Alexander Burt
Birth Date
On 1837 April 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1913 February 14 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1837 April 8
Mother
Elizabeth Dunlop
Father
Andrew Burt
Baptized by
Andrew Burt
1848 December 15 (Age 11)
Traveled in
James G. Willie Company (1856)
1856 July 15 – November 9 (Age 19)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1856 July 15
Joined Company
On 1856 November 9
Company Arrived
Married
Agnes Watson
1858 June 11 (Age 21)
Served in
British Mission
1880 July 2 – 1881 November 11 (Age 43)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
28th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Jos F Smith
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.
Date Details
On 1880 July 2
Set Apart
On 1881 November 11
Released
Served in
British Mission
1885 December 1 (Age 48)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
2nd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
F D Richards
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1913 February 14 (Age 75)
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Alexander Burt (1837 - 1913) Profile
Sources
Person
Saints By Sea
"Alexander Burt. ID: 6726", Saints By Sea.
Mission
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918, 28 June 1880.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 December 1885, Vol. 2, Page 86, Line 3394.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 December 1885, Vol. 1, Page 79, Line 3394.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 2 July 1880, Vol. 1, Page 50, Line 2141.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 2 July 1880, Vol. 2, Page 54, Line 2141.
Pioneer
DESERET News
"Immigration to Utah", DESERET News, (15 October 1856), Page 6.
Transcript for "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254
Faithful stewards--the life of James Gray Willie and Elizabeth Ann Pettit Willie, undated
Faithful stewards--the life of James Gray Willie and Elizabeth Ann Pettit Willie, undated, Page 95-120.
Transcript for Marilyn Austin Smith, Faithful Stewards--the Life of James Gray Willie and Elizabeth Ann Pettit, 95-120
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 9 November 1856, Page 25.
Improvement Era
Betsey Smith Goodwin, "The Tired Mother: Pioneer Recollections", Improvement Era, Vol. 22, #9, (July), Page 775.
Transcript for Goodwin, Betsey Smith, "The Tired Mother: Pioneer Recollections," Improvement Era, July 1919, 775-81
KEEP WOMAN'S Exponent
"Handcart Speech", KEEP WOMAN'S Exponent, 17, (1 September 1888), 7. Page 51.
Transcript for Goodwin, Betsy Smith, "Handcart Speech," Woman's Exponent, 1 Sept. 1888, 51
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. B, Page 202.
SALT Lake Herald
Josiah Rogerson, "Captain J. G. Willie's Or, the Fourth Handcart Company of 1856", SALT Lake Herald, (15 December 1907), Page 5.
Transcript for Josiah Rogerson, "Captain J. G. Willie's Or, the Fourth Handcart Company of 1856 (No. 1)," Salt Lake Herald, 15 December 1907, 5
SALT Lake Tribune
Josiah Rogerson, "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot", SALT Lake Tribune, (4 January 1914).
Transcript for Josiah Rogerson, "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot," Salt Lake Tribune, 4 January 1914