Franklin Weaver, son of Edward and Martha Raymer Weaver, was born in New York state in 1828. As a young man he and his brother, Miles, joined the Mormon Batallion of the Mexican War of 1847 and traveled by foot from Council Bluffs, Iowa to the shores of the Pacific Ocean as part of the longest infantry march in the history of the United States.

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FRANKLIN WEAVER A TIME LINE: 1828-1884 A Compilation of Various Sources on the life of Franklin Weaver Born 29 May 1828, Scio, Allegany County, New York Died 12 June 1884, Bennington, Bear Lake County, Idaho Compiled and edited by Ellen Claire Weaver Shaeffer 1996 Second Edition 1998

Franklin Weaver (1828-1884), was born in Scio, Allegany Co., N.Y. to Edward Weaver and Martha Raymer. He married (1) 1848 in San Francisco, Christiana Rachel Reed (1830-1893),...

Jan 1, 2019 · Franklin became a member of the LDS Church between 1830 - 1848. Franklin Weaver was a Latter Day Saint pioneer. Mormon Pioneer of 1847 & Member of the Mormon Battalion. Born May 29, 1828 to Edward Weaver and Martha Raymer, in …

Franklin Weaver (1828-1884), was born in Scio, Allegany Co., N.Y. to Edward Weaver and Martha Raymer. He married (1) 1848 in San Francisco, Christiana Rachel Reed (1830-1893), the daughter of John Haynes Reed and Christiana Gregory. She was born in Philadelphia, Pa.

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Franklin was the son of Abraham Weaver and Mary Magdalena (Senseny) Weaver. He was born in Oldtown, Hampshire County, West Virginia. At the time this was part of Virginia.

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Franklin Weaver and his brother Miles enlisted with the rank of private in Company A of the Mormon Battalion to fight in the United States' war with Mexico. They were among the first twenty-five to enlist.5 "Franklin was [not] old enough to enlist, but managed somehow to do so because he could not bear to be separated from Miles.