Moses Wade (1792-1869)

Son of Jacob Wade & Sarah Jones. Married Sarah Maria "Sally" Bundy, abt 1817, Farmersville, Cattaraugus, New York. Children- Sarah Wade, Edward Davis Wade, Mary Eliza Wade Jackson & Minerva Emma Wade Hickman. Married Mary Kirkbride, 20 Dec 1854, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.

Wade, Moses, a member of Co C of The Mormon Battalion, was born July 2, 1792, at Farmersville, Cattaraugus county, New York, the son of Jacob Wade and Sarah Jones. He learned the trade of a dyer and cleaner and also practiced medicine for a number of years. Becoming a convert to "Mormonism," he was baptized April 1, 1837, at Farmersville, New York, and was with the Saints at the time of the exodus from Nauvoo in 1846. Prior to this he had married Sallie Maria Bundy, who was born May 13, 1798, and who bore her husband four children, namely: Mary E., Edward D., Sarah M., and Minerva. In 1846 he and his family journeyed westward with the rest of the exiled Saints, and having arrived on the Missouri river, he enlisted in the Mormon Battalion and marched as a private in Company C to California. While he was still in California his wife died at Council Bluffs, in January, 1848, and his daughter, Minerva, had married Wm. A. Hickman. Bro. Wade arrived in Utah from California in 1850 and established himself as a broom maker in Salt Lake City, where he spent the remainder of his days. Bro. Wade also married a widow lady, Mrs. Armstrong, of Salt Lake City, who bore him one daughter (Jane). He died in Salt Lake City, Nov. 20, 1869.

MOSES WADE, Private. Mustered out with Company July 16, 1847, at Los Angeles, Cal.