James Brigham Purdy
Birth Date
On 1852 July 14 (Born)
Death Date
On 1918 October 30 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
1852 July 14
Mother
Eliza Chapman (1819 - 1901)
Father
Samuel Purdy (1820 - 1901)
Date Details
Occurred On 1852 July 14
Baptized by
Samuel Purdy
1862 April 27 (Age 9)
Traveled in
James S. Brown Company (1862)
1862 July 28 – October 2 (Age 10)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Lilly Eliza Purdy (Age 5)
Eliza Chapman (Age 43)
Samuel Purdy (Age 41)
Samuel Matthew Purdy (Age 20)
Sarah Maria Purdy (Age 2)
Thomas Purdy (Age 18)
William Purdy (Age 16)
Charlotte Purdy (Age 13)
Ann Purdy (Age 11)
Mary Elizabeth Purdy (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1862 July 28
Joined Company
Ended On 1862 October 2
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Chester Loveland Company (1868)
1868 July 25 – August 20 (Age 16)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
William Purdy (Age 22)
Date Details
Started On 1868 July 25
Joined Company
Ended On 1868 August 20
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1898 August 12 – 1900 September 13 (Age 46)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Seymour Bicknell Young
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1898 August 12
Set Apart
Ended On 1900 September 13
Arrived at Home
Died in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
1918 October 30 (Age 66)
Media
James Brigham Purdy (1852 - 1918) Profile
Sources
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 30 May 1998.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 12 August 1898, Vol. C, Page 78, Line 599.
Ogden 2nd Ward missionary record, 1899-1917
Ogden 2nd Ward missionary record, 1899-1917.
Pioneer
Deseret Evening News
"List of Passengers", Deseret Evening News, (17 August 1868), Page 2.
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