Gilbert Henry Van Schoonhoven
Alternate Names
Gilbert Henry Spencer
Birth Date
On 1828 August 2 (Born)
Death Date
On 1903 June 14 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
3
Born in Albany, Albany, New York, United States
1828 August 2
Mother
Sarah Lester
Father
George Van Schoonhoven
Baptized by Daniel Spencer
1845 June 1 (Age 16)
Traveled in
Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge Company
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
On 1847 June 17
Joined Company
Between 1847 September 19 – 22
Company Arrived
Traveled in
John A. Hunt Company
1856 August 1 – December 10 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1856 August 1
Joined Company
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
G A Smith
Set Apart By
George Albert Smith
Date Details
On 1866 April 27
Set Apart
On 1868 August 1
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
William S. Seeley Company
1868 August 1 – 29 (Age 39)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1868 August 1
Joined Company
On 1868 August 29
Company Arrived
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1903 June 14 (Age 74)
Media
Gilbert Henry Van Schoonhoven (1828 - 1903) Profile
Gilbert Henry Van Schoonhoven (1828 - 1903) Profile
Sources
Person
"Death of a Pioneer. Gilbert Henry Van Schoonhoven Stage Driver of Early Days, Passes Away," Salt Lake Herald
"Death of a Pioneer. Gilbert Henry Van Schoonhoven Stage Driver of Early Days, Passes Away," Salt Lake Herald, 15 June 1903, Page 8.
Mission
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 8, Line 335.
Pioneer
Dan Jones Emigrating Company journal
Dan Jones Emigrating Company journal, May, Page 2.
Transcript for Dan Jones Emigrating Company journal, 1856 May-December
Deseret News
"Immigration to Utah", Deseret News, (15 October 1856).
Transcript for "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254
"Died," Deseret Evening News
"Died," Deseret Evening News, 19 August 1868.
Transcript for "Died," Deseret Evening News, 19 August 1868, 2
DUP Pioneer History Collection
"Hiram Theron Spencer, reminiscences", DUP Pioneer History Collection, Page 5.
Transcript for "Hiram Theron Spencer, reminiscences," 5.
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 21 June 1847, Page 46.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 15 December 1856, Page 15.
John A. Hunt Company report, 1856, Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
John A. Hunt Company report, 1856, Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862.
Pay, Mary G. to S. S. Jones,Handcart Veterans Association
Pay, Mary G. to S. S. Jones,Handcart Veterans Association, 18 October 1908.
Transcript for Pay, Mary G. to S. S. Jones,Handcart Veterans Association, 18 Oct. 1908. Handcart Veterans Association, Scrapbook, 1906-1914, fd. 5
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