Benjamin Gunn
Birth Date
On 1841 February 6 (Born)
Death Date
On 1899 March 12 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Bishop's Stortford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
1841 February 6
Mother
Ann Impey Brazier (1795 - 1878)
Father
John Gunn
Date Details
Occurred On 1841 February 6
Baptized by Samuel Holmes
1854 December 24 (Age 13)
Traveled in
John Smith Company (1860)
1860 June 22 – September 1 (Age 19)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1860 June 22
Joined Company
Ended On 1860 September 1
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Joseph Horne Company (1862)
1862 July 27 – October 1 (Age 21)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Teamster
Additional Information
Worked as a teamster for the Horne company per his biographical sketch.
Date Details
Started On 1862 July 27
Joined Company
Ended On 1862 October 1
Company Arrived
Married
Alice Gardner Bowdidge
1862 December 17 (Age 21)
Served in
British Mission
1895 October 25 – 1897 April 5 (Age 54)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
4th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Seymour Bicknell Young
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1895 October 25
Set Apart
Ended On 1897 April 5
Released
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1899 March 12 (Age 58)
Media
Benjamin Gunn (1841 - 1899) Profile
Benjamin Gunn (1841 - 1899)
Sources
Person
Saints By Sea
"Benjamin Gunn. ID: 33802", Saints By Sea.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 5 September 1895.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 25 October 1895, Vol. C, Page 17, Line 411.
Pioneer
Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
"Benjamin Gunn", Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
Deseret News
"The Immigration", Deseret News, (15 August 1860), Page 5.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1860: Page 42.