George Terry
Birth Date
On 1853 February 1 (Born)
Death Date
On 1907 January 10 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Fort Bridger, Uinta, Wyoming, United States
1853 February 1
Mother
Ann Greecewood
Father
Joshua Terry
Date Details
Occurred On 1853 February 1
Baptized by Jacob E Terry
1862 April 12 (Age 9)
Served in
Mexican Mission
1876 October 9 – 1877 August 7 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Draper, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Brigham Young Jr
Location Served
Arizona, Sonora Mexico and Tucson
Date Details
Started On 1876 October 9
Set Apart
On 1876 October 18
Departed from Home
Ended On 1877 August 7
Released
On 1877 December 17
Arrived at Home
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1881 May 9 – 1907 January 10 (Age 28)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
This calling was a Life Mission.
Priesthood Quorum When Called
73rd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Draper, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Quayle Cannon
Location Served
Wind River Valley, Wyoming
Date Details
Started On 1881 May 9
Set Apart
On 1907 January 10
Died in The Field
Ended On 1907 January 10
Released
Died
1907 January 10 (Age 53)
Media
George Terry (1853 - 1907) Profile
Sources
Mission
An Indian Murdered. Victoria Daily Colonist
An Indian Murdered. Victoria Daily Colonist, 13 January 1907, Page 9.
Deseret Evening News
"George Terry", Deseret Evening News, (19 January 1907), Page 12.
"George Terry's Body Arrives", Deseret Evening News, (17 January 1907), Page 10.
"George Terry Murdered", Deseret Evening News, (12 January 1907), Page 8.
"Mission Among the Indians: Life Work and Tragic Demise of Elder George Terry", Deseret Evening News, (2 February 1907), Page 26.
James Z. Stewart papers, 1873-1927, Church History Library
"Mexico Mission Calls October 1876", James Z. Stewart papers, 1873-1927, Church History Library, 5, Page 185.
Mexican Mission history 1874-1977
Mexican Mission history 1874-1977.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 May 1881, Vol. B, Page 60, Line 2358.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1876, Vol. B, Page 38, Line 1488.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1876, Vol. A, Page 35, Line 1488.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1876, Vol. A, Page 55, Line 2358.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Mormon Bishop's Son is Murdered", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (13 January 1907), Page 27.
"Funeral of George Terry", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (20 January 1907), Page 13.
Salt Lake Telegram
"Bishop Terry's Son Murdered after a Family Quarrel", Salt Lake Telegram, (12 January 1907), Page 1.
