James Finlayson
Birth Date
On 1830 October 16 (Born)
Death Date
On 1908 December 19 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Forth, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1830 October 16
Mother
Elisabeth Mathewson
Father
James Finlayson
Baptized by John Mathers
1852 August (Age 21)
Married
Mary Ada Alexander
1859 June 1 (Age 28)
Traveled in
James S. Brown Company
1859 June 13 – August 29 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Between 1859 June 13 – 14
Joined Company
On 1859 August 29
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1880 April 9 – 1881 September 21 (Age 49)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
24th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Payson, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
C C Rich
Set Apart By
Charles Coulson Rich, Sr.
Date Details
On 1880 April 9
Set Apart
On 1881 September 21
Released
Died in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States
1908 December 19 (Age 78)
Media
James Finlayson (1830 - 1908)
James Finlayson (1830 - 1908) Profile
Sources
Mission
British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 13 September 1880, Page 1.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1880, Vol. 1, Page 49, Line 2092.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1880, Vol. 2, Page 53, Line 2092.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"Latter Day Saints' Immigration", Deseret News, (24 August 1859), Page 197.
Transcript for "Latter Day Saints' Immigration," Deseret News, 24 August 1859, 197
Finlayson, James, "Autobiography of James Finlayson," [2-3]
Finlayson, James, "Autobiography of James Finlayson," [2-3].
Finlayson, James. "The Story of My Life By James Finlayson," in Cleon Huish Moore & Vida Hill Family History(s), David W. Moore (Privately Printed)
James Finlayson, Finlayson, James. "The Story of My Life By James Finlayson," in Cleon Huish Moore & Vida Hill Family History(s), David W. Moore (Privately Printed), Page 256-257.
Transcript for Finlayson, James. "The Story of My Life By James Finlayson," in Cleon Huish Moore & Vida Hill Family History(s), David W. Moore (Privately Printed), 256-257
Seventies Quorum records, 1844-1975
Quorum 24, "Finlayson, James, to Brother Bywater.", Seventies Quorum records, 1844-1975, 2 [end of book], (18 February 1860).