John Roberts, Jr.
Birth Date
On 1820 January 6 (Born)
Death Date
On 1904 June 20 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Dolgelly, Merionethshire, Wales, United Kingdom
1820 January 6
Mother
Mary Darsy
Father
John Roberts
Date Details
Occurred On 1820 January 6
Married
Adelaide Ford
1847 January 5 (Age 26)
Baptized by William Barter
1851 May (Age 31)
Traveled in
Thomas E. Ricks Company (1863)
1863 August 10 – October 4 (Age 42)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Roberts (Age 6)
Jane Roberts (Age 4)
Adelaide Ford (Age 33)
John Roberts III (Age 14)
James Roberts (Age 10)
Joseph Moroni Roberts (Age 10)
Hyrum Roberts (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1863 August 10
Joined Company
Ended On 1863 October 4
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1871 May 1 – 1872 June (Age 51)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Served in Wales in the Glamorgan Conference. Mission cut short due to ill health.
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Lehi, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Albert Carrington
Location Served
England/Wales
Date Details
Started On 1871 May 1
Set Apart
On 1871 May 22
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1872 June
Departed from Field
Died in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States
1904 June 20 (Age 84)
Media
John Roberts Jr. (1822 - 1904) Profile
Sources
Person
1870 Utah Census
1870 Utah Census.
Deseret Evening News
"Lehi: Demise of John Roberts", Deseret Evening News, (22 June 1904), Page 9.
Saints By Sea
"John Roberts, Jr. ID: 51359", Saints By Sea.
Salt Lake Telegram
"John Roberts, Lehi Pioneer, Succumbs", Salt Lake Telegram, (22 October 1931), Page 18.
The Welsh Saints Project
The Welsh Saints Project, Found in Center for Family History and Genealogy, Brigham Young University.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 30 May 1871.
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, 1 May 1871, Vol. B, Page 20, Line 776.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 May 1871, Vol. A, Page 18, Line 776.