Zachariah Bruyn Decker
Birth Date
On 1817 June 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1903 April 13 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, United States
1817 June 22
Mother
Gertrude Bruyn
Father
Cornelius Decker
Date Details
Occurred On 1817 June 22
Baptized by Carter
1840 April 7 (Age 22)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company A
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 29)
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 30)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1848
Joined Company
Circa 1848
Company Arrived
Married
Nancy Bean
1849 March 6 (Age 31)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 17 (Age 52)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
69th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Parowan, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Daniel H Wells
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1869 October 17
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died
1903 April 13 (Age 85)
Media
Zachariah Bruyn Decker (1817 - 1903) Profile
Zachariah Bruyn Decker (1817 - 1903) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 17 October 1869, Vol. B, Page 18, Line 686.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 17 October 1869, Vol. A, Page 16, Line 686.
Pioneer
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.
Salt Lake (County) Recorder's Office land records, circa 1847-1860
Salt Lake (County) Recorder's Office land records, circa 1847-1860, 1847, Page 37.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Another Pioneer Gone", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (21 April 1903), Page 3.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion Company A muster roll, 1846 October – December
"Mormon Battalion Company A Muster Roll", Mormon Battalion Company A muster roll, 1846 October – December, (October), Page 2.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 19.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 4.
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.