John Alexander Clark
Birth Date
On 1871 February 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 1895 February 8 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Died of smallpox in Haifa, Palestine.
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Born in Farmington, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
1871 February 28
Mother
Susan Leggett
Father
Ezra Thompson Clark
Date Details
Occurred On 1871 February 28
Baptized by Oliver Robinson
1879 May 18 (Age 8)
Served in
Turkish Mission
1894 February 2 – 1895 February 8 (Age 22)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Farmington, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Anthon H Cannon
Location Served
Palestine
Date Details
Started On 1894 February 2
Set Apart
Ended On 1895 February 8
Released
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Memorial card for John A. Clark
Died
1895 February 8 (Age 23)
Died in the field
1895 February 8 (Age 23)
Date Details
Occurred On 1895 February 8
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John Alexander Clark (1871 - 1895) Profile
Memorial card for John A. Clark
Sources
Person
Millennial Star
Millennial Star.
National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.; ARC Title: Notices of Deaths of U.S. Citizens Abroad, 1857-1922; NAI Number: 1227673; Record Group Title: General Records of the Department of State; Record Group Number: Record Group 59; Series Number: Publication A1 849; Box Number: 18; Box Description: 1894 - 1895 A - Z
National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.; ARC Title: Notices of Deaths of U.S. Citizens Abroad, 1857-1922; NAI Number: 1227673; Record Group Title: General Records of the Department of State; Record Group Number: Record Group 59; Series Number: Publication A1 849; Box Number: 18; Box Description: 1894 - 1895 A - Z.
Mission
Dan J. Pingree, "'And Your Name Will be Remembered . . .': The History of John Alexander Clark's Turkish Mission," Thetean: A Student Journal of History 24 (1995): 31-50
Dan J. Pingree, "'And Your Name Will be Remembered . . .': The History of John Alexander Clark's Turkish Mission," Thetean: A Student Journal of History 24 (1995): 31-50.
Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Publishing Co., 1941)
"Turkish Mission", Encyclopedic History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Publishing Co., 1941), Page 888-890.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Clark, John Alexander", Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 3, Page 346-347.
Logan Journal
"Died in the Mission Field", Logan Journal, (7 March 1895), Page 1.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 2 February 1894, Vol. A, Page 135, Line 68.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 2 February 1894, Vol. B, Page 145, Line 68.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Died in the Harness", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (5 March 1895), Page 8.
Turkish Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1884-1951
Turkish Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1884-1951.
