Elijah Francis Pearce
Birth Date
On 1831 September 4 (Born)
Death Date
On 1922 June 30 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Newton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1831 September 4
Mother
Esther Pollard
Father
George Pearce
Date Details
Occurred On 1831 September 4
Baptized by John Willams
1851 June 9 (Age 19)
Traveled in
Ira Eldredge Company (1861)
1861 July 1 – September 13 (Age 29)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Jane Cadrill Pearce (Age 21)
Date Details
Started On 1861 July 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1861 September 13
Company Arrived
Married
Jane Cadrill Pearce
1862 August 23 (Age 30)
Called as President to
Australasian Mission
1878 October 10 – 1880 March 3 (Age 47)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Priesthood Quorum When Called
4th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Lorenzo Snow
Location Served
New Zealand
Date Details
Started On 1878 October 10
Set Apart
On 1878 December 18
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1880 March 3
Departed from Field
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1922 June 30 (Age 90)
Sources
Person
Deseret News
"Called By Death", Deseret News, (30 June 1922), Page 2.
Mission
Australasian Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1840-1897
Australasian Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1840-1897, 30 March 1853, Vol. 1, Page 8.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1878, Vol. B, Page 47, Line 1835.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1878, Vol. A, Page 43, Line 1835.
New Zealand Auckland Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1854-1974
New Zealand Auckland Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1854-1974, Vol. 2, Page 127.
Pioneer
Job Smith autobiography, circa 1902
Job Smith autobiography, circa 1902, Page 46.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. C, Page 116.
Record of members collection, 1836-1970
Record of members collection, 1836-1970. Sugar House Ward, Part 1. Image 12 of 572.
William H. Miles diary, 1861 July-August and 1862 May-July
William H. Miles diary, 1861 July-August and 1862 May-July, July.
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