Benjamin Franklin Stewart
Alternate Names
Franklin Stewart (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1817 October 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1885 June 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Munroe Falls, Summit, Ohio, United States
1817 October 22
Mother
Sarah Scott (1785 - 1861)
Father
Philander Barrett Stewart
Date Details
Occurred On 1817 October 22
Married
Polly Richardson
1837 June 14 (Age 19)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Vanguard Company (1847)
1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 29)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 April 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 21
Company Arrived
Baptized by
William Coray
1848 February 25 (Age 30)
Married
Elizabeth Jane Davis
1850 September 7 (Age 32)
Married
Rachel Hunter
1850 September 7 (Age 32)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 9 (Age 51)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Quorum When Called
46th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Payson, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Young
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1869 October 9
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Benjamin, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
1885 June 22 (Age 67)
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Benjamin Franklin Stewart (1817 - 1885) Profile
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Person
Deseret News
"Obituary", Deseret News, (8 July 1885), Page 16.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. B, Page 17, Line 650.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 27 October 1869, Vol. A, Page 16, Line 650.
Pioneer
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, 7 April 1847.
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Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877
Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877, April.
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Appleton M. Harmon diary, 1847 April-July
Appleton M. Harmon diary, 1847 April-July, April.
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Autobiography of George Woodward, Pioneer of 1847", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 2-4.
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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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Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January
"Journal, 1844 May-1852 January", Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January, Page 47-85.
Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898
"Wilford Woodruff journal", Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898, (January).
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William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, April, Vol. 2.
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