Asa Starkweather Calkins
Birth Date
On 1809 July 5 (Born)
Death Date
On 1873 February 15 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, United States
1809 July 5
Mother
Lucy Kellogg
Father
John Calkins
Married
Mariette Symonds Barney
1832 February 16 (Age 22)
Baptized
1848 March 9 (Age 38)
Traveled in
William Snow/Joseph Young Company (1850)
1850 June 21 – October 4 (Age 41)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mariette Symonds Barney (Age 40)
Theodore John Calkin (Age 10)
Date Details
On 1850 June 21
Joined Company
Between 1850 October 1 – 4
Company Arrived
Married
Eliza Smith
1852 October 6 (Age 43)
Served in
British Mission
1855 September 6 (Age 46)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Called as President to
British Mission
1858 May – 1860 May (Age 48)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Date Details
On 1858 May
Called
On 1860 May
Released
Married
Agnes Elizabeth Perkes
1858 July 13 (Age 49)
Traveled in
Hooper and Eldredge Freight Train (1860)
1860 July 16 – September 24 (Age 51)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Agnes Elizabeth Perkes (Age 20)
Amy Charlotte Calkin (Age 1)
Date Details
On 1860 July 16
Joined Company
On 1860 September 24
Company Arrived
Died in St. George, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
1873 February 15 (Age 63)
Media
Asa Starkweather Calkins (1809 - 1873) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City, Page 20.
LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson
LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 4, Page 312.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 6 September 1855.
KEEP BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
KEEP BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 9 December 1855.
KEEP BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 19 May 1858.
Millennial Star
"Arrival", Millennial Star, 17, Page 813.
Pioneer
Angelina C. Farley diaries, 1847-1888
Angelina C. Farley diaries, 1847-1888, Page 32.
Transcript for Angelina C. Farley diaries, 1847-1888, 32
DESERET News
"Latest from the Plains", DESERET News, (8 August 1860).
Transcript for "Latest from the Plains," Deseret News, 8 August 1860, 180
"The Companies on the Plains", DESERET News, (15 August 1860).
Transcript for "The Companies on the Plains," Deseret News, 15 August 1860, 188
Gardner Snow record and account book, 1847-1869
Gardner Snow record and account book, 1847-1869.
Transcript for Gardner Snow record and account book, 1847-1869, Record, 1850
Luke W. Gallup reminiscences and diary, 1842 May-1891 March
Luke W. Gallup reminiscences and diary, 1842 May-1891 March, May, Page 122-141.
Transcript for Luke W. Gallup reminiscences and diary, 1842 May-1891 March, 122-41
Registry of names of persons residing in the various wards as to bishop's reports, 1852-1853
Registry of names of persons residing in the various wards as to bishop's reports, 1852-1853.
