
James Beck
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Clear AllBorn in Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1812 July 1
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Occurred On 1812 July 1
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Father
James Beck
Mother
Catherine Dixon
Married Elizabeth Yates
1837 October 23 (Age 25)
Baptized
1842 December 23 (Age 30)
Joined Brigham Young Company
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 35)
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Joined When Organization was Formed
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Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Organization was Ended
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The Beck family sailed from England on the Norfolk on 15 September 1844, and landed in New Orleans in November. The family included James and Elizabeth Yates, and their children Jonas Nuttall and Thomas Campbell, and from James’ first wife, John Beck. From New Orleans, the family took the steam boat “The Hilander” to St. Louis, and arrived 23 November. They stayed for four years in St. Louis, and on 28 March 1848, they left for Council Bluffs or Florence. According to a history Jonas wrote of his life, his family prepared to cross the plains and joined Lorenzo Snow’s company. Lorenzo Snow was a Captain of a Hundred, and was the third company in the Brigham Young Company in 1848.
Departed from Home as Missionary
British Mission
1856 – 1858 February 19 (Age 43)
1856 – 1858 February 19 (Age 43)
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Departed from Home
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Ended On 1858 February 19
Departed from the Field
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Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
England, Scotland
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1866 August 5 (Age 54)
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Occurred On 1866 August 5
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James Beck (1812 - 1866) Profile