David Evans
Birth Date
On 1804 October 27 (Born)
Death Date
On 1883 June 23 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Cecil, Maryland, United States
1804 October 27
Mother
Abigail Alexander
Father
Israel Evans
Served in
Southern States Mission
1833 April – 1834 (Age 28)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Priest
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Ohio
Date Details
On 1833 April
Departed from Home
On 1834
Released
Baptized
1833 April 6 (Age 28)
Served in
Southern States Mission
1835 May 3 (Age 30)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Ohio
Set Apart By
Joseph Smith
Set Apart By
Joseph Smith, Jr.
Served in
Northern States Mission
1840 (Age 35)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Adams County, Illinois
Set Apart By
Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon
Served in
Northern States Mission
1841 October (Age 36)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Widower
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Married
Barbara Ann Ewell
1841 November 23 (Age 37)
Served in
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 (Age 39)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Date Details
On 1844
Released
On 1844 April 15
Called
Served in
Northern States Mission
1844 October (Age 39)
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Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Hancock County, Illinois
Called as Captain to
David Evans Company (1850)
1850 June 15 – September 17 (Age 45)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Traveling Group
Martha Evans (Age 7)
Amanda Evans (Age 6)
Abigail Evans (Age 4)
Joseph Evans (Age 3)
Barbara Ann Ewell (Age 29)
Henry Beck Evans (Age 19)
Emma Beck Evans (Age 10)
Sarah Evans (Age 0)
Susannah Evans (Age 0)
Date Details
On 1850 June 15
Joined Company
Between 1850 September 13 – 17
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah Thornton
1852 October 18 (Age 48)
Married
Sarah Thornton
1852 October 18 (Age 48)
Married
Edna Hinchcliff
1854 November 23 (Age 50)
Called as President to
White Mountain Mission
1855 May – July (Age 50)
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Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Lehi, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1855 May
Called
On 1855 July
Arrived at Home
Married
Rebecca Coleman
1856 November 18 (Age 52)
Married
Margaret Christine Holm
1861 May 4 (Age 56)
Died in Lehi, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
1883 June 23 (Age 78)
Media
David Evans (1804 - 1883)
David Evans (1804 - 1883) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census.
David Evans - Pioneer 1804-1883
David Evans - Pioneer 1804-1883, E. Bruce Preece.
DESERET News
"Obituary", DESERET News, (18 July 1883).
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City, Page 42.
LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson
LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 3, Page 626.
The Life of David Evans, written by his daughter
The Life of David Evans, written by his daughter, Mrs. E. J. T. Roberts, June.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 23 March 1845, Page 1-2.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 12 January 1841.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 3 May 1835.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 28 February 1834, Page 2.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 7 October 1841.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 April 1844.
Transcript for Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, April 15, 1844
Historical Record Book
"List of Missionaries White Mountain Mission", Historical Record Book, (1855).
Manuscript history of White Mountain Mission
Manuscript history of White Mountain Mission, 28 May 1855, Page 3.
Pioneer
Biography of William Rufus Rogers Stowell, 1893
Little, James Amasa, Biography of William Rufus Rogers Stowell, 1893, Page 32-34.
Transcript for James Amasa Little, Biography of William Rufus Rogers Stowell, 1893, 32-34
Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Barbara Ann Eawell Evans autobiographical sketch", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, (1896).
Transcript for Barbara Ann Eawell Evans autobiographical sketch, circa 1896, 2, in Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1850: Page 20.
J. Millet on Cape Breton Island, 1927
J. Millet on Cape Breton Island, 1927, Page 89-92.
Transcript for J. Millet on Cape Breton Island, 1927, 89-92
Juvenile Instructor
"Nelson Wheeler Whipple, "Journal of a Pioneer,"", Juvenile Instructor, 82, Number 3, (March), Page 120.
Transcript for Nelson Wheeler Whipple, "Journal of a Pioneer," Instructor 82 no. 3 (March 1947): 121-124
Lehi Sun
"Last Respects Paid to Pioneer Woman", Lehi Sun, (17 May 1923).
Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938
"Hannah Isabell Fawcett Nixon", Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938.
Transcript for Hannah Isabell Fawcett Nixon, Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938
Lorenzo Hill Hatch journal
Lorenzo Hill Hatch journal. Provo: Brigham Young University, Adult Education and Extension Services, Extension Publications, 1958. Page 12-13.
Transcript for Lorenzo Hill Hatch, Lorenzo Hill Hatch Journal (Provo: Brigham Young University, Adult Education and Extension Services, Extension Publications,1958), 12-13
Nelson W. Whipple autobiography and journal, 1859-1887
Nelson W. Whipple autobiography and journal, 1859-1887.
Transcript for Nelson W. Whipple autobiography and journal, 1859-1887, 79-92
The Bishop David Evans Family Association, Bishop David Evans and His Family (Provo, Utah: J. Grant Stevenson, 1972), 51-52
The Bishop David Evans Family Association, Bishop David Evans and His Family (Provo, Utah: J. Grant Stevenson, 1972), 51-52.
Tullidge's histories. Vol. 2: containing the history of all the northern, eastern and western counties of Utah
Edward W. Tullidge, "Hatch, Abram, [Reminiscence]", Tullidge's histories. Vol. 2: containing the history of all the northern, eastern and western counties of Utah, 2.
Transcript for Hatch, Abram, [Reminiscence], in Edward W. Tullidge, Tullidge's Histories of Utah, vol. 2, "Biographies (Supplemental Vol.) of the Founders and Representative Men of Northern, Eastern and Western Utah, and Southern Idaho" [1889], 192-93
