James Brown

Birth Date
On 1801 September 30
Death Date
On 1863 September 30
Gender
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Born in Flat Swamp Creek, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

1801 September 30

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Occurred On 1801 September 30
Birth

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Father
James Brown
Mother
Mary or Polly Williams

Baptized

1838 (Age 36)

Married Esther Jones

1842 November 20 (Age 41)

Departed from Home as Missionary

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
Alabama
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Called as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1844 October 8 (Age 43)

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Married Sarah Sally Steadwell

1845 January 10 (Age 43)

Married Abigail Melvina Smith

1846 February 8 (Age 44)

Married Mary McRee

1846 July 16 (Age 44)

Appointed as Captain

Mormon Battalion Company C
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 44)

End Date Details

Ended On 1847 July 16
Discharged

Additional Information

Enrollment
Enlisted and Marched
Detached to Pueblo
Additional Notes

James with two of his sons, Jesse and Alexander, volunteered to serve as part of the Mormon Battalion. One of his wives, Mary McRee, and her son George David, also traveled with the Mormon Battalion. His other three wives and children stayed at Council Bluffs until they could be brought to the Salt Lake Valley.  Mary’s job was to do the laundry for 16 men. James was the Captain of Company C, and his two sons served in his company as privates. At Santa Fe, James was one of a few placed in charge of a sick detachment which was sent to Pueblo, Colorado to spend the winter. Mary accompanied him and cared for the sick men. The next spring, the company traveled by way of Fort Laramie and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley five days after the Brigham Young Pioneer Company.

Traveling Group

Joined Mormon Battalion Detachments

1847 May 24 – July 29 (Age 45)

Start Date Details

End Date Details

Ended On 1847 July 29
Organization was Ended

Appointed as Company Captain

James Brown Company
1847 September – November 16 (Age 45)

Start Date Details

Started Circa 1847 September
Appointed
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1847 November 16
Organization was Ended

Additional Information

Additional Notes

In August 1847, after arriving to Salt Lake City, James went to California with his son Jesse, Abner Blackburn, and Lysander Woodworth. Samuel Lewis later joined their group. They returned to Salt Lake City on November 16, 1847.


Departed from Home as Missionary

California Mission
1848 (Age 46)

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
California
Mission Qualifier
Other
Additional Notes

Journal History of November 26, 1848. Bio Ency. states he went to California for the purpose of drawing the pay due from the government to the men in his command.


Married Phebe Abigail Abbott

1850 October 17 (Age 49)

Departed from Home as Missionary

End Date Details

Ended On 1853
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
British Guiana
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

In 1852 he was sent to British Guinea on a mission. He sailed from San Diego to Panama.  Being unable to ship for British Guiana, he and Elijah Thomas embarked for Jamacia. They proceeded to New York where they landed in 1853. While in Panama, James contracted Yellow Fever, he eventually recovered, but he finished out his mission in the Eastern States. He was then called as an emigration agent for the Church.


Appointed as Company Captain

James Brown Company
1854 June 18 – October 3 (Age 52)

End Date Details

Ended Between 1854 September 27 – October 3
Organization was Ended

Additional Information

Additional Notes

He returned to the Salt Lake Valley in the fall of 1854. He traveled home as Captain of the James Brown Company.


Married Cecelia Henriette Cornu

1854 December 26 (Age 53)

Married Darthula Catherine Shupe

1856 February 17 (Age 54)

Married Lavinia Sarah Mitchell

1856 September 7 (Age 54)

Married Mary Wollerton

1857 March 27 (Age 55)

Married Harriet Wood

1859 September 17 (Age 57)

Married Maria Mitchell

1861 September 19 (Age 59)

Died in Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States

1863 September 30 (Age 62)

Date Details

Occurred On 1863 September 30
Died

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