Lewis Brunson
Alternate Names
Louis Bronson (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1831 January 27 (Born)
Death Date
On 1888 January 4 (Died)
Gender
Male
View in FamilySearch
Attach Source to FamilyTree
FamilySearch login required
Read More
All Events
9
Mission Activity
1
Pioneer
2
Born in Mantau, Portage, Ohio, United States
1831 January 27
Mother
Harriet Matilda Gould (1802 - 1879)
Father
Seymour Brunson, Sr. (1798 - 1840)
Date Details
Occurred On 1831 January 27
Baptized
1839 June 18 (Age 8)
Traveled in
John G. Smith Company (1851)
1851 May 1 – September 23 (Age 20)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Seymour Brunson, Jr. (Age 14)
Date Details
Started On 1851 May 1
Joined Company
Ended Between 1851 September 15 – 23
Company Arrived
Married
Amanda Louisa Park
1851 November 16 (Age 20)
Married
Lamira Mace
1856 December 18 (Age 25)
Married
Catherine Carling
1857 March 31 (Age 26)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1861 April 27 – 1862 September (Age 30)
See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Fillmore, Millard, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Brigham Young
Location Served
Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania
Date Details
On 1861 April 19
Departed from Home
Started On 1861 April 27
Set Apart
Ended On 1862 September
Arrived at Home
Called as Captain to
Lewis Brunson Company (1862)
1862 June 14 – August 29 (Age 31)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1862 June 14
Joined Company
Ended On 1862 August 29
Company Arrived
Died in Fillmore, Millard, Utah Territory, United States
1888 January 4 (Age 56)
Media
Lewis Brunson (1831 - 1888) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret News
"Obituary: Brunson", Deseret News, (1 February 1888), Page 16.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
Lewis Brunson autobiography, 1861
Lewis Brunson autobiography, 1861.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 28 September 1862, Vol. B, Page 3, Line 108.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 28 September 1862, Vol. A, Page 3, Line 108.
Missionary reports, 1831-1900
"Lewis Brunson, letter, Fillmore [Utah] to Robert L. Campbell", Missionary reports, 1831-1900, (28 September 1862).
Pioneer
Deseret News
"Arrival of Captain Bronson's Company", Deseret News, (3 September 1862), Page 6.
Read Transcript
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1851: Page 1.
Lewis Brunson autobiography, 1861
Lewis Brunson autobiography, 1861, Page 16-17.
Read Transcript
Missionary reports, 1831-1900
"Lewis Brunson, letter, Fillmore [Utah] to Robert L. Campbell", Missionary reports, 1831-1900, (28 September 1862), Page 3-4.
Read Transcript
Robertson family life sketches, circa 2012
"Mary Melissa McAdams Robertson reminiscences in History of John Henry Robertson and his wife Mary Melissa McAdams", Robertson family life sketches, circa 2012, Page 3-12.
Read Transcript