John Crane Witbeck
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John Crane Whitbeck (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1827 March 1 (Born)
Death Date
On 1907 September 26 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Coxsackie, Greene, New York, United States
1827 March 1
Mother
Esther Eliza Crane
Father
Richard Tunis Witbeck
Date Details
Occurred On 1827 March 1
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1847-1868)
1847 – 1868 (Age 19)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847
Joined Company
Ended On 1868
Company Arrived
Married
Ovanda Fuller
1851 February 6 (Age 23)
Baptized by
Ezra Taft Benson
1851 February 26 (Age 23)
Traveled in
Daniel A. Miller/John W. Cooley Company (1853)
1853 June 8 – September 9 (Age 26)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1853 June 8
Joined Company
Ended On 1853 September 9
Company Arrived
Served in
Australasian Mission
1856 February 24 – 1858 (Age 28)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Called to East Indies, but went to Australia
Date Details
Started On 1856 February 24
Called
Ended Circa 1858
Released
Married
Susan Roper Melverton
1859 February 1 (Age 31)
Married
Emma Packer
1859 October 1 (Age 32)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1879 October 9 – 1881 (Age 52)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Quorum When Called
5th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Levan, Juab, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Charles Coulson Rich
Location Served
U S
Date Details
Started On 1879 October 9
Set Apart
Ended Circa 1881
Released
Died in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States
1907 September 26 (Age 80)
Media
John Crane Witbeck (1827 - 1907) Profile
Sources
Person
1900 Utah Census
1900 Utah Census.
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 24 February 1856, Page 4.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1879, Vol. A, Page 47, Line 2000.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1879, Vol. B, Page 51, Line 2000.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, 9 September 1853, Item 2.
Elijah Mayhew diary, 1853 June-September
Elijah Mayhew diary, 1853 June-September, 11 June 1853.
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Finley, Mary Jane Chase, A History of Springville. (Springville, Utah : Art City Publishing, [1989?]), 24-25
Finley, Mary Jane Chase, A History of Springville. (Springville, Utah : Art City Publishing, [1989?]), 24-25.