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James Ferguson
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Clear AllBorn in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1828 February 23
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Occurred On 1828 February 23
Birth
Relationships
Father
Francis Ferguson
Mother
Mary Patrick
Baptized
1842 May 24 (Age 14)
Appointed as First Sergeant
Mormon Battalion Company A
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 18)
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 18)
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Appointed
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Ended On 1847 July 16
Discharged
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Enrollment
Enlisted and Marched
Married Lucy Nutting
1847 (Age 18)
Departed from Home as Missionary
California Mission
1848 (Age 19)
1848 (Age 19)
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Departed from Home
End Date Details
Start Date Not Found
Released
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Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Deseret
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
California Bay
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Joined Ebenezer Brown Company
1848 August 12 – October 10 (Age 20)
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Joined When Organization was Formed
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Ended On 1848 October 10
Organization was Ended
Married Margaretta Julia Greatrix
1849 December 7 (Age 21)
Married Jane Robinson
1851 October 17 (Age 23)
Arrived in the Field as Mission President
Irish Mission
1854 July 5 – 1856 March 23 (Age 26)
1854 July 5 – 1856 March 23 (Age 26)
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Arrived in the Field
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Ended On 1856 March 23
Departed from the Field
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Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
Ireland
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes
Was appointed the Presiding Elder of the Irish Mission from 1854-1856.
Media
British Missionaries, Liverpool 1855
Joined Daniel D. McArthur Company
1856 June 11 – September 26 (Age 28)
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Joined When Organization was Formed
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Ended On 1856 September 26
Organization was Ended
Joined George D. Grant Company
1856 September 3 – October 4 (Age 28)
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Joined When Organization was Formed
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Ended On 1856 October 4
Organization was Ended
Joined Rescue Companies
1856 October 7 – December 15 (Age 28)
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Joined When Organization was Formed
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Ended On 1856 December 15
Organization was Ended
Married Phyllis Hardie
1857 February 13 (Age 28)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1863 August 30 (Age 35)
Date Details
Occurred On 1863 August 30
Died
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James Ferguson (1828 - 1863) Profile
British Missionaries, Liverpool 1855