Philander Colton
Birth Date
On 1811 October 19 (Born)
Death Date
On 1891 August 15 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Clarence, Erie, New York, United States
1811 October 19
Mother
Mary Jones
Father
Charles Colton
Married
Polly Matilda Merrill
1833 July 3 (Age 21)
Baptized
1839 March (Age 27)
Traveled in
Horace M. Alexander Company
1847 July 24 – October 16 (Age 35)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Charles Edwin Colton (Age 12)
Date Details
On 1847 July 24
Joined Company
On 1847 October 16
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Silas Richards Company
1849 July 10 – October 29 (Age 37)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Lamoni Andrew Colton (Age 7)
Sanford Lorenzo Colton (Age 4)
Polly Matilda Merrill (Age 31)
Harriet Emily Colton (Age 12)
Eleanor Roseltha Colton (Age 10)
Byron Oliver Colton (Age 0)
Date Details
On 1849 July 10
Joined Company
Between 1849 October 25 – 29
Company Arrived
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1856 February 24 – 1857 March 23 (Age 44)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1856 February 24
Called
On 1857 March 23
Departed from Field
Died in Vernal, Uintah, Utah Territory, United States
1891 August 15 (Age 79)
Media
Philander Colton (1811 - 1891) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Nauvoo Community Project
Nauvoo Community Project.
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
Mission
A Gamble in the Desert: the Mormon Mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Woods, Fred Emmett 1956-, M277.93 W875g 2005, Church History Library
A Gamble in the Desert: the Mormon Mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Woods, Fred Emmett 1956-, M277.93 W875g 2005, Church History Library.
Las Vegas Mission record book, 1855 April-1857 March
Las Vegas Mission record book, 1855 April-1857 March, 22 April 1855, Page 6.
letter to Brigham Young from William Bringhurst, dated
letter to Brigham Young from William Bringhurst, dated, 14 July 1856.
Mormon Indian Mission-1855, Law, Wesley Ruane, 1929-: M273.4 L416m
Mormon Indian Mission-1855, Law, Wesley Ruane, 1929-: M273.4 L416m, Page 40.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church. Supplement after 31 December 1849: Page 5F.
Norma Baldwin Ricketts, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848 (Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1996), 169
Norma Baldwin Ricketts, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848 (Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1996), 169.
Ron Watt, Iowa Branch Index, 1839-1859
Ron Watt, Iowa Branch Index, 1839-1859, Page 189.
Silas Richards company
Silas Richards company, September.
Silas Richards letter to Brigham Young
Silas Richards letter to Brigham Young, 24 August 1849.
Transcript for Silas Richards letter to Brigham Young, 24 August 1849
Watt, Ronald G., Consecration Deeds Index, 1854-1868
Watt, Ronald G., Consecration Deeds Index, 1854-1868.