James Keeler

Birth Date
On 1817 January 4
Death Date
On 1907 April 18
Gender
Male
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Born in Ferrisburgh, Addison, Vermont, United States

1817 January 4

Date Details

Occurred On 1817 January 4
Birth

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Father
George Albert Keeler
Mother
Laura Thompson

Baptized

1839 December 28 (Age 22)

Called as Missionary

California Mission
1849 October – 1850 October (Age 32)

Start Date Details

Called

End Date Details

Ended On 1850 October
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Widower
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Deseret
Mission Qualifier
Other
Additional Notes

Called to the gold fields of California to gather much needed funds for God's work. Was then transferred to the Hawaiian Mission as a one of the first proselytizing missionaries along with nine others.


Called as Missionary

Hawaiian Mission
1850 September 25 – 1855 December 1 (Age 33)

End Date Details

Ended On 1855 December 1
Arrived at Home

Additonal Dates

On 1850 November 22
Departed from Home
Start Date Not Found
Arrived in the Field
Start Date Not Found
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Widower
Residence When Called
Sacrament River, Sacramento, California, United States
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Charles C Rich
Additional Notes

Called with nine others from the gold panning missionaries serving in California to go on a mission to the Sandwich Islands. Hiram Clark to be mission president. 


Joined Amasa M. Lyman Company

1855 October 25 – December 1 (Age 38)

Married Eliza Shelton

1856 March 3 (Age 39)

Called as Missionary

Hawaiian Mission
1857 March 1 (Age 40)

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additonal Dates

On 1857 April 22
Set Apart

Additional Information

Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Called from the stand in the Tabernacle on 1 March 1857, to go to the Sandwich Islands. Set apart by Orson Hyde. Got as far as San Francisco and Returned to Salt Lake City, Utah.


Married Emily Shelton

1857 April 22 (Age 40)

Joined Freeman E. Tanner Company

1857 November 16 – 1858 January 19 (Age 40)

Set Apart as Missionary

Hawaiian Mission
1876 November 29 – 1878 December 9 (Age 59)

End Date Details

Ended On 1878 December 9
Released

Additonal Dates

On 1876 December 14
Arrived in the Field
Start Date Not Found
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Richfield, Sevier, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
12th
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt

Died in Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States

1907 April 18 (Age 90)

Date Details

Occurred On 1907 April 18
Died

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