Miles Park Romney
Birth Date
On 1843 August 18 (Born)
Death Date
On 1904 February 26 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
1843 August 18
Mother
Elizabeth Gaskell
Father
Miles Romney
Traveled in
Edward Hunter Company (1850)
1850 June 29 – October 13 (Age 6)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Hiram Thomas Gaskell Romney (Age 5)
Miles Romney (Age 43)
Elizabeth Gaskell (Age 41)
Mary Ann Romney (Age 2)
Elizabeth Ann Romney (Age 16)
Sarah Romney (Age 14)
Joseph Gaskell Romney (Age 12)
Brigham Romney
Heber Romney
Date Details
On 1850 June 29
Joined Company
On 1850 October 13
Company Arrived
Baptized by
John Van Cott
1851 November 4 (Age 8)
Served in
British Mission
1862 April 9 – 1865 November 8 (Age 18)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Taylor
Set Apart By
John Taylor
Date Details
On 1862 April 9
Set Apart
On 1865 November 8
Arrived at Home
Married
Hannah Hood Hill
1862 May 10 (Age 18)
Traveled in
Miner G. Atwood Company (1865)
1865 July 31 – November 8 (Age 21)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1865 July 31
Joined Company
On 1865 November 8
Company Arrived
Married
Caroline Lambourne
1867 March 23 (Age 23)
Served in
Northern States Mission
1875 October 11 – 1876 August 26 (Age 32)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
St George, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph F Smith
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.
Date Details
On 1875 October 11
Set Apart
On 1876 August 26
Departed from Field
Died in Colonia Dublán, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico
1904 February 26 (Age 60)
Media
Miles Park Romney (1843 - 1904) Profile
Miles Park Romney (1842 - 1904)
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Life story of Miles P. Romney M270.1 R7666r
Life story of Miles P. Romney M270.1 R7666r.
Nauvoo Community Project
Nauvoo Community Project.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1875, Vol. 1, Page 29, Line 1240.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1862, Vol. 1, Page 3, Line 114.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1862, Vol. 2, Page 3, Line 114.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1875, Vol. 2, Page 32, Line 1240.
Pioneer
Albert Wesley Davis, A pioneer experience 1926
Albert Wesley Davis, A pioneer experience 1926, Page 1-3.
Transcript for Albert Wesley Davis, A pioneer experience 1926, 1-3
Daughters of Utah Pioneers biographical sketches
"Peter Anton Nielson", Daughters of Utah Pioneers biographical sketches.
Transcript for Nielson, Peter Anton, Autobiographical sketch, [1-2], in Utah Pioneer Biographies, compiled by Yalecrest Camp, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers
DESERET News
"Immigration Lists", DESERET News, (20 September 1865), Page 402-403.
Transcript for "Immigration Lists," Deseret News, 20 September 1865, 402-403
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 8 November 1865, Page 8-22.
Transcript for Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1896-2001, 8 November 1865, 8-22
Juvenile Instructor
"An Exciting Trip Across the Plains", Juvenile Instructor, 30, (1 January 1895), Page 34-35.
Transcript for Romney, Junius, "An Exciting Trip Across the Plains," Juvenile Instructor, 1 Jan. 1895, 34-35
KEEP THE Semi-weekly telegraph
"The Immigration", KEEP THE Semi-weekly telegraph, (14 June 1865), Page 2.
Transcript for "The Immigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 14 June 1865, 2
"The Immigration", KEEP THE Semi-weekly telegraph, (14 September 1865).
Transcript for "The Immigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 14 Sep. 1865, 2
Miles Romney journal, circa
Miles Romney journal, circa, March.
Transcript for Miles Romney journal, circa 1850 March-1855 May, 1-2
The Utah genealogical and historical magazine
"Davis, Albert Wesley, [Autobiography]", The Utah genealogical and historical magazine, (October).
Transcript for Davis, Albert Wesley, [Autobiography], Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Oct. 1926, 246 and ibid., Jan. 1927, 6-7
