Lorin Farr
Birth Date
On 1820 July 25 (Born)
Death Date
On 1909 January 12 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Waterford, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
1820 July 25
Mother
Olive Hovey Freeman (1799 - 1893)
Father
Winslow Farr (1794 - 1865)
Date Details
Occurred On 1820 July 25
Baptized by
Lyman Eugene Johnson
1831 May 1 (Age 10)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1842 (Age 21)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Smith, Jr.
Location Served
Wisconsin
Date Details
Started On 1842
Called
End Date Not Found
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1843 April 10 – 1844 November (Age 22)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Connecticut
Date Details
Started On 1843 April 10
Departed from Home
Ended On 1844 November
Released
Married
Nancy Bailey Chase
1845 January 1 (Age 24)
Traveled in
Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge Company (1847)
1847 June 17 – September 22 (Age 26)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Nancy Bailey Chase (Age 24)
Enoch Farr (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 17
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 September 19 – 22
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah Giles
1851 July 26 (Age 31)
Married
Olive Ann Jones
1852 February 28 (Age 31)
Married
Mary Bingham
1854 December 2 (Age 34)
Married
Nicolene Erickson
1857 January 29 (Age 36)
Served in
British Mission
1870 October – 1871 November 11 (Age 50)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Daniel Hanmer Wells
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1870 October
Set Apart
Ended On 1871 November 11
Arrived at Home
Married
Clara Jane Bate
1901 March 8 (Age 80)
Died in Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States
1909 January 12 (Age 88)
Media
Lorin Farr (1820 - 1909) Profile
Elders at the first Conference at Nauvoo since the Expulsion of 1846.
Sources
Person
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and prominent men of Utah: comprising photographs, genealogies, biographies (1913)
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and prominent men of Utah: comprising photographs, genealogies, biographies (1913), Page 866.
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City, Page 45.
Historian's Office rebaptism records, 1848-1876
Historian's Office rebaptism records, 1848-1876.
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Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Farr, Lorin", Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 1, Page 749.
Nauvoo Community Project
Nauvoo Community Project.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 18.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Tragic Death of Loren Farr, Utah Pioneer", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (13 January 1909), Page 1.
Mission
General Epistles Files
"Lorin Farr letter, Ogden, Utah to Gilbert Belnap, Hooper, Utah", General Epistles Files, (17 May 1874).
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 10 April 1843.
Lorin Farr papers, 1860-1908
Lorin Farr papers, 1860-1908, 3 October 1899.
Lorin Farr papers, 1860-1908, 15 March 1894.
Lorin Farr papers, 1860-1908, 11 December 1903.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, October, Vol. B, Page 19, Line 741.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, October, Vol. A, Page 18, Line 741.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 45.
