Charles Shumway

Birth Date
On 1806 August 8
Death Date
On 1898 May 21
Gender
Male

Alt birth date: 8 August 1808

Birth date is confirmed by the missionary register, and his birth and death dates are also confirmed by the inscription on his gravestone.

Shumway traveled in the vanguard company with his son Andrew. He served as captain of 10. Several years later, while returning from a mission in Canada, he traveled with the John W. Berry company in 1858.

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Born in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

1806 August 8

Date Details

Occurred On 1806 August 8
Birth

Relationships

Father
Parley Shumway
Mother
Polly Johnson

Baptized

1839 June 3 (Age 32)

Called as Missionary

California Mission
1844 (Age 37)

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Oregon & California
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Called as Missionary

Unspecified Native American Mission
1845 – 1845 September 8 (Age 38)

End Date Details

Ended On 1845 September 8
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Lamanites
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Departed from Home as Missionary

Central States Mission
1846 May 1 – 26 (Age 39)

End Date Details

Ended On 1846 May 26
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Garden Grove
Location Served
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Mission Qualifier
Other

Joined Brigham Young Vanguard Company

1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 40)

Start Date Details

Joined When Organization was Formed
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1847 July 21
Organization was Ended

Married Henrietta Bird

1851 January 31 (Age 44)

Departed from Home as Missionary

Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1857 April 23 – 1858 June 21 (Age 50)

End Date Details

Ended On 1858 June 21
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Big Cottonwood, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
Canada
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Joined John W. Berry Company

1858 May 1 – June 21 (Age 51)

Start Date Details

Joined When Organization was Formed
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1858 June 21
Organization was Ended

Additional Information


Set Apart as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1869 October 9 (Age 63)

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Mendon, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
A P Rockwood

Died

1898 May 21 (Age 91)

Date Details

Occurred On 1898 May 21
Died

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