Edson Barney
Birth Date
On 1806 June 30 (Born)
Death Date
On 1905 February 2 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York, United States
1806 June 30
Mother
Rachel Marsh Barney Barney
Father
Royal Barney
Date Details
Occurred On 1806 June 30
Married
Lillis Ballou
1831 January 2 (Age 24)
Baptized by Simeion D Carter
1831 May 11 (Age 24)
Served in
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 (Age 37)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Date Details
Ended On 1844
Released
Started On 1844 April 15
Called
Married
Louisa Walker
1847 May 10 (Age 40)
Traveled in
John G. Smith Company (1851)
1851 May 1 – September 23 (Age 44)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Edson Alroy Barney (Age 8)
Joseph Seth Barney (Age 5)
Lillis Ballou (Age 46)
Louisa Walker (Age 28)
Danielson Buren Barney (Age 19)
Alice Malena Barney (Age 15)
Eliza Arabell Barney (Age 14)
Alcea Celinda Barney (Age 10)
Partha Ann Barney (Age 0)
Additional Information
He served as captain of ten.
Date Details
Started On 1851 May 1
Joined Company
Ended Between 1851 September 15 – 23
Company Arrived
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1856 February 24 – September 19 (Age 49)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Additional Information
Served with Children
Date Details
Started On 1856 February 24
Called
On 1856 June 15
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1856 September 19
Released
Died in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
1905 February 2 (Age 98)
Media
Edson Barney (1806 - 1905)
Edson Barney (1806 - 1905) Profile
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Person
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877). Registry of the names of persons residing in the various wards, 1852: Page 58.
Deseret News
"Deaths", Deseret News, (9 May 1888), Page 16.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 1.
Ogden Standard-Examiner
"News of the State Section. Oldest Mormon Dead. Edson Barney", Ogden Standard-Examiner, (4 February 1905), Page 8.
Mission
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"William Bringhurst", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (14 July 1856).
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 April 1844.
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Keyes family history: Hyrum Keyes, Elisha Barris (Barrows) Keyes, Elisha Burns Keyes, Junius Wilford Keyes, Bertha Davies Keyes, Edson Barney, Harrison Burgess, Isaac Henry Burgess / written by Brigham Loyd Keyes; edited by Colleen Keyes Whitley; genealogical advisor, Marlin Criddle. Keyes, Brigham Loyd, 1912- Call Number: M270 K44k 198-?
Keyes family history: Hyrum Keyes, Elisha Barris (Barrows) Keyes, Elisha Burns Keyes, Junius Wilford Keyes, Bertha Davies Keyes, Edson Barney, Harrison Burgess, Isaac Henry Burgess / written by Brigham Loyd Keyes; edited by Colleen Keyes Whitley; genealogical advisor, Marlin Criddle. Keyes, Brigham Loyd, 1912- Call Number: M270 K44k 198-?, Page 83.
Letter to Brigham Young from Edson Barney dated
Letter to Brigham Young from Edson Barney dated, 21 September 1856.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1959. Page 40.
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005. 2005.
Pioneer
Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017
"Edson Barney", Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017.
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Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
"Danielson Buren Barney", Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 22 December 1897, Page 2.