James Foss Townsend
Birth Date
On 1808 February 20 (Born)
Death Date
On 1886 April 4 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Buxton, York, Maine, United States
1808 February 20
Mother
Abigail Foss Elden
Father
Jacob B Townsend
Date Details
Occurred On 1808 February 20
Married
Susan Davis
1828 April 11 (Age 20)
Baptized by John F Boynton
1833 September 8 (Age 25)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1838 February 13 (Age 29)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Location Served
Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States
Date Details
Started On 1838 February 13
Arrived in Field
End Date Not Found
Traveled in
John S. Higbee/James W. Bay Company (1852)
1852 May 28 – August 13 (Age 44)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Susan Davis (Age 57)
Mary Jane Townsend (Age 23)
James Frances Townsend (Age 21)
Martha Ann Townsend (Age 20)
Susan Maria Townsend (Age 17)
Date Details
Started On 1852 May 28
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 August 13
Company Arrived
Married
1858 July 22 (Age 50)
Served in
British Mission
1864 – 1866 (Age 55)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
19th Quorum of Seventy
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
England, United Kingdom
Date Details
Started On 1864
Set Apart
Ended On 1866
Released
Married
Rosanna Savage
1867 September 14 (Age 59)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1883 July 3 – September 20 (Age 75)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
19th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Quayle Cannon
Location Served
Maine
Date Details
Started On 1883 July 3
Set Apart
Ended On 1883 September 20
Released
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1886 April 4 (Age 78)
Media
James Foss Townsend (1808 - 1886) Profile
Sources
Person
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 3, Page 443.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 169.
Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946
Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 13 February 1838.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 9 March 1838.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 2 March 1864, Vol. B, Page 5, Line 198.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 2 March 1864, Vol. A, Page 5, Line 198.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 3 July 1883, Vol. A, Page 67, Line 2878.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 3 July 1883, Vol. B, Page 73, Line 2878.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"1st Company", Deseret News, (18 September 1852), Page 2.
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Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah: Comprising Photographs, Genealogies, Biographies (1913)
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah: Comprising Photographs, Genealogies, Biographies (1913), Page 714.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1852: Page 4.
James W. Bay diaries, 1850-1853
James W. Bay diaries, 1850-1853, 25 May 1852, Vol. 2.
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James W. Bay journal, 1850 July-1858 April
James W. Bay journal, 1850 July-1858 April, July.
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John S. Higbee reminiscences and diaries, 1845-1866
John S. Higbee reminiscences and diaries, 1845-1866, Vol. 3.
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