Abel Butterfield
Birth Date
On 1811 December 2 (Born)
Death Date
On 1886 February 23 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
3
Pioneer
1
Born in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States
1811 December 2
Mother
Persis Kemp
Father
Abel Butterfield
Baptized by John Boyington
1833 September 18 (Age 21)
Served in
Southern States Mission
1838 October 1 (Age 26)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Married
Caroline Sprout
1840 August 27 (Age 28)
Served in
Northern States Mission
1843 (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Served With
James Henry Van Natta
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 36)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
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
F D Richards
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Died in Santaquin, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
1886 February 23 (Age 74)
Media
Abel Butterfield (1810 - 1886) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Salt Lake County, Utah.
Mission
Eliza Roxcy Snow, "Biography and family record of Lorenzo Snow,"
Eliza Roxcy Snow, "Biography and family record of Lorenzo Snow,", Page 30-35.
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 3 July 1843.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 19 October 1872, Vol. 1, Page 32, Line 985.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 19 October 1872, Vol. 2, Page 26, Line 985.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church. Supplement after 31 December 1848: Page 2.
MS 14290: Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
MS 14290: Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, June.
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