Richard Sessions
Birth Date
On 1799 April 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 1879 March 23 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Pioneer
2
Born
1799 April 28
Date Details
Occurred On 1799 April 28
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company A
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 47)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company (1847)
1847 August 25 – October 16 (Age 48)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Company Arrived
Traveled in
James Pace Company (1850)
1850 June 11 – September 23 (Age 51)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Elizabeth Sessions (Age 7)
Lucretia Haws (Age 47)
Hannah Sessions (Age 4)
Daniel Alexander Sessions (Age 21)
Laura Louise Marion Sessions (Age 16)
Melissa Sessions (Age 11)
Emeline Sessions (Age 10)
Date Details
Started On 1850 June 11
Joined Company
Ended Between 1850 September 20 – 23
Company Arrived
Died
1879 March 23 (Age 79)
Media
Richard Sessions (1799 - 1879) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Pioneer
Charles R. Dana papers, 1847, 1859
Charles R. Dana papers, 1847, 1859, Page 82-86.
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Lucinda Haws Holdaway, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963.
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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 1850: Page 5.
John H. Redd diary
John H. Redd diary, June.
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Levi W. Hancock papers, 1832-1878
Levi W. Hancock papers, 1832-1878, September.
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Millennial Star
"Emigration", Millennial Star, (15 August 1850).
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Registry of names of persons residing in the various wards as to bishop's reports, 1852-1853
Registry of names of persons residing in the various wards as to bishop's reports, 1852-1853.
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion Company A muster roll, 1846 October – December
"Mormon Battalion Company A Muster Roll", Mormon Battalion Company A muster roll, 1846 October – December, (October), Page 1.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 39.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 5.
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.