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Jeduthan Hardy Averett
The Battalion Man
A Carolina boy who joined the LDS Church in 1843, volunteered for the Mormon Battalion's nearly 2,000-mile march to California in 1846–1847 — the longest infantry march in U.S. history — and arrived in Utah as a pioneer in 1852. He lived long enough to see Utah become a state.
At a Glance Has open questions
- Born
- June 12, 1816, North Carolina
- Died
- January 7, 1902 (age 85)
- Parents
- Hardy Averett & Drucilla Meador
- Spouse
- Holly Jane Tingle (married August 11, 1836, Alabama)
- Children
- Including Elizabeth Jane Averett (b. 1854, Salt Lake City), William Clark, and Jeduthan Hardy Jr.
- Family line
- Blackett · Averett · Stephens line (Jerry's mother's side)
- Relation to Jerry
- Jerry's 3rd great-grandfather on his mother Fern's side
How sure are we? Well documented — LDS Church and U.S. Army records confirm his Battalion service and 1852 pioneer journey.
- His grandmother Rebecca Stephens's parentage — the link to General William Stephens — remains undocumented.
Read about Jeduthan in…
The Battalion Man · The Family Tree
Sources for this page
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LDS Church History Biographical Database
Confirms Hugh Johnston's death (Sept 29, 1854, age 54, Empey Company), James Johnston's 1890 British Mission, and the Blackett family (John William Blackett ID KWCF-N6M; Robert Collingwood Blackett Sr. ID KWJH-KQV).
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U.S. Army History — The Mormon Battalion
The Battalion's nearly 2,000-mile march from Council Bluffs, Iowa to San Diego remains the longest infantry march in American military history.
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