John Hezekiah Kelson
Birth Date
On 1833 February 4 (Born)
Death Date
On 1921 April 29 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Frome, Somersetshire, England, United Kingdom
1833 February 4
Mother
Hannah Jefferies
Father
William Kelson
Date Details
Occurred On 1833 February 4
Baptized by Uriah Butt
1849 August (Age 16)
Married
Mary Nation
1861 January (Age 27)
Traveled in
Horton D. Haight Company (1862)
1862 August 10 – October 19 (Age 29)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Nation (Age 30)
John George Kelson (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1862 August 10
Joined Company
Ended On 1862 October 19
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1885 October 12 – 1889 August 31 (Age 52)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
57th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Erastus Snow
Location Served
Bristol and London Conferences, England
Date Details
Started On 1885 October 12
Set Apart
Ended On 1889 August 31
Departed from Field
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1921 April 29 (Age 88)
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John Hezekiah Kelson (1833 - 1921) Profile
Sources
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 1 September 1885.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 21 August 1885.
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 12 October 1885, Vol. B, Page 84, Line 3336.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 12 October 1885, Vol. A, Page 78, Line 3336.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"Names of Immigrants", Deseret News, (24 September 1862), Page 2.
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