James Amasa Little
Born in Aurelius, Cayuga, New York, United States
1822 September 14
Father
James Little
Date Details
Occurred On 1822 September 14
Baptized by Farnham
1845 March (Age 22)
Traveled in Allen Taylor Company (1849)
1849 July 5 – October 10 (Age 26) Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1849 July 5
Joined Company
Ended On 1849 October 10
Company Arrived
Married Mary Jane Lytle
1849 December 16 (Age 27)
Served in British Mission
1854 June 4 – 1857 September 11 (Age 31) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Ordained a High Priest in May 1852 and died Sept 10, 1908 in Kanab, Kane, Utah (High Priests Record and Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p 1008) Journal History of April 7, 1854. (British Missionary Record 1854. No. 8) Departed From Field: 14 Feb 1857 (LR 1140 2, Image 11 and 10)
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1854 June 4
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1857 September 11
Arrived at Home
Images
British Missionaries, Liverpool, 1855 - discussed plans to utilize handcarts to bring some Saints to Zion during 1856 season.
Served in British Mission
1857 (Age 34) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Location Served
England
Date Details
Occurred On 1857
Called
On 1857
Released
Traveled in William G. Young Company (1857)
1857 June – September 26 (Age 34) Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Circa 1857 June
Joined Company
Ended Between 1857 September 25 – 26
Company Arrived
Married Hannah Matilda Baldwin
1858 December 20 (Age 36)
Married Mary Elizabeth Tullidge
1864 November 19 (Age 42)
Served in Early Church Mission: North America
1875 November 5 – 1877 (Age 53) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1875 November 5
Set Apart
Ended Circa 1877
Released
Died in Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States
1908 September 10 (Age 85)
Media
James Amasa Little (1822 - 1908) Profile
James Amasa Little (1822 - 1908) Profile
British Missionaries, Liverpool, 1855 - discussed plans to utilize handcarts to bring some Saints to Zion during 1856 season.