John Darwin Chase
Birth Date
On 1815 August 10 (Born)
Death Date
On 1902 July 21 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Bristol, Addison, Vermont, United States
1815 August 10
Mother
Amy Scott (1789 - 1872)
Father
Abner Chase
Date Details
Occurred On 1815 August 10
Baptized by
Pelatiah Brown
1840 October 1 (Age 25)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1843 April (Age 27)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Pittsfield, Vermont
Date Details
Started On 1843 April
Called
End Date Not Found
Served in
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 (Age 28)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Location Served
Vermont
Date Details
Ended On 1844
Released
Started On 1844 April 15
Called
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 30)
Members in Company
Rank
Second Corporal
Traveling Group
Almira Higgins
Additional Information
Detached to Pueblo
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Married
Almira Higgins
1847 (Age 31)
Traveled in
Mormon Battalion Detachments (1847)
1847 May 24 – July 29 (Age 31)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Married
Elizabeth Jane Tuttle
1854 February 19 (Age 38)
Served in
British Mission
1861 April 21 – 1864 (Age 45)
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Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Taylor
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1861 April 21
Departed from Home
Ended On 1864
Released
Called as Captain to
John D. Chase Company (1864)
1864 June 26 – September 20 (Age 48)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1864 June 26
Joined Company
Ended On 1864 September 20
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1884 October 7 – 1886 October 18 (Age 69)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Nephi, Juab, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Abraham Hoagland Cannon
Location Served
Vermont
Date Details
Started On 1884 October 7
Set Apart
Ended On 1886 October 18
Arrived at Home
Died in Huntington, Emery, Utah, United States
1902 July 21 (Age 86)
Media
John Darwin Chase (1815 - 1902) Profile
Sources
Person
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Chase, John Darwin", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 4, Page 738-739.
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Lyndon R. Smith biography of John Darwin Chase, circa 1992
Lyndon R. Smith biography of John Darwin Chase, circa 1992.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Death of a Pioneer", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (28 July 1902), Page 5.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 268.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 25 July 1861.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 9 August 1884.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 8 October 1844.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 April 1844.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 10 April 1843.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 7 October 1884, Vol. B, Page 78, Line 3083.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 21 April 1861, Vol. B, Page 3, Line 102.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 21 April 1861, Vol. A, Page 3, Line 102.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 7 October 1884, Vol. A, Page 72, Line 3083.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"List of Passengers", Deseret News, (10 August 1864), Page 5.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868
"Captain John D. Chase Company (independent), passenger list, 1864", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868, Page 1-2.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 237.
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847
"Pay record", Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847, Page 1.
"Descriptive roll", Mormon Battalion James Brown Detached Company descriptive roll and pay record, 1847, Page 1.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 15.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 7.
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 8.
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847, Page 1.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 23.
Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.