Joseph Benson Elder
Birth Date
On 1835 March 7 (Born)
Death Date
On 1897 August 5 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Fountain, Indiana, United States
1835 March 7
Mother
Margaret Caldwell
Father
James Elder
Date Details
Occurred On 1835 March 7
Baptized by
James Henry Hart
1855 August 19 (Age 20)
Traveled in
James G. Willie Company (1856)
1856 July 15 – November 9 (Age 21)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 July 15
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 November 9
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Rescue Companies (1856)
1856 October 7 – December 15 (Age 21)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 October 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 15
Company Arrived
Married
Margaret Joiner
1858 March 7 (Age 23)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1871 October 10 (Age 36)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
3rd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1871 October 10
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Served in
British Mission
1878 April 8 – 1879 November 5 (Age 43)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
3rd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Lorenzo Snow
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1878 April 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1879 November 5
Released
Died in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
1897 August 5 (Age 62)
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Joseph B Elder (1835 - 1897) Profile
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Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 8 April 1878.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 April 1878, Vol. A, Page 41, Line 1750.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 April 1878, Vol. B, Page 45, Line 1750.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1871, Vol. B, Page 22, Line 836.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1871, Vol. A, Page 20, Line 836.
Pioneer
Elizabeth Panting and Jane Panting Bell biographies, 1960s
Mason, Jennie Edith Bell, Elizabeth Panting and Jane Panting Bell biographies, 1960s.
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Faithful stewards--the life of James Gray Willie and Elizabeth Ann Pettit Willie, undated
Faithful stewards--the life of James Gray Willie and Elizabeth Ann Pettit Willie, undated, Page 95-120.
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Historian's Office collected historical documents, circa 1851-1869
James G Willie, "Synopsis of the Fourth Hand Cart Company's Trip from England to G.S.L. City in 1856", Historian's Office collected historical documents, circa 1851-1869, Page 965-983.
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Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956
"William Woodward letter to Joseph F. Smith", Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956, (1907).
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"William Woodward journal", Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956.
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James G. Willie Emigrating Company journal, 1856 May-November
James G. Willie Emigrating Company journal, 1856 May-November, May.
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Joseph B. Elder journals, 1856-1857; 1871-1879
Joseph B. Elder journals, 1856-1857; 1871-1879, Page 21-28.
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Levi M. Savage journal, 1885 March-1886 April
Levi M. Savage journal, 1885 March-1886 April, March.
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Peder Madsen diary, 1856 April-September
Peder Madsen diary, 1856 April-September, April.
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Salt Lake Herald-Republican
Josiah Rogerson, "Captain J. G. Willie's Or, the Fourth Handcart Company of 1856", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (5 January 1908), Page 5.
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