John Lee Jones
Birth Date
On 1841 May 18 (Born)
Death Date
On 1935 January 5 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1841 May 18
Mother
Margaret Lee
Father
John Pidding Jones
Date Details
Occurred On 1841 May 18
Baptized by
John Pidding Jones
1850 July 21 (Age 9)
Traveled in
Uriah Curtis Company (1852)
1852 June 28 – September 29 (Age 11)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
John Pidding Jones (Age 33)
Margaret Lee (Age 31)
Sylvester Frazier Jones (Age 3)
Frederick Isaac Jones (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1852 June 28
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 29
Company Arrived
Married
Rachel Simkins
1862 January 13 (Age 20)
Traveled in
William S. Warren Company (1864)
1864 July 22 – October 4 (Age 23)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Teamster
Date Details
Started On 1864 July 22
Joined Company
Ended On 1864 October 4
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1879 October 27 – 1881 May 5 (Age 38)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
63rd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Cedar City, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Quayle Cannon
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1879 October 27
Set Apart
Ended On 1881 May 5
Released
Died in Enoch, Iron, Utah, United States
1935 January 5 (Age 93)
Media
John Lee Jones (1841 - 1935) Profile
Sources
Person
1860 Utah Census
1860 Utah Census.
Iron County Record
"Services held for early pioneer and church worker", Iron County Record, (10 January 1935).
Saints By Sea
"John Lee Jones. ID: 71041", Saints By Sea.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 27 October 1879, Vol. B, Page 52, Line 2042.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 27 October 1879, Vol. A, Page 48, Line 2042.
Missionary reports, 1831-1900
"John Lee Jones letter to L. John Nuttall", Missionary reports, 1831-1900, (5 February 1882).
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"16th Company of 50 report", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, (4 July 1852), Page 1-22.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1852: Page 106.
Jones, John Lee. Reminiscences, circa 1900-1926
Jones, John Lee. Reminiscences, circa 1900-1926, Page 3-6.
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Jones, John Lee. Reminiscences, circa 1900-1926, Page 12-14.
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