Gilbert Henry Van Schoonhoven
Alternate Names
Gilbert Henry Spencer (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1828 August 2 (Born)
Death Date
On 1903 June 14 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Albany, Albany, New York, United States
1828 August 2
Mother
Sarah Lester
Father
George Van Schoonhoven
Date Details
Occurred On 1828 August 2
Baptized by Daniel Spencer
1845 June 1 (Age 16)
Traveled in
Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge Company (1847)
1847 June 17 – September 22 (Age 18)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Amanda Spencer (Age 7)
Daniel Spencer, Jr. (Age 52)
Mary Leone Spencer (Age 4)
Edwin Eugene Spencer (Age 3)
Emily Slafter Thompson (Age 27)
Claudius Victor Spencer (Age 23)
Maria Antoinette Spencer (Age 21)
Charles Henry Spencer (Age 19)
Anna Spencer (Age 16)
Hiram Theron Spencer (Age 11)
Frances Elizabeth Spencer (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 17
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 September 19 – 22
Company Arrived
Traveled in
John A. Hunt Company (1856)
1856 August 1 – December 10 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 August 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 10
Company Arrived
Married
Mary Emma Greene
1859 September 14 (Age 31)
Served in
British Mission
1866 April 27 – 1868 August 1 (Age 37)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
70th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Albert Smith
Location Served
Europe
Date Details
Started On 1866 April 27
Set Apart
Ended On 1868 August 1
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
William S. Seeley Company (1868)
1868 August 1 – 29 (Age 39)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1868 August 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1868 August 29
Company Arrived
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1903 June 14 (Age 74)
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Gilbert Henry Van Schoonhoven (1828 - 1903)
Gilbert Henry Van Schoonhoven (1828 - 1903) Profile
Sources
Person
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Death of a Pioneer: Gilbert Henry Van Schoonhoven Stage Driver of Early Days, Passes Away", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (15 June 1903), Page 8.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 27 April 1866, Vol. A, Page 8, Line 335.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"John A. Hunt Company report, 1856", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, Page 1-8.
Dan Jones Emigrating Company journal
Dan Jones Emigrating Company journal, May, Page 2.
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Hiram Theron Spencer, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 5.
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Deseret News
"Immigration to Utah", Deseret News, (15 October 1856), Page 6.
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"Mary G. Pay to S. S. Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (18 October 1908).
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 December 1856, Page 15.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 3.
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