Benjamin Thomas Mitchell
Birth Date
On 1816 January 12 (Born)
Death Date
On 1880 March 9 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Born in Muncy, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
1816 January 12
Mother
Ann Colpetzer
Father
Abraham Mitchell
Date Details
Occurred On 1816 January 12
Baptized by A. Millett
1830 May 24 (Age 14)
Married
Lovina Buckwalter
1843 October 8 (Age 27)
Married
Caroline Conrad
1845 January 7 (Age 28)
Married
Lois Judd
1848 January 1 (Age 31)
Traveled in
Heber C. Kimball Company (1848)
1848 June 7 – September 24 (Age 32)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Sarah Jane Mitchell (Age 9)
Emily Mitchell (Age 7)
Joseph Smith Mitchell (Age 3)
Lovina Buckwalter (Age 27)
Lois Judd (Age 22)
Caroline Conrad (Age 19)
Benjamin Traceback Mitchell (Age 12)
Hyrum Heber Buckwalter Mitchell (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 September 24
Company Arrived
Married
Lydia Maria Day
1851 June 30 (Age 35)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1852 August 28 – 1854 August 5 (Age 36)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Nova Scotia
Date Details
Started On 1852 August 28
Called
Ended On 1854 August 5
Arrived at Home
Called as Captain to
Benjamin Thomas Mitchell Company (1854)
1854 June 1 – August 5 (Age 38)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1854 June 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1854 August 5
Company Arrived
Married
Cathrine Frederikke Marcussen Jensen
1856 December 21 (Age 40)
Married
Susannah Houston
1857 March 6 (Age 41)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1880 March 9 (Age 64)
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Benjamin Thomas Mitchell (1816 - 1880) Profile
Benjamin Thomas Mitchell (1816 - 1880)
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Salt Lake County, Utah.
Deseret Evening News
"Sudden Death", Deseret Evening News, (9 March 1880), Page 3.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Mitchell, Benjamin Thomas", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 2, Page 369-370.
Nauvoo Community Project
Nauvoo Community Project.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 2, Page 289.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 75.
Record of Deaths in Salt Lake City, 1848-1890
Record of Deaths in Salt Lake City, 1848-1890.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 1839-1858.
Mission
Benjamin T. Mitchell journal extract
Benjamin T. Mitchell journal extract.
"Benjamin Thomas Mitchell" General Epistles, CHL
"Benjamin Thomas Mitchell" General Epistles, CHL.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 28 August 1852.
Pioneer
Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, June.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 5 August 1854, Page 3.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1848.
Mitchell, Benjamin Thomas, Journal [ca. 1853-1866]
Mitchell, Benjamin Thomas, Journal [ca. 1853-1866].
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Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January
Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January, May, Page 110-115.
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Susannah H. Mitchell diary, 1854 May-August
Susannah H. Mitchell diary, 1854 May-August, August.
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William C. Wightman autobiography, 1907-1912
William C. Wightman autobiography, 1907-1912.
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