George Openshaw
Birth Date
On 1817 August 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1906 June 5 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Heywood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1817 August 15
Mother
Mary Croft
Father
Thomas Openshaw
Date Details
Occurred On 1817 August 15
Married
Nancy Ingham
1845 February 2 (Age 27)
Baptized by George Mort
1848 October 7 (Age 31)
Traveled in
Cyrus H. Wheelock Company (1853)
1853 June 1 – October 6 (Age 36)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
John Thomas Openshaw (Age 4)
Nancy Ingham (Age 32)
Esther Ellen Openshaw (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1853 June 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1853 October 6
Company Arrived
Married
Mary Ann Kay
1863 March 21 (Age 45)
Married
Ann Watts
1875 June 13 (Age 57)
Served in
British Mission
1878 April 8 – 1879 November 5 (Age 60)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
37th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Charles Coulson Rich
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1878 April 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1879 November 5
Arrived at Home
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1906 June 5 (Age 88)
Media
George Openshaw (1817 - 1906) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret Evening News
"George Openshaw Died This Morning", Deseret Evening News, (5 June 1906), Page 2.
Salt Lake Telegram
"Funeral Pends for Pioneer", Salt Lake Telegram, (25 November 1940), Page 16.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 12 August 1878.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 8 April 1878.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 April 1878, Vol. A, Page 41, Line 1763.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 April 1878, Vol. B, Page 45, Line 1763.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"C. H. Wheelock Company report", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, (19 September 1853), Page 5-16.