Benjamin Hampton, Jr.
Birth Date
On 1837 February 11 (Born)
Death Date
On 1917 April 5 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1837 February 11
Mother
Patience Schull
Father
Benjamin Hampton
Date Details
Occurred On 1837 February 11
Traveled in
Moses Clawson Company (1853)
1853 May 21 – September 15 (Age 16)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1853 May 21
Joined Company
Ended On 1853 September 15
Company Arrived
Served in
White Mountain Mission
1855 May 28 – July (Age 18)
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Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Single
Location Served
Millard County, Utah Territory
Date Details
Started On 1855 May 28
Departed from Home
Ended On 1855 July
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Rescue Companies (1856)
1856 October 7 – December 15 (Age 19)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 October 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 15
Company Arrived
Called as Captain to
Benjamin Hampton Freight Train (1862)
1862 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1862
Joined Company
Circa 1862
Company Arrived
Married
Adelaide Eugenia Grant
1864 January 30 (Age 26)
Traveled in
Miner G. Atwood Company (1865)
1865 July 31 – November 8 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1865 July 31
Joined Company
Ended On 1865 November 8
Company Arrived
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1917 April 5 (Age 80)
Media
Benjamin Hampton Jr. (1837 - 1917) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret Evening News
"Benj. Hampton, Pioneer, is Called by Death", Deseret Evening News, (5 April 1917), Page 13.
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946
Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946.
Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949
Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949.
Mission
Historical Record Book, 1841-1874
"Item 8: List of missionaries, 1855", Historical Record Book, 1841-1874, (1855).
Pioneer
Benjamin Hampton autobiographical sketch, 1905
Benjamin Hampton autobiographical sketch, 1905.
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Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"St. Louis Company report", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, (30 June 1853), Page 6.
Ebenezer Farnes reminiscences, circa 1910
Ebenezer Farnes reminiscences, circa 1910, Page 5-7.
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Forty Years Among the Indians
Daniel W. Jones, Forty Years Among the Indians. Salt Lake City: Juvenile Instructor Office, 1890. Page 62-75.
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"Scrapbook Part 7", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (1907), Page 2-4.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 8 November 1865, Page 8-22.
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John Cooper statement
John Cooper statement, 10 October 1916.
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John Jaques collection, 1846-1961
John Jaques collection, 1846-1961, 9 November 1856.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Josiah Rogerson, Sr., "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot", Salt Lake Tribune, (4 January 1914).
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