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The Church History Biographical Database contains information about the lives of over 100,000 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as they worked to build Christ's kingdom on the earth. Included in the database are records of pioneer immigrants to Utah, early missionaries, and Mormon Battalion participants. The Database also provides thousands of source documents to aid your research.

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About the Database

Overview

Learn about the Biographical Database’s authoritative datasets and methodology for describing the lives of early Church members.

Mormon Battalion Data

An article on the data about the Mormon Battalion included in the Church History Biographical database

Pioneer Data

You'll find data on more than 61,000 pioneers who traveled to Salt Lake City between 1847 and 1868.

Missionary Data

The database contains information on 44,000 missionaries who served from 1830 to 1940.

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