Matthias Cowley
Birth Date
On 1829 December 2 (Born)
Death Date
On 1864 June 5 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Braddan, Isle of Man, United Kingdom
1829 December 2
Mother
Isabelle Ann Cain (1804 - 1880)
Father
James Cowley (1804 - 1860)
Date Details
Occurred On 1829 December 2
Baptized by Henry Cuorden
1843 July 17 (Age 13)
Traveled in
Henry W. Miller Company (1852)
1852 July 8 – September 10 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1852 July 8
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 10
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1853 October 16 – 1857 April 25 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1853 October 16
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1857 April 25
Departed from Field
Called as Captain to
Matthias Cowley Company (1857)
1857 June 15 – September 15 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1857 June 15
Joined Company
Ended Between 1857 September 13 – 15
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah Elizabeth Foss
1857 October 17 (Age 27)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1864 June 5 (Age 34)
Media
Mathias Cowley (1829 - 1864) Profile
Sources
Person
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 1.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 5 November 1853.
Pioneer
Arkansas State Gazette and Democrat
"Passage of Mormons", Arkansas State Gazette and Democrat, (20 June 1857).
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Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
Richards, S. W. and Briant Stringam, Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), 18 August 1857.
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Isaac V. Carling Diary
Isaac V. Carling Diary, Vol. 1, Page 48-55.
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Matthias Cowley reminiscences, 1856
"Matthias Cowley reminiscences", Matthias Cowley reminiscences, 1856, Page 7.
McRae, Anna Christina Jensen, Reminiscences
McRae, Anna Christina Jensen, Reminiscences, Page 2-3.
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Morgenstjernen
Andrew Jenson, Morgenstjernen, 1883, Vol. 2, Page 25-32, 37-46.
Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine
"Autobiography of Bishop O. N. Liljenquist. One of the Fathers of the Scandinavian Mission.", Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine, (July), Page 571.
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Utah Historical Quarterly
"Isaac Sorensen Journal", Utah Historical Quarterly, (1956), Page 52-53, 60.
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