John Sharp
Birth Date
On 1820 November 9 (Born)
Death Date
On 1891 December 23 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Devonside, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
1820 November 9
Mother
Mary Hunter
Father
John Sharp (1785 - 1853)
Date Details
Occurred On 1820 November 9
Married
Jane Sharp
1840 January 13 (Age 19)
Baptized by James Burnett
1847 May 2 (Age 26)
Called as Captain to
John Sharp Company (1850)
1850 January 1 – August 27 (Age 29)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Traveling Group
John Sharp, Jr. (Age 8)
James Sharp (Age 6)
Margaret Sharp (Age 4)
Jane Sharp (Age 31)
Date Details
Started On 1850 January 1
Joined Company
Ended Fall 1850 August 27
Company Arrived
Married
Ann Wright Gibson
1854 April 30 (Age 33)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 July 22 (Age 48)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Filled a short time mission to Boston. (CR 100 160 1869-62)
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Albert Smith
Location Served
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Date Details
Ended On 1869
Released
Started On 1869 July 22
Set Apart
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1891 December 23 (Age 71)
Media
John Sharp Sr. (1820 - 1891) Profile
John Sharp (1820 - 1891) Profile
Sources
Person
Saints By Sea
"John Sharp, Sr. ID: 71052", Saints By Sea.
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America
Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saint immigration to America.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 18 October 1887.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 July 1869, Vol. B, Page 13, Line 505.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 July 1869, Vol. A, Page 12, Line 505.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"List of arrivals in the Salt Lake Valley", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, (28 August 1850).
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Deseret Evening News
"Death of Mrs. Cahoon", Deseret Evening News, (22 March 1906), Page 2.
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah: Comprising Photographs, Genealogies, Biographies (1913)
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah: Comprising Photographs, Genealogies, Biographies (1913), Page 1155.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1850: Page 24.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Sharp, John", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 1, Page 677-678.