Gottfried Hafen
Alternate Names
Godfre Hafen (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1850 June 6 (Born)
Death Date
On 1930 November 10 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
1
Pioneer
1
Born in Scherzingen, Thurgau, Switzerland
1850 June 6
Mother
Anna Elizabetha Ruesch (1816 - 1896)
Father
Johann Hafen
Date Details
Occurred On 1850 June 6
Baptized by John B Fairbanks
1862 (Age 11)
Traveled in
William H. Dame Freight Train (1862)
1862 August 14 – October 29 (Age 12)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
John Hafen (Age 6)
Johann Hafen (Age 47)
Anna Elizabetha Ruesch (Age 46)
Pauline Hafen (Age 17)
Lizatta Hafen (Age 15)
Date Details
Started On 1862 August 14
Joined Company
Ended On 1862 October 29
Company Arrived
Served in
Swiss and German Mission
1888 October 9 (Age 38)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Jacob Gates
Location Served
Swiss And German
Date Details
Started On 1888 October 9
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1930 November 10 (Age 80)
Sources
Person
Deseret News
"Godfre Hafen Taken by Death", Deseret News, (12 November 1930), Page 8.
Saints By Sea
"Gottfried Hafen. ID: 34508", Saints By Sea.
Salt Lake Telegram
"Deaths", Salt Lake Telegram, (11 November 1930), Page 14.
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 4 December 1883.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 24 November 1883.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1888, Vol. B, Page 103, Line 173.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1888, Vol. A, Page 96, Line 173.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"Names of Immigrants", Deseret News, (24 September 1862), Page 2.
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