John Parry
Birth Date
On 1789 February 10 (Born)
Death Date
On 1868 January 13 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Newmarket, Flintshire, Wales, Great Britain
1789 February 10
Mother
Elizabeth Saunders
Father
Bernard Parry
Married
Mary Williams
1808 October 3 (Age 19)
Baptized by Thomas Wilson
1846 September 12 (Age 57)
Served in
Welsh Mission
1848 April – 1849 February (Age 59)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Great Britain
Date Details
On 1848 April
Called
On 1849 February
Released
Traveled in
George A. Smith/Dan Jones Company
1849 July 14 – October 30 (Age 60)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Caleb Parry (Age 25)
Catherine Vaughn Evans (Age 22)
Date Details
On 1849 July 14
Joined Company
Between 1849 October 26 – 30
Company Arrived
Served in
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square Mission
1849 November – 1854 (Age 60)
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Mission Type
Other
Missionary Activity Notes
First conductor
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1849 November
Set Apart
On 1854
Released
Married
Patty Bartlett
1851 December 14 (Age 62)
Married
Harriet Parry
1854 April 2 (Age 65)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1868 January 13 (Age 78)
Media
John Parry (1789-1868) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret News
"Died", Deseret News, (12 February 1868), Page 8.
Saints By Sea - BYU
"Jno. Parry", Saints By Sea - BYU.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
Dennis, Ronald D. ed. Prophet of the Jubilee, Provo, Utah, Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center, Bookcraft, c1997
"Letter of Elder Abel Evans", Dennis, Ronald D. ed. Prophet of the Jubilee, Provo, Utah, Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center, Bookcraft, c1997, (24 April 1848), Page 70.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Ezra T. Benson's 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (24 September 1849), Page 1-8.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1849: Page 8H.
Isaac Clarke Emigrating Company journal, 1849 July-October
Isaac Clarke Emigrating Company journal, 1849 July-October, July.
Transcript for Isaac Clarke Emigrating Company journal, 1849 July-October
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