John Walsh
Birth Date
On 1852 August 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1927 December 12 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Hall Moss, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1852 August 22
Mother
Alice Fish (1829 - 1924)
Father
William Walsh (1825 - 1856)
Date Details
Occurred On 1852 August 22
Traveled in
Edward Martin Company (1856)
1856 July 28 – November 30 (Age 3)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Robert Walsh (Age 5)
William Walsh (Age 30)
Alice Fish (Age 27)
Sarah Walsh (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1856 July 28
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 November 30
Company Arrived
Baptized by Melvin Osler
1861 May 9 (Age 8)
Married
Adella Rosetta Long
1879 July 3 (Age 26)
Served in
California Mission
1917 September 11 – 1919 October 3 (Age 65)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Seymour Bicknell Young
Location Served
California
Date Details
Started On 1917 September 11
Set Apart
On 1917 September 12
Departed from Home
Ended On 1919 October 3
Released
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California Mission
Served in
British Mission
1922 November 10 – 1925 April 2 (Age 70)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.
Location Served
British
Date Details
Started On 1922 November 10
Set Apart
On 1922 November 11
Departed from Home
Ended On 1925 April 2
Released
Died in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
1927 December 12 (Age 75)
Media
John Walsh (1852 - 1927) Profile
John Walsh (1852 - 1927)
California Mission, 1917
Sources
Person
1920 Utah Census
1920 Utah Census.
Davis County Clipper
"Former Farmington Mayor Called by Death", Davis County Clipper, (16 December 1927), Page 1.
Saints By Sea
"John Walsh. ID: 58813", Saints By Sea.
Salt Lake Tribune
"Former Mayor of Farmington Dies in Arizona", Salt Lake Tribune, (15 December 1927), Page 21.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 27 September 1923.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 September 1917, Vol. D, Page 226, Line 415.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 November 1922, Vol. E, Page 82, Line 755.
Pioneer
Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
"John Walsh", Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"Scrapbook Part 7", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (1907), Page 2-4.
"Scrapbook Part 6, Hand Cart Veterans reported alive", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (4 October 1906), Page 1-19.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 30 November 1856, Page 71.
Josiah Rogerson papers, circa 1895-1914
"Strong, Alice Walsh, Autobiographical sketch", Josiah Rogerson papers, circa 1895-1914.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. B, Page 242.