Jesse Easters Murphy
Birth Date
On 1832 January 27 (Born)
Death Date
On 1916 March 25 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
2
Pioneer
2
Born in Union District, South Carolina, United States
1832 January 27
Mother
Nancy Judd Estes (1813 - 1898)
Father
Emanuel Masters Murphy (1809 - 1871)
Date Details
Occurred On 1832 January 27
Baptized by E M Murphy
1849 July 4 (Age 17)
Married
Grace Broadbent
1857 April 28 (Age 25)
Traveled in
James Hart Company (1857)
1857 June 30 – September 21 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Grace Broadbent (Age 21)
Date Details
Started On 1857 June 30
Joined Company
Ended Between 1857 September 20 – 21
Company Arrived
Called as Captain to
Jesse Murphy Company (1860)
1860 June 19 – August 30 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1860 June 19
Joined Company
Ended On 1860 August 30
Company Arrived
Married
Elizabeth Sproul
1860 September 21 (Age 28)
Married
Robenia Sproul
1862 February 15 (Age 30)
Married
Levona Murphy
1867 February 23 (Age 35)
Called as President to
Eastern States Mission
1867 October 11 (Age 35)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
23rd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
Charles Coulson Rich
Location Served
United States, Canada
Date Details
Started On 1867 October 11
Set Apart
On 1894 September 16
Arrived in Field
End Date Not Found
Served in
Southern States Mission
1868 March 16 – 1869 February 1 (Age 36)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Date Details
Started On 1868 March 16
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1869 February 1
Departed from Field
On 1894 September 16
Arrived in Field
Died in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1916 March 25 (Age 84)
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Jesse Easters Murphy (1832 - 1916) Profile
Sources
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1867, Vol. B, Page 11, Line 405.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1867, Vol. A, Page 10, Line 405.
Pioneer
Burton, Richard F., The city of the Saints: and across the Rocky Mountains to California, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1862
Burton, Richard F., The city of the Saints: and across the Rocky Mountains to California, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1862, Page 181.
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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 1860: Page 26.
Our Pioneer Heritage
Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 4, Page 51.
Thomas S. Terry autobiography and diary, circa 1856, 1857 June-1859 December
Thomas S. Terry autobiography and diary, circa 1856, 1857 June-1859 December, June.
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