Albert King Thurber
Birth Date
On 1826 April 7 (Born)
Death Date
On 1888 March 21 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Foster, Providence, Rhode Island
1826 April 7
Mother
Rebecca Rhodes Hill
Father
Daniel Thurber
Date Details
Occurred On 1826 April 7
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1849)
1849 – 1849 June 15 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1849
Joined Company Late
Ended On 1849 June 15
Left Company Early
Baptized by Jacob D Burnham
1849 September 1 (Age 23)
Traveled in
Amasa M. Lyman Company (1850)
1850 August 17 – September 29 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1850 August 17
Joined Company
Ended On 1850 September 29
Company Arrived
Married
Thirza Melvina Berry
1851 February 26 (Age 24)
Served in
British Mission
1865 May 1 – 1866 November (Age 39)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Location Served
Europe
Date Details
Started On 1865 May 1
Set Apart
Ended On 1866 November
Released
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1866)
1866 (Age 39)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1866
Joined Company
Circa 1866
Company Arrived
Married
Agnes Brockbank
1867 October 30 (Age 41)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 9 – 1871 February 20 (Age 43)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1869 October 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1871 February 20
Arrived at Home
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1887 July 30 (Age 61)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Richfield, Sevier, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1887 July 30
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
1888 March 21 (Age 61)
Media
Albert King Thurber (1826 - 1888) Profile
Albert King Thurber (1826 - 1888)
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Deseret Evening News
"A.K. Thurber Dead", Deseret Evening News, (28 March 1888), Page 1.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 14 July 1866.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 May 1865, Vol. B, Page 7, Line 246.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. B, Page 19, Line 746.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 30 April 1887, Vol. A, Page 89, Line 175.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 30 April 1887, Vol. B, Page 96, Line 175.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. A, Page 18, Line 746.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 May 1865, Vol. A, Page 6, Line 246.
Pioneer
Albert K. Thurber diary
"Journal and Diary of Albert King Thurber," in Treasures of Pioneer History", Albert K. Thurber diary, 3, Page 283-88.