James Hawkins
Birth Date
On 1818 March 17 (Born)
Death Date
On 1894 January 15 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1818 March 17
Mother
Elizabeth Kenyon
Father
John Hawkins
Date Details
Occurred On 1818 March 17
Baptized by
Jon Moon
1839 August 9 (Age 21)
Married
Sarah Bradshaw
1841 February 14 (Age 22)
Traveled in
Jedediah M. Grant/Willard Snow Company (1847)
1847 June 19 – October 4 (Age 29)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Sarah Bradshaw (Age 29)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 19
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 October 4
Company Arrived
Served in
California Mission
1849 October – 1850 October (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
Started On 1849 October
Called
Ended On 1850 October
Released
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1850 November 22 – 1855 August 18 (Age 32)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Charles Coulson Rich
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Date Details
On 1850 September 25
Called
Started On 1850 November 22
Departed from Home
On 1850 December 12
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1855 August 18
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
Parley P. Pratt Company (1855)
1855 June 20 – August 18 (Age 37)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1855 June 20
Joined Company
Ended On 1855 August 18
Company Arrived
Married
Elizabeth Coon
1855 November 3 (Age 37)
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1857 May 12 – 1858 February 12 (Age 39)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Date Details
Started On 1857 May 12
Departed from Home
Ended On 1858 February 12
Arrived at Home
Married
Rosanna Avery
1861 November 23 (Age 43)
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1869 October 9 – 1873 December (Age 51)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
27th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Ogden Valley, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Erastus Snow
Served With
Elizabeth Coon
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Date Details
Started On 1869 October 9
Set Apart
On 1869 December 24
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1873 December
Departed from Field
Married
Permelia Coon
1869 November 22 (Age 51)
Died in Huntsville, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
1894 January 15 (Age 75)
Media
James Hawkins (1818 - 1894) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Deseret Evening News
"Obituary Notes: James Hawkins", Deseret Evening News, (17 January 1894), Page 5.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 2, Page 190.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 25 September 1850.
"James Hawkins" General Epistle CHL
"James Hawkins" General Epistle CHL.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. B, Page 17, Line 661.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. A, Page 16, Line 661.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 300.
The Journal of George Q. Cannon
The Journal of George Q. Cannon.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"Arrived", Deseret News, (22 August 1855), Page 5.
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Spencer W. Wiltbank, Clerk, "Correspondence", Deseret News, (22 August 1855), Page 8.
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Hawkins, James, Autobiographical sketch, in 27th Quorum, Biographies, 1850-1858
Hawkins, James, Autobiographical sketch, in 27th Quorum, Biographies, 1850-1858, Vol. 1.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 26 September 1856, Page 33.