Joseph Fielding
Birth Date
On 1797 March 26 (Born)
Death Date
On 1863 December 19 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Honeydon, Bedfordshire, England, Great Britain
1797 March 26
Mother
Rachel Ibbotson
Father
John Fielding
Date Details
Occurred On 1797 March 26
Baptized by
Parley Parker Pratt
1836 May 21 (Age 39)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1837 (Age 39)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Residence When Called
Charleston
Location Served
Toronto, Canada
Date Details
Occurred Winter 1837
Called
Spring 1837
Released
Served in
British Mission
1837 June 13 – 1838 April (Age 40)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Residence When Called
Kirtland Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Served With
Hannah Greenwood
Location Served
Preston, England
Date Details
Started On 1837 June 13
Departed from Home
On 1837 July 20
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1838 April
Released
Called as President to
British Mission
1838 April – 1840 July (Age 41)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Date Details
Started On 1838 April
Called
Ended On 1840 July
Released
Married
Hannah Greenwood
1838 June 11 (Age 41)
Served in
British Mission
1840 July – 1841 September 21 (Age 43)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Date Details
Started On 1840 July
Called
Ended On 1841 September 21
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Heber C. Kimball Company (1848)
1848 June 7 – September 24 (Age 51)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Rachel Fielding (Age 9)
Ellen Fielding (Age 7)
Mary Ann Peak (Age 45)
Heber Fielding (Age 4)
Hannah Greenwood (Age 39)
Mary Ann Fielding (Age 2)
Joseph Greenwood Fielding (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 September 24
Company Arrived
Married
Mary Ann Peak
1860 September 12 (Age 63)
Died in Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1863 December 19 (Age 66)
Media
Joseph Fielding (1797 - 1863) Profile
Joseph Fielding (1797 - 1863)
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Salt Lake County, Utah.
A study of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in upper Canada, 1830 - 1850
Richard E Bennett, A study of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in upper Canada, 1830 - 1850, Richard Bennett, Page 32.
Deseret News
"Died", Deseret News, (23 March 1864), Page 8.
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City, Page 46.
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Joseph Fielding journals, 1837-1859
Joseph Fielding journals, 1837-1859.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Fielding, Joseph", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 2, Page 762-763.
The Joseph Smith Papers
"Joseph Fielding biography", The Joseph Smith Papers.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 7 July 1840.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 13 June 1837.
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, Page 152.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"First 100, schedules, 1848 July", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849.
Daniel Davis diaries, 1846-1892
Daniel Davis diaries, 1846-1892, 18 June 1848, Page 90-101.
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Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, June.
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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 1848.
Joseph Fielding journals, 1837-1859
Joseph Fielding journals, 1837-1859, December, Page 134.
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Madsen, Susan Arrington, I Walked to Zion, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1994
"Joseph F Smith", Madsen, Susan Arrington, I Walked to Zion, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1994, Page 36-37.
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Rachel F. Burton autobiographical sketch, undated
Rachel F. Burton autobiographical sketch, undated, Page 14-20.
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William Burton papers, circa 1837-1851
"Journal", William Burton papers, circa 1837-1851, 11, (June).
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Young Woman's Journal
"How One Widow [Mary Fielding Smith] Crossed the Plains", Young Woman's Journal, (February).
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