John Cooper
Birth Date
On 1834 May 27 (Born)
Death Date
On 1922 March 14 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1834 May 27
Mother
Ann North
Father
James Cooper
Date Details
Occurred On 1834 May 27
Baptized by L Allgood
1849 November 3 (Age 15)
Traveled in
William B. Hodgetts Company (1856)
1856 July 30 – December 10 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Ann Lewis (Age 22)
Date Details
Started On 1856 July 30
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 10
Company Arrived
Married
Mary Ann Lewis
1857 June 8 (Age 23)
Served in
British Mission
1880 April 9 – 1882 June 4 (Age 45)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
42nd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Fillmore, Millard, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Van Cott
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1880 April 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1882 June 4
Released
Died in Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States
1922 March 14 (Age 87)
Media
John Cooper (1834 - 1922) Profile
Sources
Person
1900 Utah Census
1900 Utah Census.
Deseret Evening News
"President Millard Stake Church Worker Laid at Final Rest", Deseret Evening News, (20 March 1922), Page 2.
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
Saints By Sea
"John Cooper. ID: 12143", Saints By Sea.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 8 November 1880.
John Cooper diary, 1880 May-1882 May
John Cooper diary, 1880 May-1882 May.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1880, Vol. B, Page 54, Line 2115.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1880, Vol. A, Page 49, Line 2115.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"W. B. Hodgetts Company report, 1856.", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, Page 1-8.
Deseret News
"Immigration to Utah", Deseret News, (15 October 1856), Page 6.
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Forty Years Among the Indians
Daniel W. Jones, Forty Years Among the Indians. Salt Lake City: Juvenile Instructor Office, 1890. Page 62-75.
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"Scrapbook Part 7", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (1907), Page 2-4.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 December 1856.
John Cooper statement
John Cooper statement, 10 October 1916.
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John Jaques collection, 1846-1961
John Jaques collection, 1846-1961, 9 November 1856.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Josiah Rogerson, Sr., "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot", Salt Lake Tribune, (4 January 1914).
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