Thomas Lyon
Birth Date
On 1826 September 5 (Born)
Death Date
On 1863 May 20 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1826 September 5
Mother
Janet Thompson (1809 - 1896)
Father
John Lyon (1803 - 1889)
Date Details
Occurred On 1826 September 5
Baptized by William Gibson
1844 March 4 (Age 17)
Married
Mary Anne Higgins
1849 January 4 (Age 22)
Served in
British Mission
1852 December 11 – 1856 March 21 (Age 26)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Location Served
Scotland, Belfast Conference
Date Details
Started On 1852 December 11
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1856 March 21
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Edward Stevenson Company (1859)
1859 June 26 – September 15 (Age 32)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Jessie Campbell Lyon (Age 8)
Mary James Lyon (Age 5)
Mary Anne Higgins (Age 34)
Christina Enoch Lyon (Age 3)
Margaret Miller Watson (Age 18)
Jenie Smith Lyon (Age 10)
Frances Stenhouse Lyon (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1859 June 26
Joined Company
Ended On 1859 September 15
Company Arrived
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1863 May 20 (Age 36)
Media
Thomas Lyon (1826 - 1863) Profile
Sources
Person
1860 Utah Census
1860 Utah Census.
History of Thomas Lyon, FamilySearch
History of Thomas Lyon, FamilySearch.
Saints By Sea
"Thomas Lyon. ID: 25027", Saints By Sea.
Mission
Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports.
Pioneer
Edward Stevenson collection, 1849-1922
Edward Stevenson collection, 1849-1922. Diary.
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George H. Taylor journal, 1879-1880
George H. Taylor journal, 1879-1880, Page 183.
Relief Society Magazine
DeWitt, Margaret Miller Watson, "Autobiography of Margaret Miller Watson DeWitt", Relief Society Magazine, (July), Page 382-383.
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The autobiography of George H. Taylor
The autobiography of George H. Taylor. 1949. Page 23-29.
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