Lofter Johnson
Alternate Names
Lopther Jónsson (Alternate Name)
Lofter Jonsson (Birth Name)
Birth Date
On 1814 July 24 (Born)
Death Date
On 1874 August 20 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Fljotshlid, Rangárvallasýsla, Suðurland, Iceland
1814 July 24
Mother
Thorgierdur Loftsdottir
Father
John [Jon] Arnason
Date Details
Occurred On 1814 July 24
Married
Gudrun Hallsdottir
1836 October 27 (Age 22)
Baptized by Y P Lorensen
1853 June 3 (Age 38)
Traveled in
James S. Brown Company (1859)
1859 June 13 – August 29 (Age 44)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1859 June 13 – 14
Joined Company
Ended On 1859 August 29
Company Arrived
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1873 May 4 (Age 58)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.
Location Served
Scandinavian Iceland
Date Details
Started On 1873 May 4
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
1874 August 20 (Age 60)
Media
Lofter Jonsson (1814 - 1874) Profile
Sources
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 4 May 1873, Vol. B, Page 26, Line 1022.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 4 May 1873, Vol. A, Page 24, Line 1022.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"Latter Day Saints' Immigration", Deseret News, (24 August 1859), Page 5.
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