Jesse Wentworth Crosby
PersonMaleRID: PER-NDJB6PR
Born
On 1820 November 25
Died
On 1893 June 11
Birthplace
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death Place
Panguitch, Garfield, Utah Territory, United States
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Born in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
1820 November 25
Relationships
Father
Joshua Crosby
Mother
Hannah Corning Cann
Baptism
1838 June 24 (Age 17)
Performed By
Departed from Home as Missionary
Eastern States Mission
1841 April 13 – 1842 August (Age 20)
1841 April 13 – 1842 August (Age 20)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended 1842 August
Arrived at Home
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Notes
According to his journal, he traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, Kirtland, Ohio, Buffalo, New York, New York City, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, Boston, Massachusetts, to New York City again, then Albany, New York, then Chicago to Nauvoo. A distance of 2400 miles.
Departed from Home as Missionary
Eastern States Mission
1842 September – 1843 March (Age 21)
1842 September – 1843 March (Age 21)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended 1843 March
Arrived at Home
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Called as Missionary
Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1843 July 3 – 1845 April 25 (Age 22)
1843 July 3 – 1845 April 25 (Age 22)
Start Date Details
Called
End Date Details
Ended 1845 April 25
Arrived at Home
Additional Dates
On 1843 August 1
Departed from Home
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
Cook County, Illinois. Nova Scotia, Canada
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Mission Companionship
Benjamin Brown (48)
Truman Gillett, Jr. (32)
Married
Hannah Elida Baldwin
1845 November 23 (Age 24)
Joined Daniel Spencer/Perrigrine Sessions Company
1847 June 18 – September 25 (Age 26)
Start Date Details
Joined When Organization Was Formed
End Date Details
Ended Between 1847 September 24 – 25
Organization Was Ended
Additional Information
Traveling Group
Hannah Elida Baldwin (27)
George Henry Crosby (0)
Departed from Home as Missionary
British Mission
1850 April 20 – 1852 (Age 29)
1850 April 20 – 1852 (Age 29)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended 1852
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Deseret, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Joined William Atkinson Company
1853 May 18 – September 10 (Age 32)
Start Date Details
Joined When Organization Was Formed
End Date Details
Ended 1853 September 10
Organization Was Ended
Additional Information
Traveling Group
Joshua Crosby (70)
Married
Ann Shelton
1854 October 10 (Age 33)
Set Apart as Missionary
Canadian Mission
1867 October 16 – 1869 May 15 (Age 46)
1867 October 16 – 1869 May 15 (Age 46)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended 1869 May 15
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
St. George, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Priesthood Quorum When Called
37th
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Heber Chase Kimball
Died in Panguitch, Garfield, Utah Territory, United States
1893 June 11 (Age 72)