Samuel Gould
Birth Date
On 1786 August 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1869 December 30 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
1786 August 15
Mother
Elizabeth Green
Father
Jacob Gould
Date Details
Occurred On 1786 August 15
Baptized by Mallory
1842 August 1 (Age 55)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company C
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 59)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
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 60)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1848 April 20 – 1849 (Age 61)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
Location Served
Michigan
Date Details
Started On 1848 April 20
Set Apart
Ended Circa 1849
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
Amasa M. Lyman Company (1850)
1850 August 17 – September 29 (Age 64)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
John Calvin Gould (Age 28)
Date Details
Started On 1850 August 17
Joined Company
Ended On 1850 September 29
Company Arrived
Married
Fanny Ward
1851 January 1 (Age 64)
Traveled in
Parley P. Pratt Company (1852)
1852 September 14 – October 18 (Age 66)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1852 September 14
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 October 18
Company Arrived
Married
Cynthia Martin
1853 October 9 (Age 67)
Traveled in
Rescue Companies (1856)
1856 October 7 – December 15 (Age 70)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 October 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 15
Company Arrived
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1861 August 30 – 1862 (Age 75)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Parowan, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Heber Chase Kimball
Location Served
United States - Michigan
Date Details
Started On 1861 August 30
Set Apart
Ended Circa 1862
Released
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1862)
1862 (Age 75)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1862
Joined Company
Circa 1862
Company Arrived
Died in Parowan, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
1869 December 30 (Age 83)
Sources
Person
Ann Arbor Observer
Dave McCormick, "Gold Fever", Ann Arbor Observer, (30 April 2019).
Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
"Samuel Gould", Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City, Page 53.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 25 November 1849.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Gould, Samuel", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 3, Page 383-384.
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Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900. Image 1345.
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Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 20 April 1848.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 30 August 1861, Vol. A, Page 3, Line 111.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 30 August 1861, Vol. B, Page 3, Line 111.
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Pioneer
Albert K. Thurber diary
"Journal and Diary of Albert King Thurber," in Treasures of Pioneer History", Albert K. Thurber diary, 3, Page 283-88.
Historian's Office collected historical documents, circa 1851-1869
James G Willie, "Synopsis of the Fourth Hand Cart Company's Trip from England to G.S.L. City in 1856", Historian's Office collected historical documents, circa 1851-1869, Page 965-983.
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James H. Rollins reminiscences, 1896; 1898
James H. Rollins reminiscences, 1896; 1898, Page 42-43.
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The autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt
Parley Parker Pratt, 1807-1857, The autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt.
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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 23.
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.