Marcus De Lafayette Shepherd
Born in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1824 October 10
Mother
Roxalana Ray
Date Details
Occurred On 1824 October 10
Baptized by James Sloan
1837 July 2 (Age 12)
Joined Mormon Battalion Company A
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 21) Members in Company
Rank
Third Corporal
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Called as Captain to Marcus De Lafayette Shepherd Company (1848)
1848 October (Age 23) Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started Circa 1848 October
Joined Company
Ended Circa 1848
Company Arrived
Married Harriet Editha Parrish
1851 March 9 (Age 26)
Called as Captain to Marcus De Lafayette Shepherd Company (1857-1858)
1857 December 1 – 1858 February 16 (Age 33) Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Traveling Group
Date Details
Started On 1857 December 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1858 February 16
Company Arrived
Traveled in Sidney Tanner Company (1861)
1861 July 20 – September (Age 36) Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1861 July 20
Joined Company
Ended Circa 1861 September
Company Arrived
Served in Southern States Mission
1881 October 24 – 1882 May 29 (Age 57) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Beaver City, Beaver, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Location Served
Southern States
Date Details
Started On 1881 October 24
Set Apart
Ended On 1882 May 29
Released
Died in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States
1904 February 5 (Age 79)
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Marcus De Lafayette Shepherd (1824 - 1904) Profile