John Alger
Birth Date
On 1820 November 5 (Born)
Death Date
On 1897 February 4 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Lebanon, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States
1820 November 5
Mother
Clarissa Hancock (1790 - 1870)
Father
Samuel Alger (1786 - 1874)
Date Details
Occurred On 1820 November 5
Baptized by
Solomon Hancock
1832 March (Age 11)
Married
Sarah Ann Pulsipher
1842 January 6 (Age 21)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Sarah Ann Alger (Age 3)
Sarah Ann Pulsipher (Age 23)
Olivia Alger (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Married
Rachel Michael
1855 February 27 – 1858 (Age 34)
Served in
Shoshone Mission
1855 April 6 – 1857 September 15 (Age 34)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 6
Called
Ended On 1857 September 15
Arrived at Home
Married
Rachel Regula Hug
1856 April 22 – 1859 June 27 (Age 35)
Married
Jane Ann Burnett
1861 October 26 (Age 40)
Married
Sarah Ann Edwards
1867 September 7 – 1872 (Age 46)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1877 June 4 – November 10 (Age 56)
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Mission Type
Short Term
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
22nd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
St. George, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Daniel Hanmer Wells
Location Served
Missouri and Indiana
Date Details
Started On 1877 June 4
Set Apart
Ended On 1877 November 10
Arrived at Home
Died in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States
1897 February 4 (Age 76)
Media
John Alger (1820 - 1897) Profile
Sources
Person
Washington County News
"Obituary--Sarah Pulsipher Alger", Washington County News, (7 January 1909), Page 1.
Mission
Deseret Evening News
"Local and Other Matters: Returned Home", Deseret Evening News, (11 December 1877), Page 3.
Historian's Office missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, circa 1925
Historian's Office missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, circa 1925, Vol. 2, Page 391, Line 1877:78.
Historical Record Book, 1841-1874
Historical Record Book, 1841-1874, 21 April 1855, Page 185.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 4 June 1877, Vol. B, Page 42, Line 1645.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 4 June 1877, Vol. A, Page 39, Line 1645.
Shoshone Mission journal, 1855 May-1857 October
Shoshone Mission journal, 1855 May-1857 October, 7 September 1856, Page 41-60.
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Pioneer
Autobiography of Levi Ward Hancock, circa 1896
"Autobiography, Part Three", Autobiography of Levi Ward Hancock, circa 1896, (6 June 1896).
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Cache Valley historical material, circa 1955
Joel Edward Ricks, "John Pulsipher journal and autobiography", Cache Valley historical material, circa 1955.
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Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (June), Page 1-6.
Charles Pulsipher reminiscences, circa 1915
Charles Pulsipher reminiscences, circa 1915, Page 22-27.
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Salt Lake City, Publishers Press, c1998
Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Salt Lake City, Publishers Press, c1998, Vol. 1, Page 33.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1848: Page 3.
Hosea Stout reminiscences and journals, 1845-1869
Hosea Stout reminiscences and journals, 1845-1869, 31 May 1848, Vol. 2, Page 376-392.
Hosea Stout reminiscences and journals, 1845-1869, 12 June 1848, Vol. 3, Page 1-41.
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Job Smith autobiography, circa 1902
Job Smith autobiography, circa 1902, Page 15-16.
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Mosiah L. Hancock autobiography, undated
Mosiah L. Hancock autobiography, undated.
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Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849
"Journal, 1848 May-September", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (24 May 1848), Page 8.
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