Aaron Freeman Farr
Birth Date
On 1818 October 31 (Born)
Death Date
On 1903 November 8 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Waterford, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
1818 October 31
Mother
Olive Hovey Freeman
Father
Winslow Farr
Baptized by
Orson Pratt
1832 May 19 (Age 13)
Married
Persis Atherton
1844 January 16 (Age 25)
Served in
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 (Age 25)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Date Details
On 1844
Released
On 1844 April 15
Departed from Home
Traveled in
Brigham Young Vanguard Company (1847)
1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1847 April 16
Joined Company
On 1847 July 21
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge Company (1847)
1847 June 17 – September 22 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Persis Atherton (Age 27)
Celestia Ann Farr (Age 2)
Date Details
On 1847 June 17
Joined Company
Between 1847 September 19 – 22
Company Arrived
Served in Jamaica, West Indies
1852 August 28 – 1853 February 11 (Age 33)
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Date Details
On 1852 August 28
Set Apart
On 1852 September 15
Departed from Home
On 1853 January 9
Arrived in Field
On 1853 February 11
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Thomas S. Williams Freight Train (1854)
1854 July 7 – October 23 (Age 35)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1854 July 7
Joined Company
Circa 1854 October 23
Company Arrived
Married
Hope Marie Astill
1855 January 28 (Age 36)
Married
Lucretia Ball Thorp
1855 January 28 (Age 36)
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1856 February 24 – August 30 (Age 37)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Date Details
On 1856 February 24
Called
On 1856 June
Arrived in Field
On 1856 August 30
Departed from Field
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 10 – 1870 March 29 (Age 50)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
C C Rich
Set Apart By
Charles Coulson Rich
Date Details
On 1869 October 10
Set Apart
On 1870 March 29
Released
Died in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
1903 November 8 (Age 85)
Media
Aaron Freeman Farr Sr. (1818 - 1903) Profile
Aaron Freeman Farr (1818 - 1903)
Sources
Person
Aaron Freeman Farr journal
Aaron Freeman Farr journal.
LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson
"Aaron Freeman Farr", LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson.
Nauvoo Community Project
Nauvoo Community Project.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 73.
SALT Lake Telegram
"Lettie F. Thatcher is Laid at Rest", SALT Lake Telegram, (27 June 1921).
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"Aaron Freeman Farr", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (30 January 1851).
"Richard Hollywood letter to Brigham Young", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (25 April 1854).
"Brigham Young from William Bringhurst", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (14 July 1856).
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 28 August 1852.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 24 February 1856, Page 3.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 April 1844.
Transcript for Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, April 15, 1844
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1869, Vol. 2, Page 16, Line 562.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1869, Vol. 1, Page 20, Line 562.
Missionary reports, 1831-1900
"Aaron F. Farr, letter, Ogden [Utah] to George A. Smith and Robert L. Campbell", Missionary reports, 1831-1900, (2 June 1865).
Transcript for Missionary reports, 1831-1900, MS 6104, Church History Library
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Wesley R. Law, July 1959
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Wesley R. Law, July 1959. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1959. Page 40.
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005. 2005.
Pioneer
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, 7 April 1847.
Transcript for Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, Journal, 1847 April-July
Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877
Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877, April.
Transcript for Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877, Journal, 1847 April 8-September 10, 1-26 and 1-10
Appleton M. Harmon diary, 1847 April-July
Appleton M. Harmon diary, 1847 April-July, April.
Transcript for Appleton M. Harmon diary, 1847 April-July
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"Orson Pratt to Brigham Young", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (29 June 1854).
Transcript for Pratt, Orson, to Brigham Young, 29 June 1854, in Brigham Young, Office Files 1832-1878, reel 54, box 41, fd. 2
Deseret Weekly
"The Utah Pioneers", Deseret Weekly, (25 August 1894), Page 294.
Diary of Hans Hoth
Diary of Hans Hoth, 3 January 1854.
Egan, Howard, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878:, Salt Lake City, Utah Press of Skelton Publishing Co., 1917
Egan, Howard, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878:, Salt Lake City, Utah Press of Skelton Publishing Co., 1917, Page 21-105.
Transcript for Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary, edited and compiled by William M. Egan (1917), 21-105
Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
"Journal, 1847 April - October", Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, (5 April 1847), Page 5.
Transcript for Heber C. Kimball journal in Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January
"Journal, 1844 May-1852 January", Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January, Page 47-85.
Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849
"Journal, 1847 April-June", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (April).
Transcript for Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, Journal, 1847 April-June
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, April, Vol. 2.
Transcript for William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, Folder contents: (2) Volume 2, 1847
