George Washington Thatcher
Birth Date
On 1840 February 1 (Born)
Death Date
On 1902 December 23 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
1840 February 1
Mother
Alena Kitchen (1808 - 1889)
Father
Hezekiah Thatcher (1809 - 1879)
Date Details
Occurred On 1840 February 1
Traveled in
Daniel Spencer/Perrigrine Sessions Company (1847)
1847 June 18 – September 25 (Age 7)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Harriet Ann Thatcher (Age 9)
Moses Thatcher (Age 5)
Alena Kitchen (Age 39)
Hezekiah Thatcher (Age 37)
Hyrum Smith Thatcher (Age 2)
Joseph Wycoff Thatcher (Age 17)
Catherine Mary Thatcher (Age 15)
John Bethewel Thatcher (Age 12)
Aaron Dunham Thatcher (Age 10)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 18
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 September 24 – 25
Company Arrived
Baptized by
Henry Green Boyle
1856 December (Age 16)
Traveled in
Hezekiah Thatcher Company (1857)
1857 July 6 – August 16 (Age 17)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Alena Kitchen (Age 49)
Hezekiah Thatcher (Age 47)
Joseph Wycoff Thatcher (Age 27)
John Bethewel Thatcher (Age 22)
Harriet Ann Thatcher (Age 19)
Date Details
Started On 1857 July 6
Joined Company
Ended On 1857 August 16
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Perrigrine Sessions Company (1857)
1857 July 16 – August 12 (Age 17)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Alena Kitchen (Age 49)
Hezekiah Thatcher (Age 47)
Joseph Wycoff Thatcher (Age 27)
John Bethewel Thatcher (Age 22)
Harriet Ann Thatcher (Age 19)
Date Details
Started On 1857 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1857 August 12
Company Arrived
Married
Luna Caroline Young
1861 April 4 (Age 21)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1870 May 8 – July 2 (Age 30)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Short term mission only
Priesthood Quorum When Called
3rd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Logan, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Quayle Cannon
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1870 May 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1870 July 2
Arrived at Home
Served in
British Mission
1871 September 12 – 1872 May 7 (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Released due to illness
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Brigham Young
Location Served
London and Birmingham Conferences
Date Details
Started On 1871 September 12
Set Apart
On 1871 September 13
Departed from Home
On 1871 October 1
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1872 May 7
Released
On 1872 May 22
Departed from Field
On 1872 June 12
Arrived at Home
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1871 British Missionaries
Died in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
1902 December 23 (Age 62)
Media
George Washington Thatcher (1840 - 1902) Profile
1871 British Missionaries
Sources
Person
1850 California Census, Eldorado County
1850 California Census, Eldorado County.
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
Mission
British Mission Manuscript history and historical report
British Mission Manuscript history and historical report, 5 December 1871.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 6 May 1870, Page 1.
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 12 September 1871, Vol. B, Page 20, Line 790.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 12 September 1871, Vol. A, Page 19, Line 790.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 May 1870, Vol. B, Page 19, Line 719.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 May 1870, Vol. A, Page 17, Line 719.
Pioneer
Boyle, Henry Green, Reminiscences and diaries, 1846-1888, fd. 1, 119
Boyle, Henry Green, Reminiscences and diaries, 1846-1888, fd. 1, 119.
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Historian's Office collected historical documents, circa 1851-1869
"Washington F. Anderson letter, Bear River Ferry, to Deseret News editor", Historian's Office collected historical documents, circa 1851-1869, (12 August 1857).
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 11.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.