Alexander Ott
Birth Date
On 1823 July 2 (Born)
Death Date
On 1868 October 15 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Oppeln, Silesia, Prussia
1823 July 2
Mother
Wilhelmine
Father
John M. Ott
Baptized
1852 May 6 (Age 28)
Traveled in
Company Unknown
1854 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Circa 1854
Joined Company
Circa 1854
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1855 September 6 (Age 32)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1855 September 6
Set Apart
On 1855 September 10
Departed from Home
Traveled in
Horton D. Haight/Frederick Kesler Freight Train
1859 June 6 – September 1 (Age 35)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1859 June 6
Joined Company
On 1859 September 1
Company Arrived
Married Mary Jane Harris
1860 July 11 (Age 37)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1868 October 15 (Age 45)
Sources
Person
Deseret News
"Obituary", Deseret News, (28 October 1868).
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch.
SL County, Utah Death Records
SL County, Utah Death Records.
Mission
Deseret News
"Thomas Bullock, "Departure of missionaries", Deseret News, (19 September 1855), Page 224.
Transcript for Thomas Bullock, "Departure of missionaries," The Deseret News 5, no. 28 (19 Sep. 1855): 224
New York New York South Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977, Church History Library
New York New York South Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977, Church History Library.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"Latter Day Saints' Immigration", Deseret News, (24 August 1859), Page 5.
Transcript for "Latter Day Saints' Immigration," Deseret News, 24 August 1859, 197
Horace S. Eldredge Emigrating Company journal
Horace S. Eldredge Emigrating Company journal, May, Page 14.
Transcript for Horace S. Eldredge Emigrating Company journal, 1859 May-September
Kesler, Frederick, Papers, 1837-1899, reel 1
Kesler, Frederick, Papers, 1837-1899, reel 1, Vol. 2.
Transcript for Kesler, Frederick, Papers, 1837-1899, reel 1, vol. 2
Kesler, Frederick, to Brigham Young
Kesler, Frederick, to Brigham Young, 22 July 1859.
Transcript for Kesler, Frederick, to Brigham Young, 22 July 1859, in Brigham Young, Office Files 1832-1878, reel 37, box 27, fd. 2
Ott, Alexander, Autobiographical sketch, in 24th Quorum, Genealogy, 1876
Ott, Alexander, Autobiographical sketch, in 24th Quorum, Genealogy, 1876, Vol. 3.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. B, Page 98.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 144.