Milford Bard Shipp
Birth Date
On 1836 March 3 (Born)
Death Date
On 1918 March 14 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States
1836 March 3
Mother
Louisa Caroline Farnworth (1817 - 1878)
Father
Austin Shipp (1808 - 1892)
Date Details
Occurred On 1836 March 3
Baptized by
Joseph William Bean
1857 October 14 (Age 21)
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1859)
1859 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1859
Joined Company
Circa 1859
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1863)
1863 (Age 26)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1863
Joined Company
Circa 1863
Company Arrived
Married
Ellis Reynolds
1866 May 5 (Age 30)
Married
Margaret Curtis
1867 December 31 (Age 31)
Served in
British Mission
1869 April 8 – 1871 June 21 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
30th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Daniel Hanmer Wells
Location Served
Europe
Date Details
Started On 1869 April 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1871 June 21
Departed from Field
Married
Mary Elizabeth Hillstead
1871 October 23 (Age 35)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1874 October 10 (Age 38)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
30th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1874 October 10
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1878 April 26 (Age 42)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
30th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1878 April 26
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1880 August 26 – November 1 (Age 44)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
30th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Taylor
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1880 August 26
Set Apart
Ended On 1880 November 1
Arrived at Home
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1885 December 4 (Age 49)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
30th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
United States & Europe
Date Details
Started On 1885 December 4
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Served in
Southern States Mission
1897 September 15 – 1898 June 23 (Age 61)
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Mission Type
Short Term
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
George Teasdale
Location Served
Southern States; Virginia Conference
Date Details
Started On 1897 September 15
Set Apart
On 1897 November 25
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1898 June 23
Released
Served in
British Mission
1899 October 27 – 1900 April 27 (Age 63)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Rulon Seymour Wells
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1899 October 27
Set Apart
Ended On 1900 April 27
Arrived at Home
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1918 March 14 (Age 82)
Media
Milford Bard Shipp (1836 - 1918) Profile
Milford Bard Shipp (1836 - 1918) Profile
Sources
Person
1870 Utah Census
1870 Utah Census.
Mission
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1874, Vol. A, Page 26, Line 1119.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 15 September 1897, Vol. C, Page 53, Line 555.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 26 April 1878, Vol. A, Page 42, Line 1779.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 27 October 1899, Vol. C, Page 110, Line 858.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 26 August 1880, Vol. A, Page 50, Line 2159.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 April 1869, Vol. A, Page 11, Line 471.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 4 December 1885, Vol. A, Page 79, Line 3396.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1874, Vol. B, Page 29, Line 1119.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 4 December 1885, Vol. B, Page 86, Line 3396.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 26 April 1878, Vol. B, Page 45, Line 1779.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 26 August 1880, Vol. B, Page 55, Line 2159.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 April 1869, Vol. B, Page 12, Line 471.
Southern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1832-1978
Southern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1832-1978, Vol. 1, Page 346.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 7 April 1863, Page 8.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. C, Page 8.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Dr. Shipp, Pioneer of 1859, is Dead at Home", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (15 March 1918), Page 2.
Shipp, Ellis Reynolds, While Others Slept. Autobiography and Journal of Ellis Reynolds Shipp, M.D., 5
Shipp, Ellis Reynolds, While Others Slept. Autobiography and Journal of Ellis Reynolds Shipp, M.D., 5.
