John Banks
Birth Date
On 1806 February 6 (Born)
Death Date
On 1862 June 15 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1806 February 6
Mother
Elizabeth
Father
John Banks
Date Details
Occurred On 1806 February 6
Married
Ellen Edmondson Kendall
1836 August 28 (Age 30)
Baptized by
Parley Parker Pratt
1840 September 8 (Age 34)
Traveled in
Justus Morse Company (1850)
1850 June 20 (Age 44)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Merab Banks (Age 7)
Ellen Edmondson Kendall (Age 40)
Franklin Cyrus Banks (Age 2)
Date Details
Started On 1850 June 20
Joined Company
Ended Circa 1850
Company Arrived
Served in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
1853 – 1856 October 2 (Age 46)
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Set Apart By
Ruben Hedlock
Location Served
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Date Details
Started On 1853
Called
Ended On 1856 October 2
Arrived at Home
Called as Captain to
John Banks Company (1856)
1856 July 9 – September 22 (Age 50)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Additional Information
Was a returning missionary
Date Details
Started On 1856 July 9
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 September 22
Company Arrived
Died in South Weber, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
1862 June 15 (Age 56)
Media
John Banks (1806 - 1863) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
American Fork Citizen
"Another Pioneer Called by Death", American Fork Citizen, (12 August 1922), Page 3.
Saints By Sea
"John Banks. ID: 3018", Saints By Sea.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"3rd Company of 50 reports (5th Ten)", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, (July).
Deseret News
"Fatal Resistance to the Laws", Deseret News, (18 June 1862), Page 4.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Banks, John", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 2, Page 590-591.
Luke W. Gallup reminiscences and diary, 1842 May-1891 March
Luke W. Gallup reminiscences and diary, 1842 May-1891 March, May, Page 122-141.
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Our pioneer parents: autobiography of Hiram [i.e. Hyrum] Weech
"Hyrum Weech, autobiography", Our pioneer parents: autobiography of Hiram [i.e. Hyrum] Weech, Page 1-5.
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South, Charles, Diary 1856-1865, 64-67
South, Charles, Diary 1856-1865, 64-67.
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Treasures of Pioneer History
Treasures of Pioneer History, Vol. 6, Page 54.