John DeGroot Oakley
Birth Date
On 1819 November 12 (Born)
Death Date
On 1890 May 4 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Flatlands, Kings, New York, United States
1819 November 12
Mother
Elizabeth DeGroot (1795 - 1885)
Father
Ezra Oakley (1788 - 1879)
Date Details
Occurred On 1819 November 12
Baptized by
George J. Adams
1840 September 6 (Age 20)
Married
Mary Madelena Patterson
1845 February 16 (Age 25)
Traveled in
Edward Hunter/Joseph Horne Company (1847)
1847 June 17 – September 29 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Madelena Patterson (Age 23)
Mary Elizabeth Oakley (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 17
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 September 29
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1853 January 5 – 1856 April 19 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Great Britian
Date Details
Started On 1853 January 5
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1856 April 19
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Edmund Ellsworth Company (1856)
1856 June 9 – September 26 (Age 36)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1856 June 9
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 September 26
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Rescue Companies (1856)
1856 October 7 – December 15 (Age 36)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 October 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 15
Company Arrived
Married
Louisa Jones
1857 February 19 (Age 37)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1877 October 8 (Age 57)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Kanab, Kane, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
Arizona Territory
Date Details
Started On 1877 October 8
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona Territory, United States
1890 May 4 (Age 70)
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John DeGroot Oakley (1819 - 1890) Profile
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Person
Deseret Evening News
"Died", Deseret Evening News, (12 May 1890), Page 2.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 5 January 1853.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 28 August 1852.
"John Degroot Oakley," General Epistle Files, Church History Library, Salt Lake City, UT
"John Degroot Oakley," General Epistle Files, Church History Library, Salt Lake City, UT.
Millennial Star
"Appointments", Millennial Star, 15, (22 January 1853), No. 4. Page 58.
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MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 October 1877, Vol. B, Page 43, Line 1681.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 October 1877, Vol. A, Page 39, Line 1681.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 2.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 121.
Pioneer
Andrew Smith diaries, 1853-1856
Andrew Smith diaries, 1853-1856.
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Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"William Woodward letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (11 June 1856).
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BYU Diaries
"John Kettle journal, 1856.", BYU Diaries.
Church emigration, undated
"Oakely, John, [Journal]", Church emigration, undated.
Deseret News
"Emigrants For Utah", Deseret News, (6 August 1856), Page 8.
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Diary of Ann Ham Hickenlooper, wife of William Hanney Hickenlooper, crossed the plains with the first handcart co., arrived in Salt Lake City 26. Sept., 1856 and record of work done for the dead
Diary of Ann Ham Hickenlooper, wife of William Hanney Hickenlooper, crossed the plains with the first handcart co., arrived in Salt Lake City 26. Sept., 1856 and record of work done for the dead, September.
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Edmund Ellsworth Emigrating Company papers, 1856
Edmund Ellsworth Emigrating Company papers, 1856, June, Vol. 1.
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"W. Woodward to Albert Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (3 September 1906).
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 18.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 43.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 26 September 1856, Page 28.
John Oakley journal excerpt, 1856 June-August
John Oakley journal excerpt, 1856 June-August, June.
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Millennial Star
Daniel Spencer letter to Franklin D. Richards, "Foreign Correspondence", Millennial Star, 18, (2 August 1856), No. 31. Page 489.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 251.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. B, Page 192.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887
"Offerings for the assistance of the P. E. F. immigrants, 1856 October", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887, (October).
Sabin, Mary Powell, Autobiography 1926, 10-14
Sabin, Mary Powell, Autobiography 1926, 10-14.
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William C. Staines journal, 1852 August-1860 May
William C. Staines journal, 1852 August-1860 May, (August), John Oakley journal entries.
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