Alfred Gadd
Birth Date
On 1837 July 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1909 March 30 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England
1837 July 15
Mother
Eliza Chapman
Father
Samuel Gadd
Date Details
Occurred On 1837 July 15
Baptized by Moses Cluff
1855 October 7 (Age 18)
Traveled in
James G. Willie Company (1856)
1856 July 15 – November 9 (Age 19)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Ann Gadd (Age 7)
Sarah Gadd (Age 5)
Eliza Chapman (Age 42)
Samuel Gadd (Age 40)
Jane Gadd (Age 17)
William Chapman Gadd (Age 13)
Daniel Chapman Gadd (Age 1)
Isaac Chapman Gadd (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1856 July 15
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 November 9
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Samuel D. White Company (1863)
1863 August 15 – October 15 (Age 26)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Teamster
Date Details
Started On 1863 August 15
Joined Company
Ended On 1863 October 15
Company Arrived
Married
Mary Ann Hobbs
1864 January 10 (Age 26)
Served in
British Mission
1894 January 5 – 1896 February 3 (Age 56)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
71st
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Nephi, Juab, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Henry Smith
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1894 January 5
Set Apart
Ended On 1896 February 3
Arrived at Home
Died
1909 March 30 (Age 71)
Media
Alfred Gadd (1837 - 1909) Profile
Alfred Gadd (1837 - 1909) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret Evening News
"Nephi: Handcart Veteran Called", Deseret Evening News, (6 April 1909), Page 3.
Saints By Sea
"Alfred Gadd. ID: 27648", Saints By Sea.
Mission
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 5 January 1894, Vol. A, Page 134, Line 5.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 5 January 1894, Vol. B, Page 143, Line 5.
Pioneer
Gadd, Alfred, Diary
Gadd, Alfred, Diary, June.
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"Scrapbook Part 6, Hand Cart Veterans reported alive", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (4 October 1906), Page 1-19.
"Langley A. Bailey to Albert Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (23 September 1907).
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 9 November 1856, Page 21.
Linford, John, Diary
Linford, John, Diary, April.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. B, Page 204.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Handcart Veteran Dead", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (3 April 1909), Page 2.