James McGaw
Birth Date
On 1824 August 27 (Born)
Death Date
On 1872 January 15 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Niagara District, Clinton, Upper Canada
1824 August 27
Mother
Susannah Taylor
Father
Charles McGaw
Date Details
Occurred On 1824 August 27
Baptized by William Corey
1841 October 11 (Age 17)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1842 September 4 – 1844 (Age 18)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Location Served
Indiana
Date Details
Started On 1842 September 4
Departed from Home
Ended On 1844
Released
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1848 December 11 – 1850 (Age 24)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
Texas
Date Details
Started On 1848 December 11
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1850
Released
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1851 May 20 – 1852 (Age 26)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
Texas
Date Details
Started On 1851 May 20
Departed from Home
On 1851 October 17
Arrived in Field
Ended Circa 1852
Released
Married
Mary Matilda Bassett
1852 May 15 (Age 27)
Called as Captain to
James McGaw Company (1852)
1852 June 24 – September 20 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Traveling Group
Mary Matilda Bassett (Age 15)
Date Details
Started On 1852 June 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 20
Company Arrived
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1854 April 8 – 1855 April (Age 29)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
Texas
Date Details
Started On 1854 April 8
Called
On 1854 November 15
Transferred To New Oleans
Ended On 1855 April
Departed from Field
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1855 July 21 – 1856 (Age 30)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Location Served
Cherokee Nation
Date Details
Started On 1855 July 21
Departed from Home
Ended On 1856
Released
Traveled in
George D. Grant Company (1856)
1856 September 3 – October 4 (Age 32)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 September 3
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 October 4
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1865 May 1 – 1868 June 4 (Age 40)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
Cheltenham, Norwich, and Nottingham Conferences
Date Details
Started On 1865 May 1
Set Apart
On 1865 August 11
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1868 June 4
Departed from Field
Traveled in
John Riggs Murdock Company (1868)
1868 July 27 – August 19 (Age 43)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1868 July 27
Joined Company
Ended On 1868 August 19
Company Arrived
Died in Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
1872 January 15 (Age 47)
Sources
Person
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
John Jaques, "Some Reminiscences", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (8 December 1878), Page 1.
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Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 8 April 1854.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 17 October 1851, Page 1.
Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 May 1865, Vol. A, Page 7, Line 272.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 May 1865, Vol. B, Page 7, Line 272.
Pioneer
"11th Company of 50 Report
"11th Company of 50 Report, June.
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862. 11th Company of 50 record, 1852 June 17-September 20.
"11th Company of 50 record, 4th Ten", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, (17 June 1852).
"11th Company of 50 record", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, (17 June 1852).
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Deseret Evening News
"Local and Other Matters: Elders Arrived", Deseret Evening News, (20 August 1868), Page 3.
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Deseret News
"Arrivals", Deseret News, (8 October 1856), Page 5.
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"11th Company", Deseret News, (18 September 1852), Page 2.
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"Journey from Florence to G. S. L. City", Deseret News, (22 October 1856), Page 2.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1852: Page 67.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 28 October 1856, Page 1-2.
James McGaw eleventh pioneer emigration company, 1852
James McGaw eleventh pioneer emigration company, 1852, Page 9, 14, 121, 122, 123.
