 25
Mother
Catherine Elinor Lince (1807 - 1889)
Father
Alexander Beckstead (1802 - 1870)
Date Details
Occurred On 1825 November 25
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company A
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 20)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1851)
1851 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1851
Joined Company
Circa 1851
Company Arrived
Married
Elizabeth Collins Hunsaker
1856 April 25 (Age 30)
Died in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States
1891 January 31 (Age 65)
Media
Gordon Silas Beckstead (1825 - 1891) Profile
Sources
Person
1860 United States Census
1860 United States Census. Utah, Weber County.
Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007
Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007.
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 11.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 3.
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.