Benjamin Ashby
Birth Date
On 1828 December 19 (Born)
Death Date
On 1907 November 19 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1828 December 19
Mother
Susan Hammond (1808 - 1851)
Father
Nathaniel Ashby (1805 - 1846)
Date Details
Occurred On 1828 December 19
Baptized
1841 December 9 (Age 12)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 19)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
William Hardin Ashby (Age 8)
Mary Jane Ashby (Age 6)
Emma Smith Ashby (Age 5)
Susan Hammond (Age 39)
John Jefford Ashby (Age 2)
Harriet Maria Ashby (Age 14)
Nathaniel Ashby, Jr. (Age 13)
Richard Hammond Ashby (Age 11)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1853 April 8 – 1856 February 23 (Age 24)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Residence When Called
Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah Territory
Location Served
Newcastle, Hull, and Carlisle Conferences
Date Details
Started On 1853 April 8
Called
On 1853 October 22
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1856 February 23
Departed from Field
Served in
Welsh Mission
1856 February 23 – 1857 March 28 (Age 27)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Residence When Called
British Mission
Location Served
Counselor in Welsh Presidency, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Date Details
Started On 1856 February 23
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1857 March 28
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Israel Evans Company (1857)
1857 May 22 – September 12 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1857 May 22 – 23
Joined Company
Ended Between 1857 September 11 – 12
Company Arrived
Married
Ann Chester
1857 October 25 (Age 28)
Married
Mary Jane Collins Dyer
1858 (Age 29)
Died in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States
1907 November 19 (Age 78)
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Benjamin Ashby (1828 - 1907) Profile
Benjamin Ashby (1828 - 1907) Profile
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Person
Saints By Sea
"Benjamin Ashby. ID: 2053", Saints By Sea.
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 4222-4238, Page 687-703.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 12 March 1857, Vol. 17.
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 12 March 1857.
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, March.
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 5 December 1855.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 8 April 1853, Page 1-19.
Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports.
Millennial Star
"Departure", Millennial Star, 19, (11 April 1857), 15. Page 233.
Zion's Trumpet
Zion's Trumpet, 1857, Page 42, 86-87.
Edited by Ronald D. Dennis, Zion's Trumpet, 1856, Page 78, 106-7, 139, 144, 167, 169, 245-46, 281.
Pioneer
Ashby Ancestry
Ashby Ancestry, Page 22.
Benjamin Ashby autobiography, circa 1897-1904
Benjamin Ashby autobiography, circa 1897-1904, Page 25-30.
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Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849. Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report: Page 1-6.
Charles Neal autobiographical sketch, 1913
Charles Neal autobiographical sketch, 1913.
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Chronicles of Courage
"Fishburn, Robert Leeming", Chronicles of Courage, 2, Page 204-208.
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Sketch of Life of Margaret Simmons Bennett Beck", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 3-4.
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Davis County Clipper
"Hand Cart Veteran Summoned", Davis County Clipper, (22 November 1907), Page 1.
Deseret News
"Arrival and Latest News", Deseret News, (19 August 1857), Page 4.
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Griffith Roberts reminiscence and diary, circa 1865, 19-21
Griffith Roberts reminiscence and diary, circa 1865, 19-21.
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"Benjamin Ashby [biographical sketch]", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914.
Morgan, Evan Samuel. Diary of Evan Samuel Morgan
Morgan, Evan Samuel. Diary of Evan Samuel Morgan.
Susan M. Witbeck autobiographical sketch, circa 1898, 5-7
Susan M. Witbeck autobiographical sketch, circa 1898, 5-7.
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William L. Hutchings diary, 1857-1877, 10
William L. Hutchings diary, 1857-1877, 10.
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