James Sharp
Birth Date
On 1843 November 18 (Born)
Death Date
On 1904 May 7 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1843 November 18
Mother
Jane Sharp (1818 - 1882)
Father
John Sharp (1820 - 1891)
Date Details
Occurred On 1843 November 18
Traveled in
John Sharp Company (1850)
1850 January 1 – August 27 (Age 6)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
John Sharp, Jr. (Age 8)
Margaret Sharp (Age 4)
Jane Sharp (Age 31)
John Sharp (Age 29)
Date Details
Started On 1850 January 1
Joined Company
Ended Fall 1850 August 27
Company Arrived
Baptized by
John Sharp
1857 March 15 (Age 13)
Traveled in
Sharp and Spencer Freight Train (1864)
1864 – 1864 October 6 (Age 20)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Circa 1864
Joined Company
Ended On 1864 October 6
Company Arrived
Married
Elizabeth Rogers
1864 October 1 (Age 20)
Served in
British Mission
1867 April 21 – 1869 September 19 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Taylor
Location Served
England And Switzerland
Date Details
Started On 1867 April 21
Set Apart
Ended On 1869 September 19
Released
Served in
British Mission
1875 October 11 (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
36th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1875 October 11
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1904 May 7 (Age 60)
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James Sharp (1843 - 1904) Profile
James Sharp (1843 - 1904) Profile
Sources
Person
Saints By Sea
"James Sharp. ID: 71055", Saints By Sea.
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 22 November 1875.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 21 April 1867, Vol. A, Page 10, Line 395.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 21 April 1867, Vol. B, Page 10, Line 395.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1875, Vol. B, Page 33, Line 1286.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1875, Vol. A, Page 30, Line 1286.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"List of arrivals in the Salt Lake Valley", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, (28 August 1850).
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Excerpt from Ove C. Oveson journal, 1860-1920
Excerpt from Ove C. Oveson journal, 1860-1920.
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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 1850: Page 22.
Nielson, Andrew Christian, Autobiography [ca. 1890], 5
Nielson, Andrew Christian, Autobiography [ca. 1890], 5.
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