George Romney
Birth Date
On 1831 August 14 (Born)
Death Date
On 1920 February 1 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1831 August 14
Mother
Elizabeth Gaskell (1809 - 1884)
Father
Miles Romney (1806 - 1877)
Date Details
Occurred On 1831 August 14
Baptized by
Miles Romney
1839 September (Age 8)
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1850)
1850 (Age 18)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Jane Jamieson (Age 20)
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1850
Joined Company
Circa 1850
Company Arrived
Married
Jane Jamieson
1850 March 15 (Age 18)
Married
Vilate Ellen Douglass
1857 February 26 (Age 25)
Married
Margaret Ann Thomas
1863 August 29 (Age 32)
Served in
British Mission
1869 April 8 – 1870 October 1 (Age 37)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
29th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Location Served
Europe
Date Details
Started On 1869 April 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1870 October 1
Released
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1920 February 1 (Age 88)
Media
George Romney (1831 - 1920) Profile
George Romney (1831 - 1920)
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Saints By Sea
"George Romney. ID: 68105", Saints By Sea.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 7 June 1870.
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. A, Page 11, Line 464.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 April 1869, Vol. B, Page 12, Line 464.
Pioneer
Deseret Evening News
"Bishop George Romney is Dead: Closes Career in 89th Year", Deseret Evening News, (2 February 1920), Page 2:8.