Preston Thomas
Birth Date
On 1814 February 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1877 July 11 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, United States
1814 February 15
Mother
Nancy Ann Morehead
Father
Daniel Thomas Jr
Date Details
Occurred On 1814 February 15
Married
Sarah Ann Jane Morehead
1838 May 10 (Age 24)
Baptized by Benjamin L. Clapp
1844 January 13 (Age 29)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1848 December 11 – 1849 May 27 (Age 34)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Winter Quarters, Nebraska
Location Served
Texas, United States
Date Details
On 1848 October 10
Departed from Home
Started On 1848 December 11
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1849 May 27
Departed from Field
Traveled in
John Brown Company (1851)
1851 July 7 – September 29 (Age 37)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Jane Morehead Thomas (Age 8)
Martha Thomas (Age 4)
Sarah Ann Jane Morehead (Age 34)
Maria Thomas (Age 2)
Date Details
Started On 1851 July 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1851 September 29
Company Arrived
Married
Maria Amanda Foscue
1851 November 17 (Age 37)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1852 August 28 – 1853 November (Age 38)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Texas, United States
Date Details
Started On 1852 August 28
Called
Ended On 1853 November
Arrived at Home
Called as Captain to
Preston Thomas Company (1853)
1853 May 23 – November (Age 39)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1853 May 23
Joined Company
Ended Circa 1853 November
Company Arrived
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1854 September 4 – 1856 September 17 (Age 40)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Texas
Date Details
Started On 1854 September 4
Departed from Home
Ended On 1856 September 17
Arrived at Home
Called as Captain to
Preston Thomas Company (1856)
1856 April 7 – September 17 (Age 42)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1856 April 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 September 17
Company Arrived
Married
Maria Hadlond
1856 October 8 (Age 42)
Served in
Southern States Mission
1869 October 9 – 1870 (Age 55)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
Tennessee and Alabama
Date Details
Started On 1869 October 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1870
Released
Died in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States
1877 July 11 (Age 63)
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Preston F Thomas (1814 - 1877) Profile
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Person
Deseret News
"Correspondence: Another Veteran Gone", Deseret News, (25 July 1877), Page 9.
Eastern Idaho Death Records Database
Eastern Idaho Death Records Database.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 3058-3077, Page 956-975.
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
Mission
A Treatise on the Gospel, Preston Thomas
A Treatise on the Gospel, Preston Thomas.
Daniel H. Thomas, Preston Thomas, 1814-1877: A Biography (Salt Lake City: 1940
Daniel H. Thomas, Preston Thomas, 1814-1877: A Biography (Salt Lake City: 1940.
Deseret News
"Conference Minutes", Deseret News, (6 May 1854), Page 2.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 11 December 1848.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 28 August 1852.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 17 October 1854, Page 4.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. B, Page 17, Line 656.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. A, Page 16, Line 656.
Preston Thomas: His Life and Travels
Daniel Hadlon Thomas (1942), Preston Thomas: His Life and Travels.
Pioneer
Arthur P. Welchman reminiscences and diary, circa 1854-1917
Arthur P. Welchman reminiscences and diary, circa 1854-1917, Page 14-25.
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Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"John Brown letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (19 September 1851).
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Derrick, Zachariah Wise, Journal 1851
Derrick, Zachariah Wise, Journal 1851, Page 2, 3.
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Elias Smith journals, 1836-1888
Elias Smith journals, 1836-1888, May.
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Gardner, Hamilton. History of Lehi: Including a Biographical Section (Salt Lake City: The Lehi Pioneer Committee, 1913)
Gardner, Hamilton. History of Lehi: Including a Biographical Section (Salt Lake City: The Lehi Pioneer Committee, 1913), Page 426.
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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 1851: Page 6B.
Jane Rio Griffiths Baker diary
Jane Rio Griffiths Baker diary, January, Page 9-55.
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John Brown Emigrating Company journal
John Brown Emigrating Company journal, 1851, Page 23.
Preston Thomas: His Life and Travels
Daniel Hadlon Thomas (1942), Preston Thomas: His Life and Travels, Page 417-423.
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Daniel Hadlon Thomas (1942), Preston Thomas: His Life and Travels, Page 277-312.
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