Levi Ward Hancock, Sr.
Birth Date
On 1803 April 7 (Born)
Death Date
On 1882 June 10 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Old Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1803 April 7
Mother
Amy Ward
Father
Thomas Hancock
Baptized by Parley P Pratt
1830 November 16 (Age 27)
Served in
Central States Mission
1831 (Age 27)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States
Travel to Missouri & Preach By the Way
1831 June 6 (Age 28)
D&C 52:3,7,22-33
at Kirtland, Ohio.
Served in
Northern States Mission
1832 January 26 (Age 28)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Married
Clarissa Reed
1833 March 29 (Age 29)
Served in
Northern States Mission
1834 September 13 – 1844 September 22 (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio
Date Details
On 1834 September 13
Departed from Home
On 1844 September 22
Departed from Field
One of Seven Presidents of Seventies
1841 January 19 (Age 37)
D&C 124:138
given at Nauvoo, Illinois.
Served in
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 – June (Age 41)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Date Details
On 1844 April 15
Called
After 1844 June
Released
Called as Captain to
Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company
1847 August 25 – October 16 (Age 44)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined Company
Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Company Arrived
Married
Emily Melissa Richey
1849 February 24 (Age 45)
Married
Elizabeth Woodville Hovey
1856 February 19 (Age 52)
Married
Ann Tew
1857 July 19 (Age 54)
Married
Maren Morgensen
1868 August 9 (Age 65)
Died in Washington, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
1882 June 10 (Age 79)
Media
Levi Ward Hancock Sr. (1803 - 1882) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Autobiography of Levi Ward Hancock, circa 1896, Church History Library
Autobiography of Levi Ward Hancock, circa 1896, Church History Library.
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch.
Mission
Andrew Jenson, "Hancock, Levi W.," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia
Andrew Jenson, "Hancock, Levi W.," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 1.
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 15 April 1844, Page 1-5.
Joseph Young Sr., History of the Organization of the Seventies (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1878
Joseph Young Sr., History of the Organization of the Seventies (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1878.
Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list
Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list, Vol. 2.
Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple endowment register
Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple endowment register, 10 December 1845.
Transcript for Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple endowment register: 10 December 1845 to 8 February 1846 (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1974), 4
Pioneer
Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894
Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894.
Transcript for Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894, 13-14
James Pace papers, 1846-1861
James Pace papers, 1846-1861, July.
Transcript for James Pace, Diary, 1846 July-1847 October, 53-66
Levi W. Hancock papers, 1832-1878
Levi W. Hancock papers, 1832-1878, September.
Transcript for Levi W. Hancock papers, 1832-1878, Journal, 1846 September-1847 October
Norma Baldwin Ricketts, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848 (Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1996), 180
Norma Baldwin Ricketts, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848 (Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1996), 180.
Robert S. Bliss diary
Robert S. Bliss diary, August.
Transcript for Robert S. Bliss diary, 1846 August-1848 January