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James Christian Julius Bolander
Born in Lendum, Hjorring, Denmark
1877 April 10
Mother
Anna Patrina Marie Jensen
Father
Date Details
Occurred On 1877 April 10
Baptized by Madsen
1889 April 24 (Age 12)
Served in Samoan Mission
1900 December 28 – 1904 June 11 (Age 23) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Orderville, Kane, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Jonathan G Kimball
Location Served
Samoa
Date Details
Started On 1900 December 28
Set Apart
Ended On 1904 June 11
Released
Images
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Samoan/john-edward-taylor-1877-fs-2.jpg)
James Irons Kirby in Samoan Islands with missionaries
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Builders of the Pesega House, Samoa
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Samoan/joshua-byron-cook-1878-fs-1.jpg)
James Irons Kirby in Samoan Islands with missionaries
Died in Orderville, Kane, Utah, United States
1946 May 31 (Age 69)
Media
![James Christian Bolander (1877 - 1946) Profile](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/B/james-christian-bolander-1877-fs.jpg)
James Christian Bolander (1877 - 1946) Profile
![James Irons Kirby in Samoan Islands with missionaries, Circa 1902](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Samoan/john-edward-taylor-1877-fs-2.jpg)
James Irons Kirby in Samoan Islands with missionaries, Circa 1902
![Builders of the Pesega House, Samoa, 1902 October](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Samoan/sylvanus-moroni-iverson-1879-fs-1.png)
Builders of the Pesega House, Samoa, 1902 October
![James Irons Kirby in Samoan Islands with missionaries, Between 1903 – 1904](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/Samoan/joshua-byron-cook-1878-fs-1.jpg)
James Irons Kirby in Samoan Islands with missionaries, Between 1903 – 1904