Augustus Alwin Farnham
View in FamilySearchBorn in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1805 May 20
Mother
Chloe Wilson
Father
Peter Farnham
Baptized
1843 April 21 (Age 37)
Served in Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15–January (Age 38) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Additional Notes
Mission was to assist with Joseph Smith's campaign for US President and to faithfully preach the gospel.
Called as President to Australian Mission
1852 August–1854 January (Age 47) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Additional Notes
The mission was reorganized into the Australasian Mission and Farnham continued as mission president.
Arrived in Field
1853 March 30 (Age 47)
Called as President to Australasian Mission
1854 January–1856 May (Age 48) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Death
1865 May 2 (Age 59)
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