John Boyden
Birth Date
On 1841 September 17 (Born)
Death Date
On 1905 May 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1841 September 17
Mother
Sarah Cornes (1815 - 1861)
Father
Charles Boyden (1817 - 1888)
Date Details
Occurred On 1841 September 17
Baptized by
Joseph Edward Taylor
1857 June 11 (Age 15)
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1860)
1860 (Age 18)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Sarah Cornes (Age 44)
Charles Boyden (Age 42)
Fanny Boyden (Age 15)
Emma Louisa Boyden (Age 13)
Mary Ann Boyden (Age 12)
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1860
Joined Company
Circa 1860
Company Arrived
Married
Jessie Sophia Mitchell
1866 June 30 (Age 24)
Served in
British Mission
1879 April 25 – November 5 (Age 37)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Coalville, Summit, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1879 April 25
Set Apart
Ended On 1879 November 5
Released
Died in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States
1905 May 22 (Age 63)
Media
John Boyden (1840 - 1905) Profile
Sources
Person
1851 England and Wales Census
1851 England and Wales Census.
1870 Utah Census
1870 Utah Census.
Biographical Record of Salt Lake City and Vicinity
Biographical Record of Salt Lake City and Vicinity, Page 497.
Deseret News
"Mrs. Lees to Be Buried Tuesday", Deseret News, (2 May 1932), Page 12.
Improvement Era
"Died", Improvement Era, (July).
Ogden Daily Standard
"Coalville Loses Prominent Citizen", Ogden Daily Standard, (23 May 1905), Page 4.
Saints By Sea
"John Boyden. ID: 15726", Saints By Sea.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Death Takes John Boyden", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (23 May 1905), Page 2.
Salt Lake Tribune
"Funeral Rites Set for Utah Handcart Pioneer. Mrs. Mary Ann Lees", Salt Lake Tribune, (2 May 1932), Page 14.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 25 April 1879, Vol. A, Page 45, Line 1932.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 25 April 1879, Vol. B, Page 49, Line 1932.
Pioneer
Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
"John Boyden", Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.