Jacob Gates
Birth Date
On 1811 March 9 (Born)
Death Date
On 1892 April 14 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
1811 March 9
Mother
Patty Lucy Plumley
Father
Thomas Gates
Married
Mary Minerva Snow
1833 March 16 (Age 22)
Baptized by
Orson Pratt
1833 June 18 (Age 22)
Served in
Northern States Mission
1841 (Age 29)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1843 (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Accompanied Lewis Robbins (Journal History Apr. 10 [1], 1843)
Served With
Beri Lewis Robbins
Traveled in
Jedediah M. Grant/Willard Snow Company (1847)
1847 June 19 – October 4 (Age 36)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1847 June 19
Joined Company
On 1847 October 4
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1849 October 19 – 1853 January 23 (Age 38)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Deseret, United States
Date Details
On 1849 October 19
Departed from Home
On 1853 January 23
Departed from Field
Called as Captain to
Jacob Gates Company (1853)
1853 June 3 – September 26 (Age 42)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Returning Missionary
Traveling Group
Emma Forsberry (Age 22)
Date Details
On 1853 June 3
Joined Company
On 1853 September 26
Company Arrived
Married
Emma Forsberry
1853 October 23 (Age 42)
Married
Lydia Clementine West
1856 July 13 (Age 45)
Served in
British Mission
1859 September 19 (Age 48)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Traveled in
Homer Duncan Company (1861)
1861 June 25 – September 13 (Age 50)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1861 June 25
Joined Company
On 1861 September 13
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah Jane Meredith
1861 November 1 (Age 50)
Married
Mary Ware
1862 October 25 (Age 51)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 9 – 1870 February 28 (Age 58)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
St George, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
C C Rich
Set Apart By
Charles Coulson Rich
Date Details
On 1869 October 9
Set Apart
On 1870 February 28
Released
Died in Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
1892 April 14 (Age 81)
Media
Jacob Gates (1811 - 1892) Profile
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Person
Deseret Weekly
"Death of Elder Jacob Gates", Deseret Weekly, (23 April 1892), Page 570.
Jacob Gates journals, 1836-1861
Jacob Gates journals, 1836-1861, September.
Jacob Gates journals, 1836-1861.
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America.
Mission
Andrew Jenson collection, circa 1841-1942
"International missions, European mission ledger", Andrew Jenson collection, circa 1841-1942, Page 43.
Transcript for European mission ledger
Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, 1:196
Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, 1:196.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 31 October 1843.
Jacob Gates journals, 1836-1861
Jacob Gates journals, 1836-1861, February.
Jacob Gates journals, 1836-1861.
Jacob Gates journals, 1836-1861, 1 January 1861.
Jacob Gates journals, 1836-1861.
Jacob Gates journals, 1836-1861, July.
KEEP BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
KEEP BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 8 April 1850, Vol. 1, Page 26.
Millennial Star
Millennial Star.
Millennial Star.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 15, Line 641.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 17, Line 641.
Nauvoo Seventies List
Nauvoo Seventies List, Vol. 2.
Organization of the Seventies
Organization of the Seventies, Page 8.
Pioneer
Blodgett, Sarah Susannah Garrard, Autobiographical sketch, in Sarah Lucy Bronson Boden and Nina Beth Goe Cunningham, Reid Family History [1972], 55
Blodgett, Sarah Susannah Garrard, Autobiographical sketch, in Sarah Lucy Bronson Boden and Nina Beth Goe Cunningham, Reid Family History [1972], 55.
Transcript for Blodgett, Sarah Susannah Garrard, Autobiographical sketch, in Sarah Lucy Bronson Boden and Nina Beth Goe Cunningham, Reid Family History [1972], 55
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"Jacob Gates Company report", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, (11 September 1853), Page 1-4.
Christopher Arthur Emigrating Company journal
Christopher Arthur Emigrating Company journal, February.
Transcript for Christopher Arthur Emigrating Company journal, 1853 February-October
Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Eli Wiggill, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 39-41.
Transcript for "Eli Wiggill, reminiscences," 39-41.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 6-54.
Jacob Gates journals, 1836-1861
Jacob Gates journals, 1836-1861, January.
Transcript for Jacob Gates journals, 1836-1861, [Volume 2] 1843 January-1847 October
James Farmer journal, 1851 April-1856 November
James Farmer journal, 1851 April-1856 November, April.
Transcript for James Farmer journal, 1851 April-1856 November
John Vance journal
John Vance journal, June.
Transcript for John Vance journal, 1847 June-October; 1849
Martin, Robert. Personal History, 1890, 8-12
Martin, Robert. Personal History, 1890, 8-12.
Transcript for Martin, Robert. Personal History, 1890, 8-12
Smith, Elizabeth Fovargue, Journal 1884-1891, fd. 1
Smith, Elizabeth Fovargue, Journal 1884-1891, fd. 1.
Transcript for Smith, Elizabeth Fovargue, Journal 1884-1891, fd. 1
Squires, John Paternoster, Reminiscences and journals, 1848-1900, Book B, 28-29
Squires, John Paternoster, Reminiscences and journals, 1848-1900, Book B, 28-29.
Transcript for Squires, John Paternoster, Reminiscences and journals, 1848-1900, Book B, 28-29
Stephen Forsdick autobiography, circa 1927, 15-26
Stephen Forsdick autobiography, circa 1927, 15-26.
Transcript for Stephen Forsdick autobiography, circa 1927, 15-26
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Wride, Barry, Small Journal, June 23
Wride, Barry, Small Journal, June 23, 25 July 1861.
Transcript for Wride, Barry, Small Journal, June 23-July 25, 1861, in W. Thomas Wride, ed., Barry Wride, 1833-1913, His Family and His Journals (1999), 51-52