August Swensson
Alternate Names
August Swenson (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1836 August 7 (Born)
Death Date
On 1927 January 26 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Torebo, Stafsinge, Halland, Sweden
1836 August 7
Mother
Brita Andersdotter
Father
Swen Andersson
Date Details
Occurred On 1836 August 7
Baptized by Christensen
1853 June 24 (Age 16)
Traveled in
Canute Peterson Company (1856)
1856 June 27 – September 16 (Age 19)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 June 27
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 September 16
Company Arrived
Married
Bertha Olsdotter
1859 January 31 (Age 22)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1876 November 14 – 1877 July 20 (Age 40)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Quorum When Called
50th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Location Served
Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, & Michigan
Date Details
Started On 1876 November 14
Set Apart
Ended On 1877 July 20
Arrived at Home
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1883 April 9 – 1884 November 9 (Age 46)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Quorum When Called
50th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Francis Marion Lyman
Location Served
Scandinavia
Date Details
Started On 1883 April 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1884 November 9
Arrived at Home
Died in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States
1927 January 26 (Age 90)
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August Swensson (1836 - 1927) Profile
Sources
Person
1860 United States Census
1860 United States Census.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 14 November 1876, Vol. A, Page 36, Line 1539.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 14 November 1876, Vol. B, Page 39, Line 1539.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1883, Vol. B, Page 70, Line 2786.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1883, Vol. A, Page 65, Line 2786.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"Immigration to Utah", Deseret News, (15 October 1856), Page 6.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 20 September 1856.
Scandinavian Jubilee Album
Scandinavian Jubilee Album.