Douglas Archibald Swan
Birth Date
On 1849 January 5 (Born)
Death Date
On 1907 July 1 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1849 January 5
Mother
Agnes MacDonald (1826 - 1889)
Father
George Alexander Swan, Sr. (1826 - 1899)
Date Details
Occurred On 1849 January 5
Baptized by Alex Leddingham
1857 August 9 (Age 8)
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1863)
1863 (Age 13)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
William Thomson Kenneth Swan (Age 8)
George Swan, Jr. (Age 5)
Agnes MacDonald (Age 36)
Alexander McDonald Swan (Age 3)
Janet Innes Swan (Age 12)
Margaret Craig Swan (Age 10)
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1863
Joined Company
Circa 1863
Company Arrived
Traveled in
John Gillespie Company (1868)
1868 August 23 – September 15 (Age 19)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1868 August 23
Joined Company
Ended On 1868 September 15
Company Arrived
Served in
Australasian Mission
1875 October 11 – 1876 November 18 (Age 26)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Erastus Snow
Location Served
Australia
Date Details
Started On 1875 October 11
Set Apart
Ended On 1876 November 18
Released
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1907 July 1 (Age 58)
Media
Douglas Archibald Swan (1849 - 1907) Profile
Sources
Person
Davis County Clipper
"Douglas A. Swan Dead", Davis County Clipper, (5 July 1907), Page 4.
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
Saints By Sea
"Douglas Archibald Swan. ID: 55049", Saints By Sea.
Mission
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 23 December 1901.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 20 December 1901.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1875, Vol. A, Page 29, Line 1232.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1875, Vol. B, Page 32, Line 1232.
Missionary Journal of Douglas Archibald Swan - 1875-76
Missionary Journal of Douglas Archibald Swan - 1875-76.
Pioneer
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868
"Captain John Gillespie, memorandum book (2), 1868.", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. C, Page 711.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. C, Page 797.