John Streator Gleason
Birth Date
On 1819 January 13 (Born)
Death Date
On 1904 December 21 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States
1819 January 13
Mother
Polly Howard
Father
Ezekiel Gleason
Baptized by
Pelatiah Brown
1838 July 23 (Age 19)
Married
Desdemona Chase
1839 May 8 (Age 20)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1839 November – 1841 (Age 20)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Date Details
On 1839 November
Departed from Home
On 1841
Released
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1843 April 10 – 1844 April (Age 24)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Date Details
On 1843 April 10
Called
On 1844 April
Released
Traveled in
Brigham Young Vanguard Company (1847)
1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1847 April 16
Joined Company
On 1847 July 21
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Willard Richards Company (1848)
1848 July 3 – October 10 (Age 29)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1848 July 3
Joined Company
On 1848 October 10
Company Arrived
Married
Eliza Ann Malin
1851 April 20 (Age 32)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1857 April 21 – 1858 October (Age 38)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
He was called in general conference Apr 21, 1857 - assigned to the "States".
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Farmington, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
W W
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Date Details
On 1857 April 21
Called
On 1857 April 23
Set Apart
On 1857 May 10
Departed from Home
On 1857 June 13
Arrived in Field
On 1858 October
Released
Traveled in
Horace S. Eldredge Company (1858)
1858 May 8 – July 11 (Age 39)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1858 May 8
Joined Company
Between 1858 July 9 – 11
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1860 March – 1863 September (Age 41)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1860 March
Departed from Home
On 1860 September 7
Arrived in Field
On 1863 September
Released
Traveled in
Horton D. Haight Company (1863)
1863 August 8 – October 4 (Age 44)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1863 August 8
Joined Company
On 1863 October 4
Company Arrived
Married
Mary Ann Sutherland
1864 July 16 (Age 45)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 10 – 1870 March 29 (Age 50)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
40th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Farmington, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Geo Q Cannon
Set Apart By
George Quayle Cannon
Date Details
On 1869 October 10
Set Apart
On 1870 March 29
Released
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1871 October 10 (Age 52)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
40th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Farmington, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
G Q Cannon
Set Apart By
George Quayle Cannon
Died in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States
1904 December 21 (Age 85)
Media
John Streator Gleason (1819 - 1904) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
DESERET Evening News
"Pleasant Grove", DESERET Evening News, (28 December 1904), Page 9.
Mission
DESERET News
"From England", DESERET News, (24 October 1860), Page 8.
LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson
"John Streator Gleason", LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, 3, Page 91.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1871, Vol. 1, Page 19, Line 798.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1869, Vol. 2, Page 15, Line 572.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1871, Vol. 2, Page 21, Line 798.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1869, Vol. 1, Page 14, Line 572.
Nauvoo Seventies List
Nauvoo Seventies List, Vol. 2, Page 158.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 73.
Pioneer
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, 7 April 1847.
Transcript for Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, Journal, 1847 April-July
Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877
Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877, April.
Transcript for Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877, Journal, 1847 April 8-September 10, 1-26 and 1-10
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.
Deseret Weekly
"The Utah Pioneers", Deseret Weekly, (25 August 1894), Page 294.
Egan, Howard, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878:, Salt Lake City, Utah Press of Skelton Publishing Co., 1917
Egan, Howard, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878:, Salt Lake City, Utah Press of Skelton Publishing Co., 1917, Page 21-105.
Transcript for Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary, edited and compiled by William M. Egan (1917), 21-105
Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
"Journal, 1847 April - October", Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, (5 April 1847), Page 5.
Transcript for Heber C. Kimball journal in Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
Histories of Joanna Fotheringham and William Richardson, circa 1890-1910; 2008
Histories of Joanna Fotheringham and William Richardson, circa 1890-1910; 2008.
Transcript for Richardson, William, Reminiscences, 42-53, in Harriet Richardson Todd, Histories of Joanna Fotheringham and William Richardson [ca. 1890-1910]; 2008
Missionary Department missionary record index, 1830-1971
Missionary Department missionary record index, 1830-1971.
Oscar O. Stoddard journals and record book, 1856-1860; 1883
Oscar O. Stoddard journals and record book, 1856-1860; 1883.
Transcript for Oscar O. Stoddard journals and record book, 1856-1860; 1883
Our Pioneer Heritage
Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 2, Page 633.
Semi-Centennial Commission Book of the Pioneers, Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, 1897
Semi-Centennial Commission Book of the Pioneers, Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, 1897, Vol. 2.
Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849
"Journal, 1847 April-June", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (April).
Transcript for Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, Journal, 1847 April-June
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, April, Vol. 2.
Transcript for William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, Folder contents: (2) Volume 2, 1847
