Mathew Thomson Lyon
Birth Date
On 1842 March 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1916 October 31 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1842 March 22
Mother
Janet Thompson (1809 - 1896)
Father
John Lyon (1803 - 1889)
Date Details
Occurred On 1842 March 22
Baptized by
Robert Campbell Kirkwood
1852 August (Age 10)
Traveled in
Jacob Gates Company (1853)
1853 June 3 – September 26 (Age 11)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Lyon (Age 9)
John Lyon (Age 50)
Janet Thompson (Age 44)
Annie Lyon (Age 21)
John J. Lyon (Age 18)
Lillias Thomson Lyon (Age 16)
Date Details
Started On 1853 June 3
Joined Company
Ended On 1853 September 26
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1863 April 9 – 1865 May 6 (Age 21)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Young
Location Served
England, Bedfordshire Conference
Date Details
Started On 1863 April 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1865 May 6
Released
Traveled in
Mr. Street's Freight Train (1865)
1865 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1865
Joined Company
Circa 1865
Company Arrived
Died in Farmers Ward, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1916 October 31 (Age 74)
Media
Mathew Thomson Lyon (1842 - 1916) Profile
Mathew Thomson Lyon (1842 - 1916)
Sources
Person
Saints By Sea
"Mathew Thomson Lyon. ID: 25023", Saints By Sea.
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 27 June 1863.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1863, Vol. B, Page 5, Line 172.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1863, Vol. A, Page 4, Line 172.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"Jacob Gates Company report", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, (11 September 1853).
Millennial Star
"Correspondence of J.G. Holman", Millennial Star, (29 July 1865), Page 476-478.