Alexander McCord (1811 - 1887)

Born 10 Jan 1811 in New York, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Jul 1887 at age 76 in Shelby, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Alexander was born in 1811 in New York, United States.

He married Sibyl Vradenburg ("Bradenburgh") on November 25, 1834.

Sergeant Alexander McCord served with the Iowa Volunteers during the Mexican-American War
Service Started: Jul 1846
Unit(s): Company A, Mormon Battalion
Service Ended: Jul 1847

Alexander McCord was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Alexander and Sibyl McCord, among the first wave of pioneers, were of the early church and had endured the persecutions in Missouri and Illinois; yet their faith in the restored gospel was never shaken. Alexander was born January 10, 1811, in New York City. Sibyl was born February 27, 1817, in Ulster County, New York . They were married November 25, 1834, and became the parents of seven children. For a time they lived in Nauvoo. In 1846 they left Nauvoo with the migration for Utah , and while at Council Bluffs Alexander enlisted in the noted Mormon Battalion of 1847, serving in the company of Captain Hunt. He later wrote that Brigham Young "solemnly promised" to see that his family would be taken care of if he would enlist. After he was mustered out in California , Alexander went to Salt Lake City , where he found that corrupt teachings and practices had been introduced into the church. He immediately separated from the group. With others he crossed the mountains and plains on horseback, between February and April of 1848, to Winter Quarters at Omaha , Nebraska , so as to prevent his wife and children from going on to Utah . He found that the only care the family had received during his absence was a "piece of sole-leather" and none of his pay. The family moved to Galland's Grove where Alexander engaged in extensive farming. By his industry and good management he eventually built a good home for his family. Alexander joined the Reorganized Church in 1859, was ordained an elder in 1860, and to the office of seventy in 1861. In 1863 he accompanied E. C. Briggs on a mission to Utah and, in company with Jonas E. Chatburn and Samuel Wood, went there again in 1869-70, seeking to reclaim the misguided Saints. He also did considerable preaching in various localities throughout Iowa , serving the church faithfully until his death June 15, 1887, at his residence near Harlan in Shelby County . Sibyl died at Defiance, Iowa, November 29, 1900, survived by three of her children.

He passed away in 1887 in Iowa, United States.

Research Notes

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Sources

• Members of the Mormon Battalion, A Sesquicentennial Remembrance, compiled by Dr. Susan Ward Easton, p. 47. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE5417209
• Mormon Battalion Association, Original Battalion Roster: http://www.mormonbattalion.com/Original_Battalion_Roster
• LDS Pioneer Overland Travel 1847-1868 web site: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravel/pioneers/43277/alexander-mc-cord
• Find A Grave: Memorial #55148852 alexander-mccord