Jesse Wentworth Crosby

Birth Date
On 1820 November 25
Death Date
On 1893 June 11
Gender
Male
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Born in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

1820 November 25

Date Details

Occurred On 1820 November 25
Birth

Relationships

Mother
Hannah Corning Cann

Baptized by Benjamin Brown

1838 June 24 (Age 17)

Departed from Home as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1841 April 13 – 1842 August (Age 20)

End Date Details

Ended On 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
Additional 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)

End Date Details

Ended On 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)

End Date Details

Ended On 1845 April 25
Arrived at Home

Additonal 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

Married Hannah Elida Baldwin

1845 November 23 (Age 24)

Departed from Home as Missionary

British Mission
1850 April 20 – 1852 (Age 29)

End Date Details

Ended On 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

Married Ann Shelton

1854 October 10 (Age 33)

Set Apart as Missionary

Canadian Mission
1867 October 16 – 1869 May 15 (Age 46)

End Date Details

Ended On 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)

Date Details

Occurred On 1893 June 11
Died

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