John VanCott Eskelsen
Alternate Names
John VanCott Eskildsen (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1854 March 21 (Born)
Death Date
On 1937 November 20 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Norre Kongerslev, Ålborg, Denmark
1854 March 21
Mother
Mette Marie Larsen (1824 - 1904)
Father
Niels Christian Eskildsen (1808 - 1886)
Date Details
Occurred On 1854 March 21
Traveled in
Peter Nebeker Company (1866)
1866 August 7 – September 29 (Age 12)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Abraham Eskildsen (Age 8)
Niels Christian Eskildsen (Age 58)
Mette Marie Larsen (Age 42)
Maren Kathrine Eskildsen (Age 18)
Johannah Marie Eskildsen (Age 16)
Karen Marie Eskildsen (Age 10)
Niels Lillienquist Eskildsen (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1866 August 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1866 September 29
Company Arrived
Baptized by
Christian Larsen
1886 February 14 (Age 31)
Served in
Danish-Norwegian Mission
1906 October 16 – 1908 August 28 (Age 52)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Cove, Cache, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
George Teasdale
Location Served
Scandinavia
Date Details
Started On 1906 October 16
Set Apart
Ended On 1908 August 28
Arrived at Home
Died in Cove, Cache, Utah, United States
1937 November 20 (Age 83)
Media
John VanCott Eskelsen (1854 - 1937) Profile
Sources
Person
1880 Utah Census
1880 Utah Census.
1900 Utah Census
1900 Utah Census.
1910 Utah Census
1910 Utah Census.
1920 Utah Census
1920 Utah Census.
1930 Utah Census
1930 Utah Census.
Saints By Sea
"John Van Cott Eskildsen. ID: 22667", Saints By Sea.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 16 October 1906, Vol. C, Page 248, Line 790.
Pioneer
BIOGRAPHICAL sketches, 1891-2013
"John Eskelson", BIOGRAPHICAL sketches, 1891-2013.
Deseret News
"List of Passengers", Deseret News, (3 October 1866), Page 7.
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