Joseph Davis Mathews
Birth Date
On 1819 September 20 (Born)
Death Date
On 1904 August 27 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
1819 September 20
Mother
Mary Davis
Father
Thomas Mathew
Date Details
Occurred On 1819 September 20
Married
Elizabeth Anne Roberts
1841 May 15 (Age 21)
Baptized
1844 September 22 (Age 25)
Served in
Welsh Mission
1844 December (Age 25)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Llangyfelach, Glamorganshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Location Served
Glamorganshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Date Details
Started On 1844 December
Called
End Date Not Found
Traveled in
Abraham O. Smoot Company (1852)
1852 June 1 – September 3 (Age 32)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1852 June 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 3
Company Arrived
Married
Ruth Perkins
1868 March 7 (Age 48)
Died in Pleasant View, Weber, Utah, United States
1904 August 27 (Age 84)
Media
Joseph Davis Mathews (1819 - 1904) Profile
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Person
Life sketch of Joseph Davis Mathews
Life sketch of Joseph Davis Mathews.
Mission
Ronald D. Dennis, Prophet of the Jubilee (1997)
Ronald D. Dennis, Prophet of the Jubilee (1997), Page 47.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"List of Person Sent from Great Britain by the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Co.,", Deseret News, (1 February 1852), Page 3.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1852: Page 142.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 7.
Treasures of Pioneer History
Treasures of Pioneer History, Vol. 3, Page 158.