George Henry Dunford
Birth Date
On 1849 July 10 (Born)
Death Date
On 1892 July 16 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1849 July 10
Mother
Sarah Jones (1825 - 1889)
Father
George Dunford (1822 - 1891)
Date Details
Occurred On 1849 July 10
Traveled in
William Field Company (1854)
1854 June 21 – October 21 (Age 5)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Lydia Dunford (Age 7)
George Dunford (Age 32)
Sarah Jones (Age 29)
Moreland Dunford (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1854 June 21
Joined Company
Ended Between 1854 September 19 – October 21
Company Arrived
Traveled in
John D. Chase Company (1864)
1864 June 26 – September 20 (Age 14)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Franklin Jones Dunford (Age 8)
Mary Maria Dunford (Age 6)
George Dunford (Age 41)
Sarah Jones (Age 39)
Moreland Dunford (Age 11)
Date Details
Started On 1864 June 26
Joined Company
Ended On 1864 September 20
Company Arrived
Baptized by
Lorenzo Dowe Rudd
1867 April 6 (Age 17)
Traveled in
George Dunford Company (1867)
1867 June – September 26 (Age 17)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Maria Dunford (Age 9)
George Dunford (Age 44)
Sarah Jones (Age 42)
Florence Emily Dunford (Age 2)
Moreland Dunford (Age 14)
Franklin Jones Dunford (Age 11)
Date Details
Started Circa 1867 June
Joined Company
Ended On 1867 September 26
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1869 April 8 – September 22 (Age 19)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Daniel Hanmer Wells
Location Served
Europe
Date Details
Started On 1869 April 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1869 September 22
Arrived at Home
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1892 July 16 (Age 43)
Media
George Henry Dunford (1849 - 1892) Profile
Sources
Person
1870 Utah Census
1870 Utah Census. Salt Lake County.
Saints By Sea
"George Henry Dunford. ID: 15654", Saints By Sea.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949
Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 9 June 1969.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 April 1869, Vol. B, Page 12, Line 446.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 April 1869, Vol. A, Page 11, Line 446.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
"Lydia D. Alder reminiscences", Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, (26 September 1867), Page 1-2.
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Improvement Era
Alder, Lydia D., "Reminiscences of the Pioneers of 1854", Improvement Era, (July).
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Nellie Nash (a pioneer biography of Mrs. Ellen Elvira Nash Parkinson, wife of William Chandler Parkinson)
Carma L. Sandberg, "Nash, Isaac B., [Reminiscences]", Nellie Nash (a pioneer biography of Mrs. Ellen Elvira Nash Parkinson, wife of William Chandler Parkinson), Page 7-9.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868
"Captain John D. Chase Company (independent), passenger list, 1864", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868, Page 1-2.