James Stephens Brown
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Clear AllBorn in Davidson, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
1828 July 4
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Occurred On 1828 July 4
Birth
Relationships
Father
Daniel Brown
Mother
Elizabeth Stephens
Baptized by Ezra Taft Benson
1846 July 7 (Age 18)
Appointed as Private
Mormon Battalion Company D
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 18)
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 18)
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Appointed
End Date Details
Ended On 1847 July 16
Discharged
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Enrollment
Enlisted and Marched
Joined Jonathan H. Holmes/Samuel Thompson Company
1848 July 2 – September 6 (Age 19)
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Joined When Organization was Formed
End Date Details
Ended On 1848 September 6
Organization was Ended
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Age at Time of Travel
19
Departed from Home as Missionary
Tahitian Mission
1849 October 2 – 1852 November 26 (Age 21)
1849 October 2 – 1852 November 26 (Age 21)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended On 1852 November 26
Departed from the Field
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Deseret, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
3rd
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Mission Companionship
Married Lydia Jane Tanner
1854 July 23 (Age 26)
Married Rebecca Ann McBride
1854 September (Age 26)
Called as Mission President
Shoshone Mission
1855 April 6 – 1857 September 15 (Age 26)
1855 April 6 – 1857 September 15 (Age 26)
Start Date Details
Called
End Date Details
Ended On 1857 September 15
Arrived at Home
Married Polly Brown
1855 August 31 (Age 27)
Appointed as Company Captain
James S. Brown Company
1859 June 13 – August 29 (Age 30)
1859 June 13 – August 29 (Age 30)
Start Date Details
Started Between 1859 June 13 – 14
Appointed
End Date Details
Ended On 1859 August 29
Organization was Ended
Set Apart as Missionary
British Mission
1860 April 25 – 1862 October 1 (Age 31)
1860 April 25 – 1862 October 1 (Age 31)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended On 1862 October 1
Arrived at Home
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
54th
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Appointed as Company Captain
James S. Brown Company
1862 July 28 – October 2 (Age 34)
1862 July 28 – October 2 (Age 34)
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Appointed
End Date Details
Ended On 1862 October 2
Organization was Ended
Additional Information
Additional Notes
He was captain of the 1862 James S. Brown company and a returning missionary from England.
Traveling Group
Married Eliza Lester
1863 January 31 (Age 34)
Set Apart as Missionary
Central States Mission
1869 October 19 – 1870 (Age 41)
1869 October 19 – 1870 (Age 41)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended Spring 1870
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
54th
Location Served
Through the Territory Information From his life story Helping the Indians and publicspeaking
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
George Q. Cannon
Married Elizabeth Mary Clegg
1872 March 4 (Age 43)
Set Apart as Missionary
Eastern States Mission
1872 April 10 (Age 43)
1872 April 10 (Age 43)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended Fall 1872
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
54th
Location Served
United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
John Taylor
Set Apart as Missionary
Unspecified Native American Mission
1875 October 11 – 1876 (Age 47)
1875 October 11 – 1876 (Age 47)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended Fall 1876
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
54th
Location Served
Navajo Indians
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Set Apart as Mission President
Tahitian Mission
1892 April 8 – 1893 July 8 (Age 63)
1892 April 8 – 1893 July 8 (Age 63)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended On 1893 July 8
Departed from the Field
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
54th
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Francis Marion Lyman
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1902 March 25 (Age 73)
Date Details
Occurred On 1902 March 25
Died
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James Stephens Brown (1828 - 1902) Profile