James Ferguson
Birth Date
On 1828 February 23 (Born)
Death Date
On 1863 August 30 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1828 February 23
Mother
Mary Patrick
Father
Francis Ferguson
Date Details
Occurred On 1828 February 23
Baptized by John Lindsay
1842 May 24 (Age 14)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company A
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 18)
Members in Company
Rank
First Sergeant
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Married
Lucy Nutting
1847 (Age 18)
Served in
California Mission
1848 (Age 19)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Deseret
Location Served
California Bay
Date Details
Started On 1848
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Traveled in
Ebenezer Brown Company (1848)
1848 August 12 – October 10 (Age 20)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1848 August 12
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 October 10
Company Arrived
Married
Margaretta Julia Greatrix
1849 December 7 (Age 21)
Married
Jane Robinson
1851 October 17 (Age 23)
Served in
British Mission
1854 July 5 – 1856 March 23 (Age 26)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Was appointed the Presiding Elder of the Irish Mission from 1854-1856.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Ireland
Date Details
Started On 1854 July 5
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1856 March 23
Departed from Field
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British Missionaries, Liverpool 1855
Traveled in
Daniel D. McArthur Company (1856)
1856 June 11 – September 26 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1856 June 11
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 September 26
Company Arrived
Traveled in
George D. Grant Company (1856)
1856 September 3 – October 4 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 September 3
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 October 4
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Rescue Companies (1856)
1856 October 7 – December 15 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 October 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 15
Company Arrived
Married
Phyllis Hardie
1857 February 13 (Age 28)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1863 August 30 (Age 35)
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James Ferguson (1828 - 1863) Profile
British Missionaries, Liverpool 1855
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
"Utah Census, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory", 1850 United States Census.
Deseret News
"Death of Gen. Ferguson", Deseret News, (2 September 1863), Page 4.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"James Ferguson", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 4, Page 743.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966
Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966.
Mission
Deseret Evening News
"A Leaf from an Old Album", Deseret Evening News, (15 December 1906), Page 9.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 26 November 1848, Page 1.
Millennial Star
"Home Correspondence James Ferguson", Millennial Star, Page 443.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Page 136.
Pioneer
American Legion Magazine
"To Utah by Hand: The Diary Of Twiss Bermingham, Mormon immigrant", American Legion Magazine, 23, (July), Page 24-27.
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Andrew Smith diaries, 1853-1856
Andrew Smith diaries, 1853-1856.
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Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
Brigham Young , Heber C. Kimball, and Daniel H. Wells, Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), 11 November 1856, Item letter.
"William Woodward letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (11 June 1856).
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Daniel Duncan McArthur Emigrating Company journal
Daniel Duncan McArthur Emigrating Company journal. May through September 1856.
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Deseret News
"Arrivals", Deseret News, (8 October 1856), Page 5.
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"Journey from Florence to G. S. L. City", Deseret News, (22 October 1856), Page 2.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 28 October 1856, Page 1-2.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 1 September 1856, Page 1-2.
John Borrowman diaries, 1846-1860
John Borrowman diaries, 1846-1860, 5 August 1848.
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Millennial Star
Daniel Spencer letter to Franklin D. Richards, "Foreign Correspondence", Millennial Star, 18, (2 August 1856), No. 31. Page 489.
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Patience L. Archer reminiscences
Patience L. Archer reminiscences, Page 57-92.
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Robert T. Burton diaries, 1856-1907
"Record book", Robert T. Burton diaries, 1856-1907, (October).
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Young Woman's Journal
Mary B. Crandal, "Autobiography of a Noble Woman", Young Woman's Journal, (1 March 1895).
Mormon Battalion
Historian's Office correspondence files, 1856-1926
"William W. Willis letter to the Church Historian", Historian's Office correspondence files, 1856-1926, (6 August 1860).
Ledger of Company A, Mormon Battalion, 1846-1855
Ledger of Company A, Mormon Battalion, 1846-1855.
Mormon Battalion Company A muster roll, 1846 October – December
"Mormon Battalion Company A Muster Roll", Mormon Battalion Company A muster roll, 1846 October – December, (October), Page 2.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 21.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 4.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 23.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 222-223.
Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.