Melvin Wilbur
Birth Date
On 1801 August 10 (Born)
Death Date
On 1885 November 15 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1801 August 10
Mother
Jane Leach
Father
Lemuel Wilbur
Date Details
Occurred On 1801 August 10
Baptized by
Orson Hyde
1832 July 14 (Age 30)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1843 (Age 41)
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Mission Type
Short Term
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
Bond Co., Illinois
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1843
Departed from Home
Circa 1843
Released
Served in
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 (Age 42)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
Rhode Island
Date Details
Ended Circa 1844
Released
Started On 1844 April 15
Called
Traveled in
Eli B. Kelsey Company (1852)
1852 July 4 – October 16 (Age 50)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1852 July 4
Joined Company
Ended Between 1852 October 14 – 16
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Allen Weeks Company (1852)
1852 July 13 – October 12 (Age 50)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Amos Wilbur (Age 8)
Stephen King Wilbur (Age 20)
Elisha J. Wilbur (Age 2)
Phebe Eunice Wilbur (Age 15)
Joseph D. Wilbur (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1852 July 13
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 October 12
Company Arrived
Married
Aidah Winchell
1853 February 8 – 1854 June 13 (Age 51)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1885 November 15 (Age 84)
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Iowa, Pottawattamie County.
1856 Utah census, Great Salt Lake County
1856 Utah census, Great Salt Lake County.
Deseret News
"Died: Amos Wilbur [son]", Deseret News, (16 March 1864), Page 8.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 6053.
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 3 July 1843.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 April 1844.
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Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 3.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, July.
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Deseret News
"19th Company", Deseret News, (18 September 1852), Page 2.
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Evan M. Greene diaries, 1833-1852
Evan M. Greene diaries, 1833-1852.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1852: Page 122.
Utah Pioneer Biographies
"Wilbur, Elisha", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 30, Page 5-8.
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