John Rufus Stoddard
Birth Date
On 1827 January 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1904 April 7 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Mission Activity
1
Pioneer
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Born in Bastard, Ontario, Canada
1827 January 15
Mother
Jane McManagle (1804 - 1882)
Father
Nathaniel Stoddard
Date Details
Occurred On 1827 January 15
Baptized
1834 April 23 (Age 7)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 19)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Ebenezer Brown Company (1848)
1848 August 12 – October 10 (Age 21)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1848 August 12
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 October 10
Company Arrived
Served in
California Mission
1848 November 26 (Age 21)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
CR 100 160 - called to fill a mission to California. (Jour. Hist. Nov 26, 1848)
Residence When Called
San Diego, Alta California, Mexico
Location Served
California Bay
Date Details
Started On 1848 November 26
Called
End Date Not Found
Married
Martha Weaver
1853 October 13 (Age 26)
Died in Dry Fork, Uintah, Utah, United States
1904 April 7 (Age 77)
Media
John Rufus Stoddard (1827 - 1904) Profile
Sources
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 26 November 1848, Page 1.
Pioneer
Biographical sketch of Joseph W. Bates, undated
Biographical sketch of Joseph W. Bates, undated, Harriet May Bates Francom.
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John Borrowman diaries, 1846-1860
John Borrowman diaries, 1846-1860, 5 August 1848.
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Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 43.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 10.
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 222-223.
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.