Joseph Albert Stratton
Birth Date
On 1821 September 11 (Born)
Death Date
On 1850 October 28 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Bedford Co, Tennessee, United States
1821 September 11
Mother
Gabriella Johnson
Father
Calvin Stratton, Jr.
Baptized
1840 February 14 (Age 18)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1842 September 4 (Age 20)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Served in
British Mission
1844 May 17 – 1846 January 22 (Age 22)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Set Apart By
B. Young
Set Apart By
Brigham Young
Date Details
On 1844 May 17
Set Apart
On 1844 May 21
Departed from Home
On 1846 January 22
Departed from Field
Married
Mary Ann Covington
1846 December 17 (Age 25)
Traveled in
Daniel Spencer/Perrigrine Sessions Company (1847)
1847 June 18 – September 25 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Ann Covington (Age 32)
Date Details
On 1847 June 18
Joined Company
Between 1847 September 24 – 25
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Wilford Woodruff Company (1850)
1850 June 16 – October 14 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1850 June 16
Joined Company
On 1850 October 14
Company Arrived
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1850 October 28 (Age 29)
Sources
Person
DESERET News
DESERET News, 2 November 1850.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 2090-2103.
Mission
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City, Page 126.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 17 May 1844, Page 5.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 May 1844.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 18 June 1843.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 1 August 1844.
KEEP BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
"Part 1, 1842-1844", KEEP BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 13.
The Joseph Smith Papers
"Joseph Albert Stratton biography", The Joseph Smith Papers.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"Wilford Woodruff to Brigham Young", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (3 September 1850).
Transcript for Woodruff, Wilford, to Brigham Young, 3 Sep. 1850, in Brigham Young, Office Files 1832-1878, reel 56, box 43, fd. 26
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 6-51.
Sheets, Susanna Musser, Journal, in Elijah Funk Sheets, Journals, 1843-1904
Sheets, Susanna Musser, Journal, in Elijah Funk Sheets, Journals, 1843-1904, Vol. 1.
Transcript for Sheets, Susanna Musser, Journal, in Elijah Funk Sheets, Journals, 1843-1904, vol. 1
Sheets, Susanna Musser, to Anna Bitner
Sheets, Susanna Musser, to Anna Bitner, 11 June 1847.
Transcript for Sheets, Susanna Musser, to Anna Bitner, 11 June 1847, in Musser family, Letters 1847-1849; 1877
The Wilford Woodruff Journals
The Wilford Woodruff Journals, Vol. 3, Page 570.
Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898
Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898, January.
Transcript for Woodruff, Wilford, Journal, 1847 Jan.-1853 Dec., box 2, fd. 3, in Journals and papers, 1828-1898
