James Briggs
Birth Date
On 1845 January 4 (Born)
Death Date
On 1905 February 15 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Staley Bridge, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1845 January 4
Mother
Ruth Butterworth (1817 - 1860)
Father
John Briggs (1812 - 1856)
Date Details
Occurred On 1845 January 4
Baptized
1853 (Age 7)
Traveled in
Edward Martin Company (1856)
1856 July 28 – November 30 (Age 11)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Hannah Briggs (Age 7)
Sarah Ann Briggs (Age 5)
John Briggs (Age 44)
Ruth Butterworth (Age 39)
Rachel Briggs (Age 3)
Eliza Briggs (Age 19)
Thomas Briggs (Age 13)
Emma Briggs (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1856 July 28
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 November 30
Company Arrived
Married
Caroline Shuker Clark
1864 April 29 (Age 19)
Served in
British Mission
1882 October 9 – 1884 September 17 (Age 37)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
4th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
West Jordan, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Horace Sunderlin Eldredge
Location Served
Manchester and Newcastle Districts, England.
Date Details
Started On 1882 October 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1884 September 17
Released
Served in
British Mission
1898 April 7 – 1900 July 18 (Age 53)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
105th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Sugar House, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Christian Daniel Fjeldsted
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1898 April 7
Set Apart
Ended On 1900 July 18
Released
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1905 February 15 (Age 60)
Media
James Briggs (1845 - 1905)
James Thomas Briggs (1845 - 1905) Profile
Sources
Person
Saints By Sea
"James Thomas Briggs. ID: 16772", Saints By Sea.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 9 July 1883.
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 10 March 1884.
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1882, Vol. A, Page 62, Line 2642.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 7 April 1898, Vol. C, Page 67, Line 178.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1882, Vol. B, Page 67, Line 2642.
Pioneer
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. B, Page 244.