Harmon Dudley Pierson
Alternate Names
Harmon D Persons (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1818 April 25 (Born)
Death Date
On 1891 July 3 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1818 April 25
Mother
Julia Ann Lester
Father
Daniel Pierson
Date Details
Occurred On 1818 April 25
Baptized by D. Webster
1842 January 24 (Age 23)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 28)
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 29)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Married
Louisa Whitaker
1848 August 31 (Age 30)
Traveled in
William Snow/Joseph Young Company (1850)
1850 June 21 – October 4 (Age 32)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Louisa Whitaker (Age 25)
Charles Daniel Pierson (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1850 June 21
Joined Company
Ended Between 1850 October 1 – 4
Company Arrived
Married
Ellen Felts
1857 September 5 (Age 39)
Married
Mary Ann Henshaw
1859 June 28 (Age 41)
Served in
Southern States Mission
1876 November 17 – 1877 April 17 (Age 58)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
2nd Quorum of Seventy
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Box Elder County, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Lorenzo Snow
Location Served
Southern States
Date Details
Started On 1876 November 17
Departed from Home
Ended On 1877 April 17
Arrived at Home
Died in Plymouth, Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States
1891 July 3 (Age 73)
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Harmon Dudley Pierson (1818 - 1891) Profile
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Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1876, Vol. B, Page 37, Line 1442.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1876, Vol. A, Page 34, Line 1442.
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Missionary reports, 1831-1900
"Harmon D. Pierson letter to Orson Pratt", Missionary reports, 1831-1900, (15 May 1874).
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Pioneer
Angelina C. Farley diaries, 1847-1888
Angelina C. Farley diaries, 1847-1888, Page 32.
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Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"Gardner Snow Letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (28 August 1850).
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"Gardner Snow letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (28 August 1850).
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Gardner Snow record and account book, 1847-1869
Gardner Snow record and account book, 1847-1869.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1850: Page 13.
Luke W. Gallup reminiscences and diary, 1842 May-1891 March
Luke W. Gallup reminiscences and diary, 1842 May-1891 March, May, Page 122-141.
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Martin Henderson Harris, a Utah pioneer: his life, labors, and posterity
Martin Henderson Harris, a Utah pioneer: his life, labors, and posterity. 1952. Page 17.
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Minerva J. Stone letters, 1850-1851
Minerva J. Stone letters, 1850-1851.
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William Snow journal, 1832-1833 and 1850
William Snow journal, 1832-1833 and 1850, Page 3-8.
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Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847
"Descriptive roll", Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847, Page 1.
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.