Frederick Walter Cox, Sr.
Birth Date
On 1812 January 20 (Born)
Death Date
On 1879 June 5 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Plymouth, Chenango, New York, United States
1812 January 20
Mother
Lucinda Blood
Father
Johnathan Upham Cox
Married
Emeline Sally Whiting
1835 August 29 (Age 23)
Baptized by J P Green
1838 (Age 25)
Married
Jemima Losee
1846 January 27 (Age 34)
Married
Cordelia Calista Morley
1846 January 27 (Age 34)
Traveled in
John B. Walker Company
1852 June 26 – October 7 (Age 40)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Rosalia Ellen Cox (Age 6)
Lovina Emeline Cox (Age 5)
Emeline Sally Whiting (Age 34)
Edwin Marion Cox (Age 3)
Mary Adelaide Cox (Age 3)
Therissa Emerett Cox (Age 3)
Cordelia Calista Morley (Age 28)
Jemima Losee (Age 28)
George Byron Cox (Age 2)
Frederick Walter Cox Jr. (Age 15)
Lydia Margaret Losee (Age 14)
William Arthur Cox (Age 11)
Sarah Ann Cox (Age 1)
Emily Amelia Cox (Age 0)
Esther Phelena Cox (Age 0)
Date Details
Between 1852 June 26 – 30
Joined Company
Between 1852 October 2 – 7
Company Arrived
Married
Lydia Margaret Losee
1854 October 11 (Age 42)
Married
Mary Ann Darrow
1858 January 8 (Age 46)
Served in
British Mission
1863 April 9 – 1865 April 29 (Age 51)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
O Hyde
Set Apart By
Orson Hyde
Date Details
On 1863 April 9
Set Apart
On 1863 July 18
Arrived in Field
On 1865 April 29
Departed from Field
Traveled in
William S. S. Willes Company
1865 August 12 – November 29 (Age 53)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Between 1865 August 12 – 15
Joined Company
Between 1865 November 11 – 29
Company Arrived
Married
Emma Sophia Petersen
1869 October 11 (Age 57)
Died in Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
1879 June 5 (Age 67)
Media
Frederick Walter Cox Sr. (1812 - 1879)
Frederick Walter Cox Sr. (1812 - 1879) Profile
Sources
Person
"Obituary Notes," Deseret Weekly
"Obituary Notes," Deseret Weekly, 28 March 1896.
"Oldest Man and Last of Early Pioneers Passes," The Manti Messenger
"Oldest Man and Last of Early Pioneers Passes," The Manti Messenger, 8 April 1932.
Mission
British Mission history, 1841-1971, Church History Library
British Mission history, 1841-1971, Church History Library, Page 7.
Clare Bernard Christensen, Before and after Mt. Pisgah: Cox, Hulet, Losee, Morley, Tuttle, Winget, Whiting & related families (Salt Lake City: the author, 1979
Clare Bernard Christensen, Before and after Mt. Pisgah: Cox, Hulet, Losee, Morley, Tuttle, Winget, Whiting & related families (Salt Lake City: the author, 1979.
Ginger S. Vandenburg, "Frederick Walter Cox, Sr.," personal website, 2010
Ginger S. Vandenburg, "Frederick Walter Cox, Sr.," personal website, 2010.
Index to the British Mission history, 1841-1971, Church History Library
Index to the British Mission history, 1841-1971, Church History Library.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 4, Line 171.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 5, Line 171.
Pioneer
"Correspondence: W. H. Shearman letter," Deseret News
"Correspondence: W. H. Shearman letter," Deseret News, 12 July 1865.
Transcript for "Correspondence: W. H. Shearman letter," Deseret News, 12 July 1865, 322
Cox, Margaret M., "A biographical sketch of William Arthur Cox," fd. 4
Cox, Margaret M., "A biographical sketch of William Arthur Cox," fd. 4, Page 5.
Deseret News
"The Immigration", Deseret News, (13 September 1865).
Transcript for "The Immigration," Deseret News, 13 September 1865, 397
"Got Safely In," Semi-Weekly Telegraph
"Got Safely In," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 30 November 1865.
Transcript for "Got Safely In," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 30 Nov. 1865, 3
"Oldest Man and Last of Early Pioneers Passes," The Manti Messenger
"Oldest Man and Last of Early Pioneers Passes," The Manti Messenger, 8 April 1932.
Presiding Bishopric immigrant location committee minutes
Presiding Bishopric immigrant location committee minutes, September, Page 28.
W. S. Willes letter to Brigham Young
W. S. Willes letter to Brigham Young, 8 September 1865.
Transcript for W. S. Willes letter to Brigham Young, 8 September 1865
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