Joseph Orton
Birth Date
On 1833 October 4 (Born)
Death Date
On 1916 December 31 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Amington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1833 October 4
Mother
Mary Welton
Father
William Marler Orton
Date Details
Occurred On 1833 October 4
Baptized by Elder Lawrence
1855 July 20 (Age 21)
Traveled in
Horace S. Eldredge Company (1858)
1858 May 8 – July 11 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1858 May 8
Joined Company
Ended Between 1858 July 9 – 11
Company Arrived
Married
Emma Webb Harradence
1866 October 20 (Age 33)
Served in
British Mission
1880 April 9 – 1881 October 22 (Age 46)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Traveling Elder
Priesthood Quorum When Called
23rd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
St George, Wahington, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Location Served
Northampton District
Date Details
Started On 1880 April 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1881 October 22
Departed from Field
On 1881 November 11
Arrived at Home
Served in
British Mission
1886 March 3 – 1888 August 20 (Age 52)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
President of the Birmingham Conference, January 1, 1888.
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
St George, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
Birmingham Conference
Date Details
Started On 1886 March 3
Set Apart
Ended On 1888 August 20
Released
On 1888 September 1
Arrived at Home
Died in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States
1916 December 31 (Age 83)
Media
Joseph Orton (1833 - 1916) Profile
Joseph Orton (1833 - 1916) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County
1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County.
1856 Utah Census
1856 Utah Census.
Washington County News
"Joseph Orton Called", Washington County News, (4 January 1917), Page 1.
Mission
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 8 September 1893.
Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1880, Vol. B, Page 53, Line 2085.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1880, Vol. A, Page 49, Line 2085.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 3 March 1886, Vol. A, Page 80, Line 32.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 3 March 1886, Vol. B, Page 87, Line 32.
Pioneer
Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938
"Joseph Orton autobiography", Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938.
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Record of members collection, 1836-1970
"Orton, Joseph, Autobiographical sketch, in St. George Stake, High Priest Quorum Genealogical Records, 1872-1906, reel 6039, 206", Record of members collection, 1836-1970.