James Bennett Bracken
Birth Date
On 1845 September 4 (Born)
Death Date
On 1918 January 19 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Highland, Madison, Illinois, United States
1845 September 4
Mother
Sarah Head
Father
James B Bracken
Traveled in
Thomas C.D. Howell Company
1852 June 7 – September 2 (Age 6)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Martha Ann Bracken (Age 8)
William Albert Bracken (Age 4)
James Bennett Bracken (Age 36)
Sarah Head (Age 35)
Levi Clarence Bracken (Age 2)
Norvil Extine Bracken (Age 0)
Date Details
On 1852 June 7
Joined Company
On 1852 September 2
Company Arrived
Baptized by Henry Wardrueth
1855 July 5 (Age 9)
Married
Marian Whipple
1869 October 11 (Age 24)
Served in
British Mission
1891 October 9 – 1893 October 18 (Age 46)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Pine Valley, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
S B Young
Set Apart By
Seymour Bicknell Young
Date Details
On 1891 October 9
Set Apart
On 1893 October 18
Released
Married
Adeliza Alger
1908 June 30 (Age 62)
Died in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States
1918 January 19 (Age 72)
Media
James Bennett Bracken Jr. (1845 - 1918) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Iowa, Pottawattamie County.
Washington County News
"Deaths", Washington County News, (24 January 1918), Page 1.
Mission
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1891, Vol. 1, Page 116, Line 253.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1891, Vol. 2, Page 125, Line 253.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1852: Page 18.
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