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
Date Details
Occurred On 1804 October 27
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1833 April – 1834 (Age 28)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Priest
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Ohio
Location Served
Ohio
Date Details
Started On 1833 April
Departed from Home
Ended On 1834
Released
Baptized
1833 April 6 (Age 28)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
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, Jr.
Location Served
Ohio
Date Details
Started On 1835 May 3
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
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
Location Served
Illinois
Date Details
Started On 1840
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1841 October (Age 36)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Widower
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
Augusta, Iowa
Date Details
Started On 1841 October
Called
End Date Not Found
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
Location Served
Virginia
Date Details
Ended On 1844
Released
Started On 1844 April 15
Called
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1844 October (Age 39)
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Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Hancock County, Illinois
Location Served
Franklin, Oakland Co, Michigan
Date Details
Started On 1844 October
Called
End Date Not Found
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
Started On 1850 June 15
Joined Company
Ended Between 1850 September 13 – 17
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah Thornton
1852 October 18 (Age 47)
Married
Sarah Thornton
1852 October 18 (Age 47)
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
Location Served
Millard County, Utah Territory
Date Details
Started On 1855 May
Called
Ended 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)
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David Evans (1804 - 1883)
David Evans (1804 - 1883) Profile
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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), Page 16.
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City, Page 42.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Evans, David", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 3, Page 627-628.
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, 8 October 1844.
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, 23 March 1845, Page 1-2.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 April 1844.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 7 October 1841.
Historical Record Book, 1841-1874
"Item 8: List of missionaries, 1855", Historical Record Book, 1841-1874, (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.
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Barbara Ann Eawell Evans autobiographical sketch", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, (1896).
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Edward W. Tullidge, Tullidge's Histories of Utah, Vol. II, Containing the History of all the Northern, Eastern and Western counties of Utah; also the counties of Southern Idaho. Juvenile Instructor, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1889
"Abram Hatch", Edward W. Tullidge, Tullidge's Histories of Utah, Vol. II, Containing the History of all the Northern, Eastern and Western counties of Utah; also the counties of Southern Idaho. Juvenile Instructor, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1889, II.
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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.
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Juvenile Instructor
Nelson Wheeler Whipple, "Journal of a Pioneer", Juvenile Instructor, 82, (March), 3. Page 120-124.
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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.
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Lorenzo Hill Hatch journal
Lorenzo Hill Hatch journal. Provo: Brigham Young University, Adult Education and Extension Services, Extension Publications, 1958. Page 12-13.
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Nelson W. Whipple autobiography and journal, 1859-1887
Nelson W. Whipple autobiography and journal, 1859-1887.
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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.