James Keeler
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Clear AllBorn in Ferrisburgh, Addison, Vermont, United States
1817 January 4
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Occurred On 1817 January 4
Birth
Relationships
Father
George Albert Keeler
Mother
Laura Thompson
Baptized
1839 December 28 (Age 22)
Called as Missionary
California Mission
1849 October – 1850 October (Age 32)
1849 October – 1850 October (Age 32)
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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)
1850 September 25 – 1855 December 1 (Age 33)
Start Date Details
Called
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.
Mission Companionship
Joined Amasa M. Lyman Company
1855 October 25 – December 1 (Age 38)
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Joined When Organization was Formed
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Ended On 1855 December 1
Organization was Ended
Married Eliza Shelton
1856 March 3 (Age 39)
Called as Missionary
Hawaiian Mission
1857 March 1 (Age 40)
1857 March 1 (Age 40)
Start Date Details
Called
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)
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Joined When Organization was Formed
End Date Details
Ended On 1858 January 19
Organization was Ended
Set Apart as Missionary
Hawaiian Mission
1876 November 29 – 1878 December 9 (Age 59)
1876 November 29 – 1878 December 9 (Age 59)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
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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James Keeler (1817 - 1907) Profile