Benjamin Franklin Birtcher
Birth Date
On 1886 March 20 (Born)
Death Date
On 1943 September 4 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Pisgah, Preston, West Virginia, United States
1886 March 20
Mother
Minerva Jane Knotts
Father
Lockard Israel Birtcher
Date Details
Occurred On 1886 March 20
Baptized by John H Miller
1905 July 24 (Age 19)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1913 March 18 – 1915 August 7 (Age 26)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
James Edward Talmage
Location Served
Eastern States
Date Details
Started On 1913 March 18
Set Apart
Ended On 1915 August 7
Arrived at Home
Images
N. West Virginia conference
Served in
East Central States Mission
1943 April 16 – September 4 (Age 57)
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Mission Type
Short Term
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Died in the field by drowning.
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Globe, Gila, Arizona, United States
Set Apart By
Charles Albert Callis
Date Details
On 1943 April 11
Set Apart Date
Started On 1943 April 16
Departed from Home
Ended On 1943 September 4
Released
Died in Virginia Beach, Princess Anne, Virginia, United States
1943 September 4 (Age 57)
Media
Benjamin Franklin Birtcher (1886 - 1943) Profile
N. West Virginia conference, Between 1915 April – August
Sources
Mission
Benjamin F. Birtchner's mission papers and photographs
Benjamin F. Birtchner's mission papers and photographs.
Family Search, Memories, Benjamin Franklin Birtcher
"Former Globe Mayor Drowns", Family Search, Memories, Benjamin Franklin Birtcher.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 18 March 1913, Vol. D, Page 146, Line 137.
