Solon Foster
Birth Date
On 1811 January 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1896 March 17 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Danby, Tompkins, New York, United States
1811 January 8
Mother
Ruth Hedges
Father
Luther Foster
Date Details
Occurred On 1811 January 8
Baptized
1833 January (Age 21)
Married
Sarah Downing
1841 December 23 (Age 30)
Served in
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 – June 27 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Priesthood Office
Elder
Location Served
New York
Date Details
Started On 1844 April 15
Called
Ended On 1844 June 27
Released
Traveled in
Edward Hunter Company (1850)
1850 June 29 – October 13 (Age 39)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
William Riter Foster (Age 6)
Sarah Downing (Age 31)
Charles Franklin Foster (Age 2)
Orson Hyde Foster (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1850 June 29
Joined Company
Ended On 1850 October 13
Company Arrived
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1896 March 17 (Age 85)
Media
Solon Foster (1811 - 1896) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
1860 Utah Census
1860 Utah Census.
1870 Utah Census
1870 Utah Census.
Kane County Standard
"Pioneer Couple Married 63 Years", Kane County Standard, (12 May 1933).
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Foster, Solon J.", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 3, Page 81.
Nauvoo Community Project
Nauvoo Community Project.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 1, Page 144.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 72.
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 April 1844.
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Pioneer
Book of the generations of Jacob Gibson, 1849-1881
Book of the generations of Jacob Gibson, 1849-1881.
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Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"Philo Dibble to Brigham Young", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (24 June 1850).
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"Edward Hunter letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (17 July 1850).
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 7 April 1849.
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.