Daniel Duncan McArthur

Birth Date

On 1820 April 8 (Born)

Death Date

On 1908 June 3 (Died)

Gender

Male

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Born in Holland, Erie, New York, United States

1820 April 8

Mother

Susan McKeen (1801 - 1866)

Father

Duncan McArthur (1796 - 1865)

Date Details

Occurred On 1820 April 8

Baptized by H Herrimen

1838 September 21 (Age 18)

Married Matilda Caroline Fuller

1845 December 14 (Age 25)

Traveled in Brigham Young Company (1848)

1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 28) Pioneers in Company

Traveling Group

Andrew Bird McArthur (Age 5)

Matilda Caroline Fuller (Age 28)

Daniel Duncan McArthur, Jr. (Age 0)

Date Details

Started On 1848 June 5

Joined Company

Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24

Company Arrived

Served in British Mission

1853 January 5 – 1856 March 23 (Age 32) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Married

Priesthood Office

Seventy

Residence When Called

Utah Territory, United States

Location Served

Scotland

Date Details

Started On 1853 January 5

Arrived in Field

Ended On 1856 March 23

Departed from Field

Images

British Missionaries, Liverpool, 1855 - discussed plans to utilize handcarts to bring some Saints to Zion during 1856 season.

Called as Captain to Daniel D. McArthur Company (1856)

1856 June 11 – September 26 (Age 36) Pioneers in Company

Roles

Captain

Date Details

Started On 1856 June 11

Joined Company

Ended On 1856 September 26

Company Arrived

Married Elizabeth Bullock

1857 February 13 (Age 36)

Married Mary Bryce Hill

1857 February 13 (Age 36)

Called as Captain to Daniel D. McArthur Company (1863)

1863 August 6 – October 3 (Age 43) Pioneers in Company

Roles

Captain

Date Details

Started On 1863 August 6

Joined Company

Ended On 1863 October 3

Company Arrived

Called as Captain to Daniel D. McArthur Company (1868)

1868 August 14 – September 2 (Age 48) Pioneers in Company

Roles

Captain

Date Details

Started On 1868 August 14

Joined Company

Ended On 1868 September 2

Company Arrived

Served in British Mission

1877 June 4 – 1878 October 3 (Age 57) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Plurally Married

Priesthood Office

High Priest

Residence When Called

St George, Washington, Utah Territory, United States

Set Apart By

Location Served

Europe

Date Details

Started On 1877 June 4

Set Apart

Ended On 1878 October 3

Arrived at Home

Died in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States

1908 June 3 (Age 88)

Media

Daniel Duncan McArthur (1820 - 1908)

Daniel Duncan McArthur (1820 - 1908)

Daniel Duncan McArthur (1820 - 1908) Profile

British Missionaries, Liverpool, 1855 - discussed plans to utilize handcarts to bring some Saints to Zion during 1856 season.

British Missionaries, Liverpool, 1855 - discussed plans to utilize handcarts to bring some Saints to Zion during 1856 season.

Sources

Person

Inter-Mountain Republican

"Pioneer of Dixie Ends Long Career", Inter-Mountain Republican, (5 June 1908), Page 1.

Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)

"McArthur, Daniel Duncan", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 1, Page 336-337.

Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration

Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration.

Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register

Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 188.

Saints By Sea

"Daniel Duncan McArthur, Sr. ID: 27021", Saints By Sea.

Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967

Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.

Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900

Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 9, Page 202.

Mission

Andrew Jenson collection, circa 1841-1942

"International missions, European mission ledger", Andrew Jenson collection, circa 1841-1942, Page 43.
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BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971

BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 25 June 1877.

BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 5 January 1853.

"Daniel Duncan McArthur" General Epistles, Church History Library

"Daniel Duncan McArthur" General Epistles, Church History Library.

Deseret Evening News

"A Leaf from an Old Album", Deseret Evening News, (15 December 1906), Page 9.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 28 August 1852.

Millennial Star

"Arrivals", Millennial Star, 15, (22 January 1853), 4. Page 58-59.

"Appointments", Millennial Star, 15, (22 January 1853), No. 4. Page 58.
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MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959

MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 4 June 1877, Vol. B, Page 42, Line 1649.

MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 4 June 1877, Vol. A, Page 39, Line 1649.

Missionary reports, 1831-1900

"Daniel D. McArthur letter to Elder Woodruff", Missionary reports, 1831-1900, (5 January 1857).

Pioneer

A Mormon chronicle: the Diaries of John D. Lee, 1848-1876

A Mormon chronicle: the Diaries of John D. Lee, 1848-1876. 1955. Page 30-79.

Andrew Smith diaries, 1853-1856

Andrew Smith diaries, 1853-1856.
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Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017

"Martha Reese Alexander", Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017.
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Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)

"William Woodward letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (11 June 1856).
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Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849

Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849. Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report: Page 1-6.

Daniel Duncan McArthur Emigrating Company journal

Daniel Duncan McArthur Emigrating Company journal. May through September 1856.

Daniel Duncan McArthur: Mormon Pioneer (1990)

Daniel Duncan McArthur: Mormon Pioneer (1990), Rudger M. McArthur, Page 60-61.
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963

"Earl Michael, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963.
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"Naomi Debenham Dowden, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 2.
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Elijah Larkin diaries, 1854-1867

Elijah Larkin diaries, 1854-1867, Page 470-506.

Farnes, Ebenezer, Reminiscences [ca. 1910], 10-14

Farnes, Ebenezer, Reminiscences [ca. 1910], 10-14.
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914

"Scrapbook Part 7", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (1907), Page 2-4.

"W. Woodward to Albert Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (3 September 1906).
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 29 June 1848.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 26 September 1856.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 25 September 1863.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 2 September 1868.

Hobson, John Henry. "Autobiography," in Nora Crystal Hall Lund Biographies Collection, circa 1950-1983, Nora Crystal Hall Lund (4 reels, Microfilm; 4 boxes, Typescript), reel 2, 2

Hobson, John Henry. "Autobiography," in Nora Crystal Hall Lund Biographies Collection, circa 1950-1983, Nora Crystal Hall Lund (4 reels, Microfilm; 4 boxes, Typescript), reel 2, 2.
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Improvement Era

Lydia D. Alder, "'The First Handcart Company', Phyllis Hardie Ferguson, [Reminiscences]", Improvement Era, (July).
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John Oakley journal excerpt, 1856 June-August

John Oakley journal excerpt, 1856 June-August, June.

John Parry reminiscences and diary, 1857 March-1867 September

John Parry reminiscences and diary, 1857 March-1867 September, March.
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Mary A. Braithwaite Dension autobiography and biography, 1925

Mary A. Braithwaite Dension autobiography and biography, 1925, Page 1-2.
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Mary F. Davis autobiography, undated

Mary F. Davis autobiography, undated, Page 2-3.
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Mary Jane Meeks biography, undated

Mary Jane Meeks biography, undated, Page 9-18.
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Millennial Star

Daniel Spencer letter to Franklin D. Richards, "Foreign Correspondence", Millennial Star, 18, (2 August 1856), No. 31. Page 489.

The Semi-weekly telegraph

"Immigration of 1868", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 4, (28 September 1868), 103. Page 3.
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"Got In", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 4, (7 September 1868), 97. Page 2.
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Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849

"Journal, 1848 May-September", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (24 May 1848), Page 8.

Treasures of Pioneer History

Treasures of Pioneer History, Vol. 5, Page 239.

Walter Granger temple record, circa 1877-1891

Walter Granger temple record, circa 1877-1891, Page 102.
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Young Woman's Journal

Mary B. Crandal, "Autobiography of a Noble Woman", Young Woman's Journal, (1 June 1895).

Mary B. Crandal, "Autobiography of a Noble Woman", Young Woman's Journal, (1 May 1895).

Mary B. Crandal, "Autobiography of a Noble Woman", Young Woman's Journal, (1 March 1895).

Mary B. Crandal, "Autobiography of a Noble Woman", Young Woman's Journal, (1 April 1895).

Sangiovanni, G.G.R., "Overland Trips Across the American Desert", Young Woman's Journal, (1 August 1912), Page 427.
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