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Jacob Houtz
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Clear AllBorn in Union, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1813 October 12
Date Details
Occurred On 1813 October 12
Birth
Relationships
Father
Christian Houtz
Mother
Ann Elizabeth Zeller
Married Lydia Mease
1838 February 22 (Age 24)
Baptized
1840 January 1 (Age 26)
Joined Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge Company
1847 June 17 – September 22 (Age 33)
Start Date Details
Joined When Organization was Formed
End Date Details
Ended Between 1847 September 19 – 22
Organization was Ended
Additional Information
Age at Time of Travel
32
Traveling Group
Arrived in the Field as Missionary
German Mission
1853 January 22 – April 16 (Age 39)
1853 January 22 – April 16 (Age 39)
Start Date Details
Arrived in the Field
End Date Details
Ended On 1853 April 16
Departed from the Field
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
Prussia (Berlin)
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes
He was called to preach in Prussia, but was banished eight days after arriving in the country.
Mission Companionship
Joined Orson Spencer/ Joel J. Terrell Company
1853 July – October (Age 39)
Start Date Details
Started Circa 1853 July
Joined When Organization was Formed
End Date Details
Ended Circa 1853 October
Organization was Ended
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)
Set Apart as Missionary
Eastern States Mission
1869 November 18 (Age 56)
1869 November 18 (Age 56)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Start Date Not Found
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Mission Qualifier
Short-Term
Set Apart By
George A Smith
Mission Companionship
Died in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
1896 December 11 (Age 83)
Date Details
Occurred On 1896 December 11
Died
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Jacob Houtz (1814 - 1896) Profile
Jacob Houtz (1814 - 1896)