Matthew Caldwell
Birth Date
On 1822 June 11 (Born)
Death Date
On 1912 March 15 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Pioneer
1
Born
1822 June 11
Date Details
Occurred On 1822 June 11
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company E
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 24)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Additional Information
Member of the Stephen Watts Kearny escort.
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Aaron Johnson Company (1850)
1850 June 8 – September 12 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Thomas Jefferson Caldwell (Age 5)
Rachel Almira Caldwell (Age 3)
Barzilla Guymon (Age 26)
Curtis Washington Caldwell (Age 1)
Date Details
Started Circa 1850 June 8
Joined Company
Ended On 1850 September 12
Company Arrived
Died
1912 March 15 (Age 89)
Media
Matthew Caldwell (1822 - 1912) Profile
Sources
Person
McOlney Branch record, 1848-1851
McOlney Branch record, 1848-1851, Page 1-96.
Pioneer
Averett family notebook, circa 1916-1965
"Elijah Averett autobiography", Averett family notebook, circa 1916-1965, Page 15.
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Caldwell, Matthew, Autobiographical sketch [ca. 1896], 13-14
Caldwell, Matthew, Autobiographical sketch [ca. 1896], 13-14.
Church History Department autobiography and biography collection
"Carter, Ruth Clarissa", Church History Department autobiography and biography collection, Page 8-9.
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Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894
Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894, Page 19-20.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1850: Page 3.
Millennial Star
"Emigration", Millennial Star, (15 August 1850).
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Vernal Express
"Matthew Caldwell is Dead", Vernal Express, (15 March 1912), Page 1.
Mormon Battalion
Historian's Office correspondence files, 1856-1926
"Matthew Caldwell letter to Anthon H. Lund", Historian's Office correspondence files, 1856-1926, (1903).
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 15.
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.