Orson Bennett Adams
Birth Date
On 1815 March 9 (Born)
Death Date
On 1901 February 4 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
1
Pioneer
2
Born
1815 March 9
Date Details
Occurred On 1815 March 9
Married
Susannah Smith
1836 March 30 (Age 21)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company C
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 31)
Members in Company
Rank
First Sergeant
Additional Information
Detached to Pueblo
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Mormon Battalion Detachments (1847)
1847 May 24 – July 29 (Age 32)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Susannah Smith (Age 27)
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer Company (1849)
1849 May 28 – September 25 (Age 34)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1849 May 28
Joined Company
Ended Between 1849 September 22 – 25
Company Arrived
Married
Margaret Jane Carter
1856 (Age 40)
Died
1901 February 4 (Age 85)
Media
Orson Bennett Adams (1815 - 1901) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census, Iron County
1850 Utah Census, Iron County.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"Reuben Miller letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (9 September 1849).
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Reuben Miller journals, 1848-1849
Reuben Miller journals, 1848-1849, June.
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Semi-Centennial Commission Book of the Pioneers, 1897
Semi-Centennial Commission Book of the Pioneers, 1897, Vol. 1, Page 33.
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion Company C muster roll, 1846
Mormon Battalion Company C muster roll, 1846, Page 2.
Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847
"Pay record", Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847, Page 1.
"Descriptive roll", Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847, Page 1.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 9.
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847, Page 1.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 23.
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.