John Bethewel Thatcher
Alternate Names
John Bethewel Thatcher, Sr. (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1834 October 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1917 September 16 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States
1834 October 22
Mother
Alena Kitchen (1808 - 1889)
Father
Hezekiah Thatcher (1809 - 1879)
Date Details
Occurred On 1834 October 22
Baptized by John Smith
1844 (Age 9)
Traveled in
Daniel Spencer/Perrigrine Sessions Company (1847)
1847 June 18 – September 25 (Age 12)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Harriet Ann Thatcher (Age 9)
George Washington Thatcher (Age 7)
Moses Thatcher (Age 5)
Alena Kitchen (Age 39)
Hezekiah Thatcher (Age 37)
Hyrum Smith Thatcher (Age 2)
Joseph Wycoff Thatcher (Age 17)
Catherine Mary Thatcher (Age 15)
Aaron Dunham Thatcher (Age 10)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 18
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 September 24 – 25
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1857)
1857 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1857
Joined Company
Circa 1857
Company Arrived
Re-baptized
1857 February 4 (Age 22)
Traveled in
Hezekiah Thatcher Company (1857)
1857 July 6 – August 16 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Alena Kitchen (Age 49)
Hezekiah Thatcher (Age 47)
Joseph Wycoff Thatcher (Age 27)
Harriet Ann Thatcher (Age 19)
George Washington Thatcher (Age 17)
Date Details
Started On 1857 July 6
Joined Company
Ended On 1857 August 16
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Perrigrine Sessions Company (1857)
1857 July 16 – August 12 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Alena Kitchen (Age 49)
Hezekiah Thatcher (Age 47)
Joseph Wycoff Thatcher (Age 27)
Harriet Ann Thatcher (Age 19)
George Washington Thatcher (Age 17)
Date Details
Started On 1857 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1857 August 12
Company Arrived
Married
Rachel Hannah Davis
1858 March 10 (Age 23)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 9 – 1870 March 13 (Age 34)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
3rd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Logan, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Young
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1869 October 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1870 March 13
Released
Died in Thatcher, Bannock, Idaho, United States
1917 September 16 (Age 82)
Media
John Bethewel Thatcher (1834 - 1917) Profile
John Bethewel Thatcher (1834 - 1917)
Sources
Person
1850 California Census, Eldorado County
1850 California Census, Eldorado County.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 2 April 1881.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. B, Page 14, Line 548.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. A, Page 13, Line 548.
Pioneer
Boyle, Henry Green, Reminiscences and diaries, 1846-1888, fd. 1, 119
Boyle, Henry Green, Reminiscences and diaries, 1846-1888, fd. 1, 119.
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Frederick W. Hurst autobiography and diaries, 1855-1877
"Journal", Frederick W. Hurst autobiography and diaries, 1855-1877, (12 October 1857).
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Historian's Office collected historical documents, circa 1851-1869
"Washington F. Anderson letter, Bear River Ferry, to Deseret News editor", Historian's Office collected historical documents, circa 1851-1869, (12 August 1857).
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 11.