Benjamin Franklin Dewey
Birth Date
On 1829 May 5 (Born)
Death Date
On 1904 February 23 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1829 May 5
Mother
Harriet Adams (1800 - 1871)
Father
Ashbel Dewey
Date Details
Occurred On 1829 May 5
Traveled in
Brigham Young Vanguard Company (1847)
1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 17)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 April 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 21
Company Arrived
Baptized
1849 April 5 (Age 19)
Traveled in
Amasa M. Lyman Company (1850)
1850 August 17 – September 29 (Age 21)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1850 August 17
Joined Company
Ended On 1850 September 29
Company Arrived
Served in
Siam Mission
1852 October 21 – 1855 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Location Served
Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Date Details
Started On 1852 October 21
Departed from Home
Ended On 1855
Released
Married
Susan Elzira Smithson
1855 May 9 (Age 26)
Married
Disey Parallee Russell
1869 October 5 (Age 40)
Died in Chloride, Mohave, Arizona Territory, United States
1904 February 23 (Age 74)
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Benjamin Franklin Dewey (1829 - 1904) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Deseret Evening News
"Death of a Pioneer", Deseret Evening News, (25 February 1904), Page 10.
Mission
Deseret News
"Minutes of Conference: Siam", Deseret News, (18 September 1852), Page 4.
Siam Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1852-1855
Siam Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1852-1855.
Pioneer
Albert K. Thurber diary
"Journal and Diary of Albert King Thurber," in Treasures of Pioneer History", Albert K. Thurber diary, 3, Page 283-88.
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, 7 April 1847.
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Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
"Benjamin Franklin Dewey", Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
Deseret Weekly
"The Utah Pioneers", Deseret Weekly, (25 August 1894), Page 294.
Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
"Journal, 1847 April - October", Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, (5 April 1847), Page 5.
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Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849
"Journal, 1847 April-June", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (April).
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Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898
"Wilford Woodruff journal", Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898, (January).
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William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, April, Vol. 2.
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