John Perry
Alternate Names
John Parry (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1799 June 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1855 July 19 (Died)
Gender
Male
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He died returning from his mission to England, on the plains at Mormon Grove, Kansas, of cholera.
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Bishops Frome, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
1799 June 22
Mother
Elizabeth Jackson (Mary Price)
Father
Richard Parry
Date Details
Occurred On 1799 June 22
Married
Grace Ann Williams
1822 November 14 (Age 23)
Baptized by
Wilford Woodruff
1840 March 8 (Age 40)
Traveled in
Charles C. Rich Company (1847)
1847 June 21 – October 2 (Age 47)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Grace Ann Williams (Age 47)
Elizabeth Melissa Perry (Age 10)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 21
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 October 2
Company Arrived
Married
Hannah Gallant Whall
1852 (Age 52)
Served in
British Mission
1852 September 15 – 1855 April 22 (Age 53)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Bountiful, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1852 September 15
Departed from Home
Ended On 1855 April 22
Departed from Field
Died in Mormon Grove, Atchison, Kansas, United States
1855 July 19 (Age 56)
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Person
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Perry, John", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 3, Page 690.
Millennial Star
"Obituary", Millennial Star, 17, (15 September 1855), No. 37. Page 585-588.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 3, Page 342.
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Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 165.
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St. Louis luminary
"Correspondence: Mormon Grove", St. Louis luminary, (28 July 1855), Page 142.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 2297.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 2 December 1854.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 28 August 1852.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 20 July 1855.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 3.
St. Louis luminary
"Mormon Grove, K.T., July 20th, 1855", St. Louis luminary, (28 July 1855).