Philander Colton
Born in Clarence, Erie, New York, United States
1811 October 19
Mother
Mary Jones
Father
Charles Colton
Date Details
Occurred On 1811 October 19
Married Polly Matilda Merrill
1833 July 3 (Age 21)
Baptized by J. H. Johnson
1839 March (Age 27)
Joined Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 34) Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in Horace M. Alexander Company (1847)
1847 July 24 – October 16 (Age 35) Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Date Details
Started On 1847 July 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 October 16
Company Arrived
Traveled in Silas Richards Company (1849)
1849 July 10 – October 29 (Age 37) Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Date Details
Started On 1849 July 10
Joined Company
Ended Between 1849 October 25 – 29
Company Arrived
Served in Las Vegas Mission
1856 February 24 – 1857 March 23 (Age 44) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
To the Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1856 February 24
Called
Ended On 1857 March 23
Departed from Field
Died in Vernal, Uintah, Utah Territory, United States
1891 August 15 (Age 79)
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Philander Colton (1811 - 1891) Profile