John Alexander Hunt
Birth Date
On 1830 May 16 (Born)
Death Date
On 1913 January 23 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Gibson, Tennessee, United States
1830 May 16
Mother
Nancy Davis
Father
Daniel Durham Hunt (1800 - 1866)
Date Details
Occurred On 1830 May 16
Baptized by George W. Brandon
1843 March 15 (Age 12)
Traveled in
Aaron Johnson Company (1850)
1850 June 8 – September 12 (Age 20)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Nancy Johanna Penelope Hunt (Age 7)
Daniel Durham Hunt (Age 50)
Susan Davis (Age 47)
Martha Eynon (Age 20)
James Wiseman Hunt (Age 17)
Levi Bunyan Hunt (Age 15)
Benoni Smith Hunt (Age 13)
Daniel Whitmore Hunt (Age 10)
Date Details
Started Circa 1850 June 8
Joined Company
Ended On 1850 September 12
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1853 January 3 – 1856 March 23 (Age 22)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
Great Britain, Warwickshire
Date Details
On 1852 August 28
Called
Started On 1853 January 3
Arrived in Field
On 1855 February 10
Appointed President Of Warwickshire Conference
Ended On 1856 March 23
Released
On 1856 May 1
Departed from Field
Called as Captain to
John A. Hunt Company (1856)
1856 August 1 – December 10 (Age 26)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1856 August 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 10
Company Arrived
Married
Elizabeth Tilt
1859 September 22 (Age 29)
Died in St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
1913 January 23 (Age 82)
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John Alexander Hunt (1830 - 1913) Profile
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Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census.
Deseret Evening News
"Religious Activities Of The Late J. A. Hunt", Deseret Evening News, (5 April 1913), Page 3:XI.
Eastern Idaho Death Records Database
Eastern Idaho Death Records Database.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Hunt, John Alexander", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 3, Page 121-122.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
"John Alexander Hunt", Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, 2, Page 216.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 338.
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Saints By Sea
"John Alexander Hunt. ID: 81994", Saints By Sea.
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 3975-3995, Page 175-195.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 28 August 1852.
Millennial Star
"Appointments", Millennial Star, 15, (22 January 1853), No. 4. Page 58.
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Pioneer
Ancestors of Isaac Mitton Stewart and Elizabeth White
"Elizabeth White Stewart", Ancestors of Isaac Mitton Stewart and Elizabeth White.
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Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"John A. Hunt Company report, 1856", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, Page 1-8.
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"Letter from Thomas Thomas of John A. Hunt wagon company to Brigham Young", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (31 October 1856).
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"John A. Hunt letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (11 October 1856).
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"Letter from John A. Hunt to Brigham Young", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (16 September 1856).
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"William Woodward letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (11 June 1856).
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Church emigration, undated
"Camp Journal", Church emigration, undated.
"John A. Hunt, [Journal]", Church emigration, undated.
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Dan Jones Emigrating Company journal
Dan Jones Emigrating Company journal, May, Page 2.
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Deseret Evening News
"Pioneer Trail Experiences", Deseret Evening News, (26 April 1913), Page 3:X.
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"Scrapbook Part 7", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (1907), Page 2-4.
"Scrapbook Part 6, Hand Cart Veterans reported alive", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (4 October 1906), Page 1-19.
"Mary G. Pay to S. S. Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (18 October 1908).
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 December 1856, Page 7.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 December 1856, Page 16-37.
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Mary Goble Pay autobiographical sketch, 1896-1909
Mary Goble Pay autobiographical sketch, 1896-1909, Page 2-5.
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Millennial Star
J. Linforth, "Foreign Correspondence", Millennial Star, (10 January 1857), Page 27-28.
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Thomas Bullock, "Foreign Correspondence", Millennial Star, (20 December 1856), Thomas Bullock Letter. Page 811.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. B, Page 166.
Tooele County Daughters of Utah Pioneers. History of Utah's Tooele County: from the edge of the Great Basin frontier. Tooele, Utah: Transcript Bulletin Publishing, Inc, 2012
Tooele County Daughters of Utah Pioneers. History of Utah's Tooele County: from the edge of the Great Basin frontier. Tooele, Utah: Transcript Bulletin Publishing, Inc, 2012.
