John Milton Bernhisel
Birth Date
On 1799 June 23 (Born)
Death Date
On 1881 September 28 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Tyrone, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
1799 June 23
Mother
Susannah Bauer
Father
Samuel Bernhisel
Date Details
Occurred On 1799 June 23
Baptized
1841 (Age 41)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1845 February 14 (Age 45)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Served as a traveling Bishop
Priesthood Office
Bishop
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Date Details
Started On 1845 February 14
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Married
Julia Ann Haight
1845 December 19 (Age 46)
Married
Catherine Paine
1846 January 20 (Age 46)
Married
Fannie Spafford
1846 January 20 (Age 46)
Married
Elizabeth Barker
1846 January 20 (Age 46)
Married
Melissa Lott
1846 February 8 (Age 46)
Traveled in
Heber C. Kimball Company (1848)
1848 June 7 – September 24 (Age 49)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Julia Ann Haight (Age 42)
Elizabeth Barker (Age 17)
Everett Clark Van Orden (Age 14)
Sarah Louisa Van Orden (Age 11)
Marie Antoinette Van Orden (Age 10)
John Milton Bernhisel (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 September 24
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Almon W. Babbitt Company (1851)
1851 May 15 – July 17 (Age 51)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1851 May 15
Joined Company
Ended On 1851 July 17
Company Arrived
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1881 September 28 (Age 82)
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John Milton Bernhisel (1799 - 1881) Profile
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Person
Deseret Evening News
"Pioneer Woman Called", Deseret Evening News, (4 January 1909), Page 1.
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City, Page 11.
John M. Bernhisel papers, 1818-1872
John M. Bernhisel papers, 1818-1872.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 4338-4365, 4367-4377, Page 594-621, 623-633.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 14 February 1845.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Bernhisel, John Milton", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 1, Page 723-724.
Pioneer
Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
"Autobiography", Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, (1842).
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Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, June.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1848.
Howard Egan, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary Also Thrilling Experiences of Pre-frontier Life Among Indians (1917)
Howard Egan, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary Also Thrilling Experiences of Pre-frontier Life Among Indians (1917), Page 140-145.
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Mary H. Snow journal
Mary H. Snow journal, March.
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