John Frederick Snedaker
Birth Date
On 1831 March 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 1890 January 9 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Hüsede, Bad Essen, Osnabrück, Hanover, Prussia, Germany
1831 March 28
Mother
Maria Clara Clamor
Father
Johann Friedrich Schnitker
Baptized by William Henry Harrison Sagers
1848 December 24 (Age 17)
Served in
White Mountain Mission
1855 May – July (Age 24)
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Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Single
Date Details
On 1855 May
Departed from Home
On 1855 July
Departed from Field
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1855 September 6 – 1858 June 21 (Age 24)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Jedediah M. Grant and Erastus Snow
Set Apart By
Jedediah Morgan Grant
Date Details
On 1855 September 6
Set Apart
On 1858 June 21
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
Unknown Companies (1847-1868)
1856 – 1868
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Between 1856 – 1868
Joined Company
Between 1863 – 1868
Company Arrived
Traveled in
John W. Berry Company
1858 May 10 – June 21 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1858 May 10
Joined Company
On 1858 June 21
Company Arrived
Married Elizabeth Rock
1859 October 29 (Age 28)
Married
Sarah Ann Thurston
1864 March 26 (Age 33)
Died in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1890 January 9 (Age 58)
Media
John Frederick Snedaker (1831 - 1890) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
1860 Utah Census
1860 Utah Census.
Deseret Evening News
"Death of a Good Man", Deseret Evening News, (10 January 1890), Page 3.
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch.
Salt Lake City, Utah Cemetery Records, 1848-1992
Salt Lake City, Utah Cemetery Records, 1848-1992.
Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966
Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 6 September 1855.
Historical Record Book
"List of Missionaries White Mountain Mission", Historical Record Book, (1855).
John F. Snedaker letter to Jedediah M. Grant
John F. Snedaker letter to Jedediah M. Grant, 17 November 1856.
Manuscript history of White Mountain Mission
Manuscript history of White Mountain Mission, 28 May 1855, Page 3.
"Snedaker, John Frederick," Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah: Comprising Photographs, Genealogies, Biographies, Esshom, Frank, (Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers Book Pub., 1913), 1172
"Snedaker, John Frederick," Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah: Comprising Photographs, Genealogies, Biographies, Esshom, Frank, (Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers Book Pub., 1913), 1172.
Pioneer
Brinton, David, to Brigham Young
Brinton, David, to Brigham Young, 20 June 1858.
Transcript for Brinton, David, to Brigham Young, 20 June 1858, in Brigham Young, Office Files 1832-1878, reel 36, box 26, fd. 5
George Goddard papers, 1855-1899, Journals
George Goddard papers, 1855-1899, Journals, April, Vol. 2.
Transcript for George Goddard papers, 1855-1899, Journals, Volume 2, 1857 April-1858 July
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 21 June 1858, Page 33.
Isaiah M. Coombs collection, 1835-1938, Diaries
Isaiah M. Coombs collection, 1835-1938, Diaries, April, Vol. 8.
Transcript for Isaiah M. Coombs collection, 1835-1938, Diaries, Volume 8, 1858 April 13-1858 September 1, 16-66
Thomas Bullock journal
Thomas Bullock journal, May.
Transcript for Thomas Bullock journal, 1858 May-June
Thomas Bullock, letter
Thomas Bullock, letter, 22 July 1858.
Transcript for Thomas Bullock, letter, 22 July 1858
Welchman, Arthur P., Reminiscences and diary, [ca.1854-1917], fd. 1, 93-94
Welchman, Arthur P., Reminiscences and diary, [ca.1854-1917], fd. 1, 93-94.
Transcript for Welchman, Arthur P., Reminiscences and diary, [ca.1854-1917], fd. 1, 93-94