George Wilson Grant
Birth Date
On 1838 December 12 (Born)
Death Date
On 1872 August 5 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States
1838 December 12
Mother
Elizabeth Wilson (1816 - 1880)
Father
George Davis Grant (1812 - 1876)
Date Details
Occurred On 1838 December 12
Baptized by
Benjamin Lynn Clapp
1847 (Age 8)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 9)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
William Smith Grant (Age 5)
George Davis Grant (Age 35)
Elizabeth Wilson (Age 32)
Josephine Grant (Age 3)
Athalia Elizabeth Grant (Age 11)
Don Carlos Grant (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Rescue Companies (1856)
1856 October 7 – December 15 (Age 17)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 October 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 15
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1861 April 21 (Age 22)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Quorum When Called
16th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
Brigham Young
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1861 April 21
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Traveled in
Mr. Overton's Freight Train (1865)
1865 – 1865 October 16 (Age 26)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Circa 1865
Joined Company
Ended On 1865 October 16
Company Arrived
Married
Lucy Curtis Spencer
1867 January 1 (Age 28)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1872 August 5 (Age 33)
Media
George Wilson Grant (1838-1872) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Deseret News
"Local and other Matters: Departed This Life", Deseret News, (14 August 1872), Page 12.
Saints By Sea
"George Wilson Grant. ID: 32232", Saints By Sea.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, Vol. 20.
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 25 July 1861.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 21 April 1861, Vol. B, Page 3, Line 99.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 21 April 1861, Vol. A, Page 3, Line 99.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"George Sims letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (26 June 1865).
Claudius V. Spencer, Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), 12 November 1856, Item letter.
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849. Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report: Page 1-6.
Forty Years Among the Indians
Forty Years Among the Indians, Daniel W. Jones, Page 62-114.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1848: Page 5.
Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849
"Journal, 1848 May-September", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (24 May 1848), Page 8.
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