Levi Ward Hancock
Birth Date
On 1803 April 7 (Born)
Death Date
On 1882 June 10 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Old Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1803 April 7
Mother
Amy Ward
Father
Thomas Hancock
Date Details
Occurred On 1803 April 7
Baptized by
Parley Parker Pratt
1830 November 16 (Age 27)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1831 (Age 27)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States
Location Served
Missouri, United States
Date Details
Started On 1831
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Travel to Missouri & Preach By the Way
1831 June 6 (Age 28)
D&C 52:3,7,22-33
at Kirtland, Ohio.
Date Details
Occurred On 1831 June 6
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
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
Location Served
Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
Date Details
Started On 1832 January 26
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Married
Clarissa Reed
1833 March 29 (Age 29)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
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, United States
Location Served
Missouri, Ohio, Indiana
Date Details
Started On 1834 September 13
Departed from Home
Ended 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.
Date Details
Occurred On 1841 January 19
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
Location Served
Vermont
Date Details
Started On 1844 April 15
Called
Ended After 1844 June
Released
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company E
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 43)
Members in Company
Rank
Musician
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Called as Captain to
Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company (1847)
1847 August 25 – October 16 (Age 44)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined Company
Ended 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)
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Levi Ward Hancock (1803 - 1882) Profile
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Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Autobiography of Levi Ward Hancock, circa 1896
Autobiography of Levi Ward Hancock, circa 1896.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Hancock, Levi Ward", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 1, Page 188-189.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 April 1844, Page 1-2.
History of the organization of the Seventies (1878)
History of the organization of the Seventies (1878).
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 2.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 10 December 1845.
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Pioneer
Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894
Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894.
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James Pace papers, 1846-1861
James Pace papers, 1846-1861, July.
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Levi W. Hancock papers, 1832-1878
Levi W. Hancock papers, 1832-1878, September.
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Robert S. Bliss diary
Robert S. Bliss diary, August.
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Mormon Battalion
Brigham Young history documents, 1844-1866
"James H. Glines letter", Brigham Young history documents, 1844-1866, (16 September 1846), Page 44565.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 25.
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 180.
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.