Josiah Tufts
Birth Date
On 1838 July 30 (Born)
Death Date
On 1912 September 24 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States
1838 July 30
Mother
Elmira Pinkham
Father
Elbridge Tufts
Date Details
Occurred On 1838 July 30
Traveled in
Heber C. Kimball Company (1848)
1848 June 7 – September 24 (Age 9)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Elizabeth Ursula Tufts (Age 8)
Don Carlos Tufts (Age 6)
Elbridge Tufts (Age 35)
Elmira Pinkham (Age 35)
Nathan Tufts (Age 11)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 September 24
Company Arrived
Baptized
1849 December 20 (Age 11)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1856 September 10 – 1860 (Age 18)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Residence When Called
Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
States
Date Details
Started On 1856 September 10
Departed from Home
Ended On 1860
Released
Married
Charlotte Letitia Spriggs
1861 August 13 (Age 23)
Died in Basalt, Bingham, Idaho, United States
1912 September 24 (Age 74)
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Josiah Tufts (1838 - 1912) Profile
Sources
Person
1856 Utah census, Great Salt Lake County
1856 Utah census, Great Salt Lake County.
Biographical Record of Salt Lake City and Vicinity
Biographical Record of Salt Lake City and Vicinity, Page 340.
Idaho Death Index 1890-1964
Idaho Death Index 1890-1964.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Tufts, Josiah", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 2, Page 269-270.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 2502, 2612-2623, Page 746, 856-867.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 10 November 1856, Page 2-3.