William Ezra Beckstead
Birth Date
On 1827 March 13 (Born)
Death Date
On 1909 May 17 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Pioneer
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Born
1827 March 13
Date Details
Occurred On 1827 March 13
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company C
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 19)
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 40)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Married
Mary Winn
1849 January 7 (Age 21)
Traveled in
Henry Bryant Manning Jolley Company (1852)
1852 June 15 – September 9 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Matilda Ann Beckstead (Age 4)
Mary Winn (Age 23)
Date Details
Started On 1852 June 15
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 9
Company Arrived
Died
1909 May 17 (Age 82)
Media
William Ezra Beckstead (1827 - 1909) Profile
Sources
Person
Beckstead, William E. to Mr. Clawson
Beckstead, William E. to Mr. Clawson, 19 May 1877.
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Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877). Registry of the names of persons residing in the various wards, 1852: Page 40.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"7th Company of 50 report", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, (15 June 1852).
Macedonia Branch, Iowa, Record 1847-1852, fd. 2
Macedonia Branch, Iowa, Record 1847-1852, fd. 2.
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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 11.
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.