David Henry Cannon
Birth Date
On 1838 April 23 (Born)
Death Date
On 1924 December 24 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1838 April 23
Mother
Ann Quayle
Father
George Cannon
Date Details
Occurred On 1838 April 23
Baptized by John White
1846 June (Age 8)
Traveled in
Allen Taylor Company (1849)
1849 July 5 – October 10 (Age 11)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Leonora Cannon (Age 8)
Charles Lambert (Age 32)
Charles John Lambert (Age 3)
Mary Alice Cannon (Age 20)
Angus Munn Cannon (Age 15)
George Cannon Lambert (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1849 July 5
Joined Company
Ended On 1849 October 10
Company Arrived
Served in
California Mission
1856 May 2 – 1858 January 1 (Age 18)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Brigham Young
Location Served
Sacramento
Date Details
Started On 1856 May 2
Set Apart
On 1856 May 3
Departed from Home
Ended On 1858 January 1
Released
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Editorial and Mechanical Staff of the Western Standard
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1857)
1857 (Age 18)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Elizabeth Hoagland (Age 21)
John Quayle Cannon (Age 0)
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1857
Joined Company
Circa 1857
Company Arrived
Married
Wilhelmina Logan Mousley
1859 January 15 (Age 20)
Served in
British Mission
1860 September 22 – 1861 August (Age 22)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
23rd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
Orson Hyde
Date Details
Started On 1860 September 22
Set Apart
Ended On 1861 August
Released
Called as Captain to
David H. Cannon Company (1861)
1861 June 1 – August 16 (Age 23)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1861 June 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1861 August 16
Company Arrived
Died in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States
1924 December 24 (Age 86)
Media
David Henry Cannon (1838 - 1924) Profile
David Henry Cannon (1838 - 1924)
Editorial and Mechanical Staff of the Western Standard
Sources
Person
Deseret News
"President David H. Cannon", Deseret News, (25 December 1924), Page 4.
"Famous Utah Pioneer Dies in St. George Home", Deseret News, (24 December 1924), Page 7.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
"David H. Cannon telegram, St. George, Utah, to Joseph F. Smith", First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, (12 July 1897).
Saints By Sea
"David Henry Cannon. ID: 66950", Saints By Sea.
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America.
Salt Lake Telegram
"David H. Cannon Dies at St. George", Salt Lake Telegram, (25 December 1924), Page 2.
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Washington County News
"Pres. D. H. Cannon Finishes Life's Work", Washington County News, (25 December 1924), Page 1.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 September 1860, Vol. A, Page 2, Line 63.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 September 1860, Vol. B, Page 2, Line 63.
Pioneer
Bartlett Tripp journal
Bartlett Tripp journal, May.
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Cannon family historical treasury
Cannon family historical treasury. 1967. Page 120, 248.
Hall, Almira Jane Reid, Autobiography, 46-59
Hall, Almira Jane Reid, Autobiography, 46-59.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 10 October 1849.
Our Pioneer Heritage
Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 5, Page 32.
The Mountaineer
"Capt. D. H. Cannon's Train", The Mountaineer, (13 July 1861), Page 2.
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William Blood: his posterity and biographies of their progenitors (1962)
William Blood: his posterity and biographies of their progenitors (1962), Ivy Hooper Blood Hill, Page 14-16.
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