Benjamin Cluff
Alternate Names
Benjamin Clough (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1830 March 20 (Born)
Death Date
On 1909 November 19 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
1830 March 20
Mother
Elizabeth Hall (1805 - 1881)
Father
David Cluff (1795 - 1881)
Date Details
Occurred On 1830 March 20
Baptized by
Abraham Palmer
1839 January 1 (Age 8)
Traveled in
Edward Hunter Company (1850)
1850 June 29 – October 13 (Age 20)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Hyrum Cluff (Age 9)
Henry Cluff (Age 7)
David Cluff (Age 55)
Alfred Aaron Cluff (Age 5)
Elizabeth Hall (Age 44)
Orson Cluff (Age 2)
William Wallace Cluff (Age 18)
Harvey Harris Cluff (Age 14)
Samuel Sampson Cluff (Age 12)
Date Details
Started On 1850 June 29
Joined Company
Ended On 1850 October 13
Company Arrived
Served in
Middle States Mission
1853 – 1855 (Age 22)
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Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Little Salt Lake Valley
Date Details
Started Circa 1853
Called
Ended Circa 1855
Released
Married
Mary Ellen Foster
1854 February 28 (Age 23)
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1855 April 6 – 1857 March 23 (Age 25)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 6
Called
Ended On 1857 March 23
Departed from Field
Married
Eliza Arnetta Foster
1856 February 20 (Age 25)
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1864 April 22 – 1870 May 26 (Age 34)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
22nd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Logan, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Taylor
Served With
Mary Ellen Foster
Date Details
Started On 1864 April 22
Set Apart
On 1864 June 10
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1870 May 26
Arrived at Home
Died in San Fernando, Huimanguillo, Tabasco, Mexico
1909 November 19 (Age 79)
Media
Benjamin Cluff (1830 - 1909) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
"Benjamin Cluff", Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Cluff, Benjamin", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 1, Page 475.
The Cluff Family Journal
"Biography", The Cluff Family Journal.
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
Mission
Cluff, Benjamin
Cluff, Benjamin, Vol. 1.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 26 April 1895.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 6 July 1864.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 April 1864, Vol. B, Page 6, Line 236.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 April 1864, Vol. A, Page 6, Line 236.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1959. Page 40.
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005. 2005.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1850: Page 8.
