Joseph Abram Stewart
Birth Date
On 1837 April 1 (Born)
Death Date
On 1897 March 23 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Vandalia Township, Fayette, Illinois, United States
1837 April 1
Mother
Melinda Howard
Father
Levi Stewart (1812 - 1878)
Date Details
Occurred On 1837 April 1
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 11)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
John Riley Stewart (Age 7)
Levi Stewart (Age 36)
Melinda Howard (Age 31)
Louisa Stewart (Age 3)
Elizabeth Jane Stewart (Age 14)
Levi Howard Stewart (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1856 February 24 – 1857 March 23 (Age 18)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
To the Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1856 February 24
Called
On 1856 June 15
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1857 March 23
Departed from Field
Baptized
1856 April 6 (Age 19)
Traveled in
Levi Stewart Freight Train (1857)
1857 July 11 – August 16 (Age 20)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1857 July 11
Joined Company
Ended On 1857 August 16
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah Elizabeth Ewell
1861 November 9 (Age 24)
Died in Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States
1897 March 23 (Age 59)
Media
Joseph Abram Stewart (1837 - 1897) Profile
Joseph Abram Stewart (1838 - 1897)
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Mission
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"William Bringhurst letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (14 July 1856).
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005. 2005.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"First 100, schedules, 1847 December-1848", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, Page 9.
Deseret News
"Arrival and Latest News", Deseret News, (19 August 1857), Page 4.
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