Aaron Johnson
Alternate Names
Aaron Johnson (Birth Name)
Birth Date
On 1806 June 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1877 May 10 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1806 June 22
Mother
Ruhamah Stevens
Father
Didymus Johnson
Married
Polly Zerviah Kelsey
1827 September 13 (Age 21)
Baptized
1836 April 15 (Age 29)
Member of Nauvoo High Council
1841 January 19 (Age 34)
D&C 124: 132
At Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, united States
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1842 (Age 35)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Married
Sarah Mariah Johnson
1844 December 2 (Age 38)
Married
Jane Scott
1845 July 12 (Age 39)
Served in
Northern States Mission
1846 (Age 39)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Garden Grove, Decatur, Iowa Territory
Married
Mary Ann Johnson
1846 May 18 (Age 39)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1849 – 1850 (Age 42)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Garden Grove, Decatur, Iowa Territory
Date Details
Winter 1849
Called
Spring 1850
Released
Called as Captain to
Aaron Johnson Company
1850 June 8 – September 12 (Age 43)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Traveling Group
Polly Zerviah Kelsey (Age 41)
Jane Scott (Age 27)
Sarah Mariah Johnson (Age 26)
Don Carlos Johnson (Age 2)
Mary Ann Johnson (Age 18)
Emma Marie Johnson (Age 13)
Aaron Johnson Jr. (Age 0)
William Lorenzo Johnson (Age 0)
Date Details
Circa 1850 June 8
Joined Company
On 1850 September 12
Company Arrived
Married
Rachel Robinson Ford
1852 April 25 (Age 45)
Married
Harriet Fidelia Johnson
1852 December 16 (Age 46)
Married
Eunice Lucinda Johnson
1853 June 14 (Age 47)
Married
Margaret Jane Ford
1854 May 8 (Age 47)
Married
Sarah James
1857 March 1 (Age 50)
Married
Julia Maria Johnson
1857 March 1 (Age 50)
Married
Cecelia Elmina Sanford
1857 March 1 (Age 50)
Married
Jemima Davis
1857 April 6 (Age 50)
Died in Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
1877 May 10 (Age 70)
Media
Aaron Johnson (1806 - 1877) Profile
Sources
Person
The Joseph Smith Papers
"Aaron Johnson biography", The Joseph Smith Papers.
Pioneer
Averett family notebook, circa 1916-1965
"Elijah Averett autobiography", Averett family notebook, circa 1916-1965, Page 15.
Transcript for Elijah Averett autobiography, 15, in Averett family notebook, circa 1916-1965
Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894
Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894, Page 19-20.
Transcript for Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894, 19-20
Harrison Burgess autobiography, 1848-1882
Harrison Burgess autobiography, 1848-1882.
Transcript for Harrison Burgess autobiography, 1848-1882
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1850: Page 3.
Jacob Hamblin papers, 1850-1877
Jacob Hamblin papers, 1850-1877.
Joel W. White autobiographical sketch
Joel W. White autobiographical sketch. 1908. Page 3-5.
Transcript for Joel W. White autobiographical sketch, 1908, 3-5
Millennial Star
"Emigration", Millennial Star, (15 August 1850).
Transcript for "Emigration," Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, 15 August 1850, 252-53
