Jacob Houtz
Birth Date
On 1813 October 12 (Born)
Death Date
On 1896 December 11 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Union, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1813 October 12
Mother
Ann Elizabeth Zeller
Father
Christian Houtz
Date Details
Occurred On 1813 October 12
Married
Lydia Mease
1838 February 22 (Age 24)
Baptized by William Bringhurst
1840 January 1 (Age 26)
Traveled in
Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge Company (1847)
1847 June 17 – September 22 (Age 32)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Elizabeth Houtz (Age 7)
Lucinda Houtz (Age 4)
Lydia Mease (Age 30)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 17
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 September 19 – 22
Company Arrived
Served in
German Mission
1853 January 22 – April 16 (Age 39)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
He was called to preach in Prussia, but was banished eight days after arriving in the country.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Served With
Orson Spencer
Location Served
Prussia (Berlin)
Date Details
On 1852 August 28
Called
Started On 1853 January 22
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1853 April 16
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Orson Spencer/ Joel J. Terrell Company (1853)
1853 July – October (Age 39)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started Circa 1853 July
Joined Company
Ended Circa 1853 October
Company Arrived
Married
Bridget Daley
1854 February 27 (Age 40)
Married
Antoinette Morgan Allen
1854 July 6 (Age 40)
Married
Anna Bringhurst
1857 February 15 (Age 43)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 November 18 (Age 56)
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Mission Type
Short Term
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Albert Smith
Served With
Angus Munn Cannon
Henry Pauling Houtz
Location Served
Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Date Details
Started On 1869 November 18
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
1896 December 11 (Age 83)
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Jacob Houtz (1814 - 1896)
Jacob Houtz (1814 - 1896) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret Weekly
"Obituary Notes", Deseret Weekly, (2 January 1897), Page 95.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 3925-3930, Page 644-649.
Mission
Millennial Star
"Arrivals", Millennial Star, 15:4, (22 January 1853), Page 58.
"Appointments", Millennial Star, 15, (22 January 1853), No. 4. Page 58.
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MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 18 November 1869, Vol. A, Page 17, Line 694.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 18 November 1869, Vol. B, Page 18, Line 694.
Orson Spencer, The Prussian Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Liverpool: S. W. Richards, 1853
Orson Spencer, The Prussian Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Liverpool: S. W. Richards, 1853.
Pioneer
Daniel Spencer diaries, 1845-1857
Daniel Spencer diaries, 1845-1857, Vol. 2.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 6-51.
Joseph S. Murdock diary and reminiscences, 1889
Joseph S. Murdock diary and reminiscences, 1889, Page 9-13.
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Utah Pioneer Biographies
"Hill, William John", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 32, Page 82-83.
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