James Willard Cummings, Sr.
Birth Date
On 1819 March 10 (Born)
Death Date
On 1883 May 19 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Wilton, Kennebec, Maine, United States
1819 March 10
Mother
Susannah Willard
Father
James Cummings Jr
Date Details
Occurred On 1819 March 10
Baptized
1841 October 8 (Age 22)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1842 July 7 – 1843 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Randolph, Illinois
Date Details
Started On 1842 July 7
Departed from Home
Ended On 1843
Departed from Field
Married
Aura Annette Atwood
1845 December 14 (Age 26)
Served in
British Mission
1848 October 4 – 1851 May 2 (Age 29)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Winter Quarters, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1848 October 4
Arrived in Field
On 1851 January 8
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1851 May 2
Arrived at Home
Called as Captain to
James W. Cummings Company (1851)
1851 July 1 – October 7 (Age 32)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Traveling Group
Aura Annette Atwood (Age 24)
Date Details
Started On 1851 July 1
Joined Company
Ended Between 1851 September 30 – October 7
Company Arrived
Married
Hannah Topham
1851 December 14 (Age 32)
Married
Elizabeth Tuffley
1855 December 11 (Age 36)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1883 May 19 (Age 64)
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James Willard Cummings (1819 - 1883) Profile
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Deseret News
"The Life of James W. Cummings", Deseret News, (23 May 1883), Page 13.
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City, Page 33.
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Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 1.
State of Maine, Vital Records, 1749-1874
State of Maine, Vital Records, 1749-1874. Farmington: Page 15.
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 10 January 1849, Vol. 14.
James W. Cummings papers, circa 1839-1854; 1877-1879
James W. Cummings papers, circa 1839-1854; 1877-1879. 1844.
James W. Cummings papers, circa 1839-1854; 1877-1879, December.
James W. Cummings papers, circa 1839-1854; 1877-1879, March.
James W. Cummings papers, circa 1839-1854; 1877-1879, 19 June 1854.
James W. Cummings papers, circa 1839-1854; 1877-1879, April.
James W. Cummings papers, circa 1839-1854; 1877-1879, October.
Pioneer
Alfred Cordon Emigrating Company journal
Alfred Cordon Emigrating Company journal, June.
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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 1851.
John D. T. McAllister journals, 1851-1906 / Reminiscences, 1851-1853
John D. T. McAllister journals, 1851-1906 / Reminiscences, 1851-1853, Page 8.
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Levi Hammon Emigrating Company journal
Levi Hammon Emigrating Company journal, June.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 64.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Pioneer Woman Expires", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (13 October 1905), Page 5.
