Moses Thatcher

Birth Date
On 1842 February 2 (Born)
Death Date
On 1909 August 21 (Died)
Gender
Male

Born in Sangamon, Illinois, United States

1842 February 2

Date Details

Occurred On 1842 February 2

Baptized

1856 December 29 (Age 14)

Traveled in Amasa M. Lyman/Charles C. Rich Company (1857)

1857 April 18 – June 9 (Age 15) Pioneers in Company

Date Details

Started On 1857 April 18
Joined Company
Ended Between 1857 June 3 – 9
Company Arrived

Married Celestia Ann Farr

1861 April 7 (Age 19)

Served in British Mission

1866 April 16 – 1868 June (Age 24) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By

Date Details

Started On 1866 April 16
Set Apart
Ended On 1868 June
Released
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Missionaries at the Paris Exposition

Traveled in Company Unknown (1868)

1868 – 1868 September (Age 25) Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary

Date Details

Started Circa 1868
Joined Company
Ended Circa 1868 September
Company Arrived

Married Lydia Ann Clayton

1878 February 17 (Age 36)

Called as President to Mexican Mission

1879 October 10 – 1880 February 4 (Age 37) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes

Thatcher returned to Salt Lake City in February 1880 and left James Zebulon Stewart temporarily in charge of the mission.

Set Apart By

Date Details

Started On 1879 October 10
Set Apart
Ended On 1880 February 4
Departed from Field

Called as President to Mexican Mission

1880 December 5 – 1881 August 6 (Age 38) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Location Served
He returned from Salt Lake City in December 1880 to resume thepresidency of the mission.

Date Details

Started On 1880 December 5
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1881 August 6
Released

Married Georgiana Snow

1885 August 31 (Age 43)

Died in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States

1909 August 21 (Age 67)
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Moses Thatcher (1842 - 1909) Profile
Moses Thatcher (1842 - 1909) Profile
Missionaries at the Paris Exposition
Missionaries at the Paris Exposition

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