John Alexander
Birth Date
On 1834 October 23 (Born)
Death Date
On 1908 January 26 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1834 October 23
Mother
Syndonia Higgs
Father
Joseph Alexander
Baptized by George Halliday
1850 May 1 (Age 15)
Traveled in
Appleton M. Harmon Company
1853 June 15 – October 16 (Age 18)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1853 June 15
Joined Company
On 1853 October 16
Company Arrived
Married
Eleanor Davidson
1861 October 15 – 1890 October 29 (Age 26)
Served in
British Mission
1863 February 1 – 1864 May 21 (Age 28)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Local Missionary
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Great Britain
Date Details
On 1863 February 1
Arrived in Field
On 1864 May 21
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Daniel Thompson Company
1866 July 24 – September 28 (Age 31)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1866 July 24
Joined Company
On 1866 September 28
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1879 December 9 – 1880 June 5 (Age 45)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
42nd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Fillmore, Millard, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Erastus Snow
Set Apart By
Erastus Snow
Date Details
On 1879 December 9
Set Apart
On 1880 June 5
Departed from Field
Married
Mary Ann Baskerville
1881 May 12 (Age 46)
Died in Marion, Cassia, Idaho, United States
1908 January 26 (Age 73)
Media
John Alexander (1834 - 1908) Profile
Sources
Person
Idaho Deaths and Burials, 1907-1965
Idaho Deaths and Burials, 1907-1965.
Saints by Sea
"John Alexander. ID: 281", Saints by Sea.
Mission
Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1841-1971
Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1841-1971.
Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1841-1971.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 45, Line 1913.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 49, Line 1913.
Pioneer
Appleton M. Harmon Company report, 1853
Appleton M. Harmon Company report, 1853.
Deseret News
"List of Persons Who have received Assistance from the Perpetual Emigrating Fund", Deseret News, (2 February 1854), Page 3.
Jenson, Andrew, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia [1971], 1:549
Jenson, Andrew, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia [1971], 1:549.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868
"Captain Daniel Thompson, memoranda book (1), 1866", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.
"Account book, 1866, 1868", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868, Page 11-12.
"Captain Daniel Thompson, memoranda book (2), 1866", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.
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