John Sunderlin Eldredge
Alternate Names
John Sunderland Eldredge (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1821 April 30 (Born)
Death Date
On 1871 May 5 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Brutus, Cayuga, New York, United States
1821 April 30
Mother
Esther Sunderlin
Father
Alanson Eldredge (1780 - 1857)
Date Details
Occurred On 1821 April 30
Baptized by Tarleton Lewis
1843 June 1 (Age 22)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1843 June 1 (Age 22)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Location Served
Southern States
Date Details
Started After 1843 June 1
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Traveled in
Brigham Young Vanguard Company (1847)
1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 April 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 21
Company Arrived
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1849 (Age 27)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Location Served
Pacific Islands
Date Details
Started On 1849
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Married
Sinah Ceneth Chipman
1849 March 24 (Age 27)
Married
Rhoda Sylvia Collett
1852 July 4 (Age 31)
Served in
Australian Mission
1852 October 21 – 1854 January 1 (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
Australia
Date Details
Started On 1852 October 21
Departed from Home
Ended On 1854 January 1
Released
Served in
Australasian Mission
1854 January 1 – 1855 September 7 (Age 32)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Australian mission
Date Details
Started On 1854 January 1
Called
Ended On 1855 September 7
Released
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1856)
1856 (Age 34)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1856
Joined Company
Circa 1856
Company Arrived
Died in Charleston, Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States
1871 May 5 (Age 50)
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John Sunderlin Eldredge (1821 - 1871) Profile
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Person
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Eldredge, John Sunderlin", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 4, Page 700.
Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946
Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 1393-1412, Page 735-754.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 2 January 1844, Page 3.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 28 August 1852.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 10 June 1849, Page 2.
Pioneer
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, 7 April 1847.
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Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877
Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877, April.
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Deseret Weekly
"The Utah Pioneers", Deseret Weekly, (25 August 1894), Page 294.
Erastus Snow journals, 1835-1851; 1856-1857
Erastus Snow journals, 1835-1851; 1856-1857, April.
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Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
"Journal, 1847 April - October", Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, (5 April 1847), Page 5.
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Howard Egan, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary Also Thrilling Experiences of Pre-frontier Life Among Indians (1917)
Howard Egan, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary Also Thrilling Experiences of Pre-frontier Life Among Indians (1917), Page 21-105.
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Millen Atwood journal
Millen Atwood journal, April.
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No Place to Call Home: The 1807-1857 Life Writings of Caroline Barnes Crosby
Caroline Barnes Crosby, "Chronicler of Outlying Mormon Communities", No Place to Call Home: The 1807-1857 Life Writings of Caroline Barnes Crosby, Page 408.
Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849
"Journal, 1847 April-June", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (April).
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William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, April, Vol. 2.
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