Jesse Yelton Cherry
Birth Date
On 1840 June 10 (Born)
Death Date
On 1865 May 20 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Adams, Adams, Illinois, United States
1840 June 10
Mother
Mary Margaret Yelton (1811 - 1898)
Father
Aaron Benjamin Cherry (1801 - 1864)
Date Details
Occurred On 1840 June 10
Traveled in
Charles C. Rich Company (1847)
1847 June 21 – October 2 (Age 7)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Amelia Mariah Cherry (Age 9)
Aaron Benjamin Cherry (Age 46)
Thomas Rittenhouse Cherry (Age 4)
Mary Margaret Yelton (Age 35)
Rebecca Ann Cherry (Age 17)
Sarah Jane Cherry (Age 15)
John James Cherry (Age 13)
Mary Margaret Cherry (Age 11)
Caroline Cherry (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 21
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 October 2
Company Arrived
Baptized
1852 October 25 (Age 12)
Traveled in
Perrigrine Sessions Company (1857)
1857 July 16 – August 12 (Age 17)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Aaron Benjamin Cherry (Age 56)
Date Details
Started On 1857 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1857 August 12
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1864 April 22 – 1865 May 20 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Died of smallpox in field (Nottingham, England) on 1865-05-20.
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
John Taylor
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1864 April 22
Set Apart
Ended On 1865 May 20
Released
Died in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1865 May 20 (Age 24)
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Jesse Yelton Cherry (1840 - 1865) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census.
1850 Utah Census, Iron County
1850 Utah Census, Iron County.
1860 Utah Census, Davis County
1860 Utah Census, Davis County.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Cherry, Jesse Yelton", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 3, Page 616-617.
Millennial Star
"Obituary", Millennial Star, 27, (3 June 1865), Page 349.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 April 1864, Vol. A, Page 6, Line 219.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 April 1864, Vol. B, Page 6, Line 219.
Pioneer
Historian's Office collected historical documents, circa 1851-1869
"Washington F. Anderson letter, Bear River Ferry, to Deseret News editor", Historian's Office collected historical documents, circa 1851-1869, (12 August 1857).
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 7.