Church History Biographical Database
Homer Duncan
Born in McIndoe Falls, Barnett, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
1815 January 19
Mother
Betsey T Putnam
Date Details
Occurred On 1815 January 19
Baptized by Lyman Wight
1838 August 9 (Age 23)
Served in Eastern States Mission
1839 – 1841 (Age 23) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Canada and New York
Date Details
Started On 1839
Called
Ended On 1841
Released
Married Asenath Melvina Robinson Banker
1841 November 7 (Age 26)
Traveled in Willard Richards Company (1848)
1848 July 3 – October 10 (Age 33) Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Additional Information
Homer initially traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in the Willard Richards Company in 1848 as a captain of ten. He traveled with his wife, Asenath Melvina Robinson Banker, and their three children Julia Emily, John Chapman, and William Platt Putnam, and his brother Chapman Duncan and his wife Martha Jones.
Date Details
Started On 1848 July 3
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 October 10
Company Arrived
Served in Early Church Mission: North America
1855 September 6 – 1857 May (Age 40) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Texas
Date Details
Started On 1855 September 6
Set Apart
Ended On 1857 May
Arrived at Home
Called as Captain to Homer Duncan Company (1857)
1857 May – September 25 (Age 42) Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Additional Information
At the end of a mission, he traveled home as captain of the Homer Duncan Company in 1857.
Date Details
Started Circa 1857 May
Joined Company
Ended Between 1857 September 14 – 25
Company Arrived
Served in British Mission
1860 April 25 – 1861 September 13 (Age 45) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
3rd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1860 April 25
Departed from Home
Ended On 1861 September 13
Arrived at Home
Called as Captain to Homer Duncan Company (1861)
1861 June 25 – September 13 (Age 46) Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Additional Information
At the end of another mission, he traveled home again as captain of the Homer Duncan Company in 1861.
Date Details
Started On 1861 June 25
Joined Company
Ended On 1861 September 13
Company Arrived
Called as Captain to Homer Duncan Company (1862)
1862 July 22 – September 21 (Age 47) Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Additional Information
At The end of a third mission, he traveled home, again as captain, of the Homer Duncan Company in 1862.
Date Details
Started On 1862 July 22
Joined Company
Ended On 1862 September 21
Company Arrived
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1906 March 23 (Age 91)
Media
Homer Duncan (1815 - 1906) Profile