Abel Butterfield III
Birth Date
On 1811 December 1 (Born)
Death Date
On 1886 February 23 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States
1811 December 1
Mother
Persis Kemp
Father
Abel Butterfield II
Date Details
Occurred On 1811 December 1
Baptized by John Boyington
1833 September 18 (Age 21)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1838 October 1 (Age 26)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Date Details
Started On 1838 October 1
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Married
Caroline Sprout
1840 August 27 (Age 28)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1843 (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Served With
James Henry Van Natta
Location Served
Winnebago, Illinois, United States
Date Details
Started On 1843
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 36)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1872 October (Age 60)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
5th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1872 October
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Santaquin, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
1886 February 23 (Age 74)
Media
Abel Butterfield III (1811 - 1886) Profile
Sources
Mission
Biography and family record of Lorenzo Snow
Biography and family record of Lorenzo Snow, Page 30-35.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 3 July 1843.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 19 October 1872, Vol. A, Page 23, Line 985.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 19 October 1872, Vol. B, Page 25, Line 985.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (June), Page 1-6.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1848.
