Moses Franklin Farnsworth
Birth Date
On 1834 February 5 (Born)
Death Date
On 1906 February 25 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Edinburgh, Blue River Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States
1834 February 5
Mother
Mary Laymon
Father
Reuben Farnsworth III
Date Details
Occurred On 1834 February 5
Traveled in
Daniel A. Miller/John W. Cooley Company (1853)
1853 June 8 – September 9 (Age 19)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1853 June 8
Joined Company
Ended On 1853 September 9
Company Arrived
Baptized by John G Wheeler
1854 May 9 (Age 20)
Married
Elizabeth Jane Stewart
1857 February 26 (Age 23)
Married
Elizabeth Jane Duzette
1857 May 31 (Age 23)
Served in
British Mission
1862 April 9 – 1864 September 29 (Age 28)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1862 April 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1864 September 29
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
Joseph W. Young Company (1864)
1864 August 21 – September 29 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1864 August 21
Joined Company
Ended On 1864 September 29
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1868 April 9 – 1869 September 18 (Age 34)
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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
George Quayle Cannon
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1868 April 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1869 September 18
Arrived at Home
Died in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States
1906 February 25 (Age 72)
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Moses Franklin Farnsworth (1834 - 1906) Profile
Moses Franklin Farnsworth (1834 - 1906)
Sources
Person
Utah Pioneer Biographies
"Farnsworth, Moses Franklin", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 43, Page 44.
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Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 9 May 1885.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 30 May 1885.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 25 June 1886.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1862, Vol. A, Page 3, Line 128.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1862, Vol. B, Page 4, Line 128.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1868, Vol. A, Page 10, Line 421.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1868, Vol. B, Page 11, Line 421.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"Daniel A. Miller/John A. Cooley Company reports and record, 1853", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, Page 4.
Elijah Mayhew diary, 1853 June-September
Elijah Mayhew diary, 1853 June-September, 11 June 1853, Page 62.
Elijah Mayhew diary, 1853 June-September, 11 June 1853.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 5 October 1864.