James Crane
Birth Date
On 1830 April 1 (Born)
Death Date
On 1886 July 6 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Penally, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
1830 April 1
Date Details
Occurred On 1830 April 1
Baptized
1851 March 21 (Age 20)
Served in
Welsh Mission
1853 April 30 – 1856 April 19 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Priest
Residence When Called
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Location Served
South Wales, principally Pembrokeshire.
Date Details
Started On 1853 April 30
Called
Ended On 1856 April 19
Departed from Field
Married
Alice Davis
1858 April 5 (Age 28)
Traveled in
Horton D. Haight/Frederick Kesler Freight Train (1859)
1859 June 6 – September 1 (Age 29)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Alice Davis (Age 25)
Date Details
Started On 1859 June 6
Joined Company
Ended On 1859 September 1
Company Arrived
Married
Elizabeth Stewart
1865 February 3 (Age 34)
Married
Rachel Briggs
1869 March 2 (Age 38)
Died in Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1886 July 6 (Age 56)
Media
James Crane (1830 - 1886) Profile
Sources
Person
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Crane, James", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 1, Page 579.
Mission
James Crane Autobiography
James Crane Autobiography, Page 55.
John Price mission journals and life history, 1851-1932
John Price mission journals and life history, 1851-1932, 30 April 1853, Page 252.
Pioneer
A history of the three wives of James Crane
"History of Alice Davis Crane", A history of the three wives of James Crane.
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Crane, James. Journal: Part 2
Crane, James. Journal: Part 2.
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Deseret News
"Latter Day Saints' Immigration", Deseret News, (24 August 1859), Page 5.
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Horace S. Eldredge Emigrating Company journal
Horace S. Eldredge Emigrating Company journal, May, Page 14.
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