Samuel Miles, Jr.
Alternate Names
Samuel Miles (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1826 April 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1910 May 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Genesee, Allegany, New York, United States
1826 April 8
Mother
Prudence Prescott (1795 - 1852)
Father
Samuel Miles
Date Details
Occurred On 1826 April 8
Baptized by
Salmon Warner
1836 April (Age 9)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 20)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1848)
1848 (Age 21)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1848
Joined Company
Circa 1848
Company Arrived
Married
Hannah Marinda Colborn
1849 September 6 (Age 23)
Served in
California Mission
1857 April 21 – December (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Utah Territory
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Date Details
Started On 1857 April 21
Set Apart
Ended On 1857 December
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Orson Pratt/Ezra T. Benson Company (1857-1858)
1857 December – 1858 January (Age 31)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started Circa 1857 December
Joined Company
Ended Circa 1858 January
Company Arrived
Re-baptized
1875 August 14 (Age 49)
Died in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States
1910 May 22 (Age 84)
Media
Samuel Miles, Jr. (1826 - 1910) Profile
Sources
Pioneer
Heart Throbs of the West
Heart Throbs of the West, Vol. 9, Page 459-460.
Samuel Miles autobiography, circa 1904
Samuel Miles autobiography, circa 1904, Page 13 and 17.
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Samuel Miles autobiography, circa 1904, 17
Samuel Miles autobiography, circa 1904, 17.
Washington County News
"Samuel Miles Dead; Was Mormon Battalion Vet.", Washington County News, (26 May 1910), Page 1.
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 33.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 10.
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.