John Davidson Burt III
Alternate Names
John Birt (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1827 January 12 (Born)
Death Date
On 1906 May 6 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1827 January 12
Mother
Isabella Hill (1804 - 1886)
Father
Andrew Burt (1804 - 1869)
Date Details
Occurred On 1827 January 12
Baptized by John Sharp
1848 May 19 (Age 21)
Married
Elizabeth Patterson
1848 August 27 (Age 21)
Traveled in
John Easton Company (1851)
1851 July 1 – September 15 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Andrew Burt (Age 47)
Isabella Hill (Age 47)
Elizabeth Patterson (Age 29)
Andrew Hill Burt (Age 22)
Andrew Patterson Burt (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1851 July 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1851 September 15
Company Arrived
Traveled in
James W. Cummings Company (1851)
1851 July 1 – October 7 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1851 July 1
Joined Company
Ended Between 1851 September 30 – October 7
Company Arrived
Married
Elizabeth Snowball
1863 March 7 (Age 36)
Married
Ann Howell
1875 August 9 (Age 48)
Served in
British Mission
1885 March 30 (Age 58)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Lorenzo Snow
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1885 March 30
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
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Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1888 December 29 – 1895 October 23 (Age 61)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Lorenzo Snow
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Date Details
On 1888 November 23
Arrived in Field
Started On 1888 December 29
Set Apart
Ended On 1895 October 23
Released
Died in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States
1906 May 6 (Age 79)
Media
John Davidson Burt III (1827 - 1906) Profile
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Person
Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
"John Davidson Burt", Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
Box Elder News Journal
"John D. Burt Dead", Box Elder News Journal, (10 May 1906), Page 1.
Saints By Sea
"John Davidson Burt. ID: 71074", Saints By Sea.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 29 December 1888, Vol. B, Page 105, Line 242.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 30 March 1885, Vol. B, Page 81, Line 3189.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 29 December 1888, Vol. A, Page 97, Line 242.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 30 March 1885, Vol. A, Page 74, Line 3189.
Pioneer
Alfred Cordon Emigrating Company journal
Alfred Cordon Emigrating Company journal, June.
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"John Davidson Burt, autobiographical sketch", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 3.
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David K. Stoddard autobiographical sketch, undated
David K. Stoddard autobiographical sketch, undated.
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Deseret Evening News
"Brigham City: Patriarch John D. Burt", Deseret Evening News, (7 May 1906), Page 3.
From the wee hoose among the heather......to the wee hoose on the Weber : ancestors and descendants of David Simpson and Janet Hunter Cook
Ruth P. Tippetts, "Cook, David Simpson, Reminiscence in Ruth P. Tippets", From the wee hoose among the heather......to the wee hoose on the Weber : ancestors and descendants of David Simpson and Janet Hunter Cook, Page 18-19.
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John D. T. McAllister journals, 1851-1906 / Reminiscences, 1851-1853
John D. T. McAllister journals, 1851-1906 / Reminiscences, 1851-1853, Page 6-7.
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Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Burt, John Davidson", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 2, Page 61.