Horace Martin Alexander
Birth Date
On 1812 February 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1881 September 18 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Cavesville, Orange, Virginia, United States
1812 February 15
Mother
Frances Ehart
Father
James Alexander
Date Details
Occurred On 1812 February 15
Baptized by Thomas Marsh
1838 August 1 (Age 26)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 34)
Members in Company
Rank
Fourth Corporal
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Called as Captain to
Horace M. Alexander Company (1847)
1847 July 24 – October 16 (Age 35)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1847 July 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 October 16
Company Arrived
Married
Catherine Houston
1849 February 15 (Age 37)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1875 November 8 – 1876 May 18 (Age 63)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph F Smith
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1875 November 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1876 May 18
Arrived at Home
Died
1881 September 18 (Age 69)
Media
Horace Martin Alexander (1812 - 1881) Profile
Horace Martin Alexander (1812 - 1881) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
1870 Utah Census
1870 Utah Census.
1880 Utah Census
1880 Utah Census.
Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966
Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966.
Utah, Wills and Probate Records, 1800-1985
Utah, Wills and Probate Records, 1800-1985.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 November 1875, Vol. B, Page 34, Line 1347.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 November 1875, Vol. A, Page 32, Line 1347.
Pioneer
Juvenile Instructor
Newman Bulkley, "Fifteen Months' Experience", Juvenile Instructor, (1 November 1882).
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Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 9.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 7.
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 8.
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.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 169.
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.