Martin Henderson Harris
Birth Date
On 1820 September 29 (Born)
Death Date
On 1889 February 14 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Windham Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
1820 September 29
Mother
Deborah Lott
Father
Emer Harris (1781 - 1869)
Date Details
Occurred On 1820 September 29
Baptized by Milton Stowe
1842 September (Age 21)
Traveled in
William Snow/Joseph Young Company (1850)
1850 June 21 – October 4 (Age 29)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Parna Chapel (Age 57)
Joseph Mormon Harris (Age 19)
Alma Harris (Age 18)
Date Details
Started On 1850 June 21
Joined Company
Ended Between 1850 October 1 – 4
Company Arrived
Married
Georgiana Maria Aldous
1855 January 18 (Age 34)
Served in
Salmon River Mission
1857 May 10 – 1858 March 27 (Age 36)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Harrisville, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
To the Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1857 May 10
Set Apart
On 1857 October 3
Departed from Home
On 1857 October 27
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1858 March 27
Departed from Field
On 1858 April 12
Arrived at Home
Married
Louisa Sargent
1859 April 3 (Age 38)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1877 January 23 – 1878 January 12 (Age 56)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
38th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Harrisville, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
New England States
Date Details
Started On 1877 January 23
Set Apart
Ended On 1878 January 12
Released
Died in Harrisville, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
1889 February 14 (Age 68)
Media
Martin Henderson Harris (1820 - 1889) Profile
Sources
Person
Martin Henderson Harris, a Utah pioneer: his life, labors, and posterity
Martin Henderson Harris, a Utah pioneer: his life, labors, and posterity. 1952. Page 17.
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Mission
Eastern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977
Eastern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977, Vol. 2 - Part 2.
Improvement Era
Improvement Era, Vol. 3, Page 901.
Manuscript history of Salmon River Mission, 1850-1860
Manuscript history of Salmon River Mission, 1850-1860, 9 October 1855.
Martin H Harris reminiscences and journal, 1856-1876, Harris, Martin Henderson, 1820-1889
Martin H Harris reminiscences and journal, 1856-1876, Harris, Martin Henderson, 1820-1889.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 23 January 1877, Vol. B, Page 40, Line 1571.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 23 January 1877, Vol. A, Page 37, Line 1571.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, Page 115.
Names of Missionaries at Limhi in the winter of 1857 & 1858
Names of Missionaries at Limhi in the winter of 1857 & 1858.
Salmon River Mission journal, 1855-1858
Salmon River Mission journal, 1855-1858.
The Salmon River Mission, Salt Lake City: Utah Printing Co, 1963
Carter, Catherine Vigdus Bearnson (1892-1976), The Salmon River Mission, Salt Lake City: Utah Printing Co, 1963. Utah Printing Co., 1963.
Pioneer
Gardner Snow record and account book, 1847-1869
Gardner Snow record and account book, 1847-1869.
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Luke W. Gallup reminiscences and diary, 1842 May-1891 March
Luke W. Gallup reminiscences and diary, 1842 May-1891 March, May, Page 122-141.
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