Benjamin Cluff
Alternate Names
Benjamin Clough
Birth Date
On 1830 May 20 (Born)
Death Date
On 1909 November 19 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
3
Pioneer
1
Born in Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
1830 May 20
Mother
Elizabeth Betsy Hall
Father
David Cluff Sr.
Baptized by Ab Palmer
1839 January 1 (Age 8)
Traveled in
Edward Hunter Company
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
On 1850 June 29
Joined Company
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
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1853
Called
On 1855
Released
Married
Mary Ellen Foster
1854 February 28 (Age 23)
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1855 April 6 – 1857 March 23 (Age 24)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1855 April 6
Called
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 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Arrived in Field Date per Hawaiian Mission Index, 1850-1930.
Priesthood Quorum When Called
22nd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Logan, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
J. Taylor
Set Apart By
John Taylor
Served With
Mary Ellen Foster
Date Details
On 1864 April 22
Set Apart
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.
Benjamin Cluff, Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
Benjamin Cluff, Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
Biographical Encyclopedia
Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 1.
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
Mission
A Gamble in the Desert: the Mormon Mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Woods, Fred Emmett 1956-, M277.93 W875g 2005, Church History Library
A Gamble in the Desert: the Mormon Mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Woods, Fred Emmett 1956-, M277.93 W875g 2005, Church History Library.
Cluff, Benjamin
Cluff, Benjamin, Vol. 1.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918.
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 6 July 1864, Page 2.
Las Vegas Mission Historical Record, 1855-1856, CLR 5691 21 F 1, Church History Library
Las Vegas Mission Historical Record, 1855-1856, CLR 5691 21 F 1, Church History Library.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 6, Line 236.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 6, Line 236.
Mormon Indian Mission-1855, Law, Wesley Ruane, 1929-: M273.4 L416m
Mormon Indian Mission-1855, Law, Wesley Ruane, 1929-: M273.4 L416m, Page 40.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church. Supplement after 31 December 1850: Page 8.
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