Howard Orson Spencer
Birth Date
On 1838 June 16 (Born)
Death Date
On 1918 March 4 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Middlefield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
1838 June 16
Mother
Catherine Curtis
Father
Orson Spencer (1802 - 1855)
Date Details
Occurred On 1838 June 16
Baptized by
Orson Spencer
1846 June 16 (Age 8)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 9)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
George Boardman Spencer (Age 8)
Lucy Curtis Spencer (Age 5)
Ellen Curtis Spencer (Age 15)
Aurelia Read Spencer (Age 13)
Catherine Curtis Spencer (Age 11)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Married
Louisa Lucy Catherine Cross
1860 April 18 (Age 21)
Served in
British Mission
1869 May 29 – 1870 August 5 (Age 30)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.
Date Details
Started On 1869 May 29
Set Apart
Ended On 1870 August 5
Released
Died in Orderville, Kane, Utah, United States
1918 March 4 (Age 79)
Media
Howard Orson Spencer (1838 - 1918) Profile
Howard Orson Spencer (1838 - 1918) Profile
Sources
Person
Nauvoo Community Project
Nauvoo Community Project.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 29 May 1869, Vol. B, Page 13, Line 493.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 29 May 1869, Vol. A, Page 12, Line 493.
Pioneer
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.