John Griffin
Birth Date
On 1842 November 1 (Born)
Death Date
On 1927 March 7 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Naunton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
1842 November 1
Mother
Mary Pitts (1810 - 1891)
Father
William Griffin (1814 - 1880)
Date Details
Occurred On 1842 November 1
Baptized
1850 (Age 7)
Traveled in
James Wareham Company (1862)
1862 July 8 – September 26 (Age 19)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Circa 1862 July 8
Joined Company
Ended On 1862 September 26
Company Arrived
Married
Ruth Keep
1870 February 21 (Age 27)
Served in
British Mission
1883 October 8 (Age 40)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Newton, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Brigham Young
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1883 October 8
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Newton, Cache, Utah, United States
1927 March 7 (Age 84)
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John Griffin (1842 - 1927)
John Griffin (1842 - 1927) Profile
Sources
Person
Saints By Sea
"John Griffin. ID: 32865", Saints By Sea.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 5 November 1883.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 26 September 1883.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 October 1883, Vol. B, Page 74, Line 2930.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 October 1883, Vol. A, Page 68, Line 2930.
Pioneer
Deseret News
Joseph W. Young, "Report of the Immigration", Deseret News, (17 September 1862), Page 5.
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