Hezekiah Thatcher
Birth Date
On 1809 August 25 (Born)
Death Date
On 1879 April 27 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
3
Born in Martinsburg, Berkley, West Virginia, United States
1809 August 25
Mother
Mary Jane Gano
Father
James Isaac Thatcher Sr
Married
Alena Kitchen
1829 February 26 (Age 19)
Baptized
1843 January (Age 33)
Traveled in
Daniel Spencer/Perrigrine Sessions Company
1847 June 18 – September 25 (Age 37)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Harriet Ann Thatcher (Age 9)
George Washington Thatcher (Age 7)
Moses Thatcher (Age 5)
Alena Kitchen (Age 39)
Hyrum Smith Thatcher (Age 2)
Joseph Wycoff Thatcher (Age 17)
Catherine Mary Thatcher (Age 15)
John Bethewel Thatcher (Age 12)
Aaron Dunham Thatcher (Age 10)
Date Details
On 1847 June 18
Joined Company
Between 1847 September 24 – 25
Company Arrived
Baptized
1848 February 10 (Age 38)
Called as Captain to
Hezekiah Thatcher Company
1857 July 6 – August 16 (Age 47)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Traveling Group
Alena Kitchen (Age 49)
Joseph Wycoff Thatcher (Age 27)
John Bethewel Thatcher (Age 22)
Harriet Ann Thatcher (Age 19)
George Washington Thatcher (Age 17)
Date Details
On 1857 July 6
Joined Company
On 1857 August 16
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Perrigrine Sessions Company
1857 July 16 – August 12 (Age 47)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Alena Kitchen (Age 49)
Joseph Wycoff Thatcher (Age 27)
John Bethewel Thatcher (Age 22)
Harriet Ann Thatcher (Age 19)
George Washington Thatcher (Age 17)
Date Details
On 1857 July 16
Joined Company
On 1857 August 12
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1870 May 8 (Age 60)
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Mission Type
Short Term
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Logan, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
D. H. Wells
Set Apart By
Daniel Hanmer Wells
Date Details
On 1870
Released
On 1870 May 8
Set Apart
Died in Logan, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
1879 April 27 (Age 69)
Media
Hezekiah Thatcher (1809 - 1879) Profile
Hezekiah Thatcher (1808 - 1879)
Sources
Person
Salt Lake Herald
"Obituary", Salt Lake Herald, (2 May 1879), Page 1.
Mission
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 19, Line 716.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 17, Line 716.
Pioneer
Anderson, Washington F. to Editor
Anderson, Washington F. to Editor, 12 August 1857.
Transcript for Anderson, Washington F. to Editor, 12 Aug. 1857, Bear River Ferry, in Historian's Office, History of the Church 1839-[ca. 1882], 414-18, 12 Aug. 1857
Boyle, Henry Green, Reminiscences and diaries, 1846-1888, fd. 1, 119
Boyle, Henry Green, Reminiscences and diaries, 1846-1888, fd. 1, 119.
Transcript for Boyle, Henry Green, Reminiscences and diaries, 1846-1888, fd. 1, 119
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 23.