Isaac Groo
Birth Date
On 1827 April 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1895 January 24 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Neversink, Sullivan, New York, United States
1827 April 8
Mother
Mercy Tuttle
Father
Samuel Groo
Date Details
Occurred On 1827 April 8
Baptized by
Royal James Cutler
1852 January 1 (Age 24)
Traveled in
William Field Company (1854)
1854 June 21 – October 21 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1854 June 21
Joined Company
Ended Between 1854 September 19 – October 21
Company Arrived
Married
Eliza Lyons
1864 February 20 (Age 36)
Married
Almira Mead
1873 April 22 (Age 46)
Served in
Australasian Mission
1875 October 11 – 1877 January 17 (Age 48)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Erastus Snow
Date Details
Started On 1875 October 11
Set Apart
On 1875 December 24
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1877 January 17
Departed from Field
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1895 January 24 (Age 67)
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Isaac Groo (1827 - 1895) Profile
Sources
Person
Groo, Isaac, Autobiography
Groo, Isaac, Autobiography.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Groo, Isaac", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 3, Page 93-94.
Orson F. Whitney. History of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., Publishers, 1892
Orson F. Whitney. History of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., Publishers, 1892, Vol. 4, Page 342.
Mission
Australasian Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1840-1897
Australasian Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1840-1897, 30 March 1853, Vol. 1, Page 8.
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"Isaac Groo letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (4 April 1876).
"Isaac Groo letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (9 January 1876).
"Isaac Groo letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (20 October 1876).
"Isaac Groo letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (25 July 1876).
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1875, Vol. A, Page 30, Line 1282.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1875, Vol. B, Page 33, Line 1282.
Pioneer
Improvement Era
Alder, Lydia D., "Reminiscences of the Pioneers of 1854", Improvement Era, (July).
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Isaac Groo papers, 1854
Isaac Groo papers, 1854, April.
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Robert Hodgert : a pioneer ancestor
"Hodgert, Robert, [Journal]", Robert Hodgert : a pioneer ancestor, 30-32.
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