Hiram Monroe Olmstead
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Hiram Olmstead (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1824 November 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 1895 June 20 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
1824 November 28
Mother
Almira Seekins
Father
Moses Olmstead
Date Details
Occurred On 1824 November 28
Baptized
1843 August 15 (Age 18)
Served in
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 – June 27 (Age 19)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Called to help JS Presidential Campaign and preach the gospel
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
Galena, Illinois
Date Details
Started On 1844 April 15
Called
Ended On 1844 June 27
Released
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company C
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
Company Unknown (1855)
1855 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1855
Joined Company
Circa 1855
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Rescue Companies (1856)
1856 October 7 – December 15 (Age 31)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 October 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 15
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah Elizabeth Hammond
1857 July 5 (Age 32)
Died in Riverdale, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
1895 June 20 (Age 70)
Media
Hiram Monroe Olmstead (1823 - 1895) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret Evening News
"Obituary Notes", Deseret Evening News, (24 June 1895), Page 32.
Deseret Weekly
"Obituary Notes", Deseret Weekly, (29 June 1895), Page 64.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 2, Page 333.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 257.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 657-659.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 April 1844.
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Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion Company C muster roll, 1846
Mormon Battalion Company C muster roll, 1846, Page 1.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 35.
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.