Francis Boggs
Birth Date
On 1807 May 17 (Born)
Death Date
On 1889 January 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in St Clairesville, Belmont, Ohio, United States
1807 May 17
Mother
Hannah Martin
Father
Alexander Boggs
Date Details
Occurred On 1807 May 17
Married
Evelina Martin
1832 September 3 (Age 25)
Baptized
1841 May 17 (Age 34)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Vanguard Company (1847)
1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 39)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 April 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 21
Company Arrived
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1856 February 24 – 1857 February 24 (Age 48)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
To the Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1856 February 24
Called
On 1856 June 15
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1857 February 24
Released
On 1857 March 23
Departed from Field
Died in Washington, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
1889 January 22 (Age 81)
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Francis Boggs (1807 - 1889) Profile
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Person
Irene P. Slack history of Francis Boggs, 1978-1980
Irene P. Slack history of Francis Boggs, 1978-1980.
Mission
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
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, 7 April 1847.
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Deseret Weekly
"The Utah Pioneers", Deseret Weekly, (25 August 1894), Page 294.
Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
"Journal, 1847 April - October", Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, (5 April 1847), Page 5.
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Howard Egan, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary Also Thrilling Experiences of Pre-frontier Life Among Indians (1917)
Howard Egan, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary Also Thrilling Experiences of Pre-frontier Life Among Indians (1917), Page 21-105.
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Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849
"Journal, 1847 April-June", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (April).
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William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, April, Vol. 2.
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