Thomas Kirk
Birth Date
On 1815 May 18 (Christening)
Death Date
On 1850 June 17 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Pioneer
2
Born
1815 May 18
Date Details
Occurred On 1815 May 18
Married
Elizabeth Shelton
1844 (Age 28)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 31)
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 32)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Aaron Johnson Company (1850)
1850 June 8 – 17 (Age 35)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Circa 1850 June 8
Joined Company
Ended On 1850 June 17
Died en Route
Died
1850 June 17 (Age 35)
Sources
Pioneer
Frontier Guardian
"From the Valley", Frontier Guardian, 2, (8 January 1851), 25. Page 2.
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Jacob Hamblin papers, 1850-1877
"Autobiography and journal, 1850 June-1854 April, 1870 April.", Jacob Hamblin papers, 1850-1877, (1850), Page 47.
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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.
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 31.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 9.
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.