Benjamin Franklin Cummings, Jr.
Birth Date
On 1855 August 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1918 March 11 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
1855 August 22
Mother
Catherine Hall
Father
Benjamin Franklin Cummings
Date Details
Occurred On 1855 August 22
Baptized by Daniel F. Thomas
1864 July 31 (Age 8)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1875 October 11 – 1877 September 18 (Age 20)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Erastus Snow
Date Details
Started On 1875 October 11
Set Apart
Ended On 1877 September 18
Arrived at Home
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1878 April 8 – 1880 June 23 (Age 22)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt Sr.
Location Served
New England
Date Details
Started On 1878 April 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1880 June 23
Arrived at Home
Married
Emily Sarah Williams
1882 June 15 (Age 26)
Served in
Central States Mission
1907 March 4 – 1909 June 3 (Age 51)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Called to be the manager and editor of the "Liahona" a missionary paper.
Priesthood Quorum When Called
2nd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph F. Smith
Served With
Emily Sarah Williams
Location Served
Independence, Missouri
Date Details
Started On 1907 March 4
Set Apart
Ended On 1909 June 3
Arrived at Home
Images
Central, Northern, Southern States Mission
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1918 March 11 (Age 62)
Media
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Jr. (1855 - 1918) Profile
Central, Northern, Southern States Mission, 1907 December 21
Sources
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 4 March 1907, Vol. D, Page 8, Line 122a.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1875, Vol. B, Page 32, Line 1260.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1875, Vol. A, Page 30, Line 1260.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 April 1878, Vol. B, Page 45, Line 1754.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 April 1878, Vol. A, Page 41, Line 1754.