Nelson Adam Empey
Birth Date
On 1834 May 7 (Born)
Death Date
On 1904 September 4 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Osnabruck, Stormont, Ontario, Canada
1834 May 7
Mother
Mary Ann Morgan
Father
William Adam Empey
Baptized by
William Adam Empey
1845 May 7 (Age 11)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 14)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Emma Marilla Empey (Age 8)
Mary Ann Morgan (Age 40)
William Adam Empey (Age 39)
Maria Empey (Age 3)
Maria Elizabeth Empey (Age 2)
Minerva Margaret Amanda Empey (Age 17)
Diantha Empey (Age 0)
Date Details
On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Served in
White Mountain Mission
1855 May – July (Age 20)
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Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Single
Residence When Called
Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1855 May
Called
On 1855 July
Released
Married
Emma Jane Evans
1856 June 24 (Age 22)
Married
Ella Elizabeth Young
1865 March (Age 30)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 10 – 1870 April 27 (Age 35)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
13th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Millard County, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Q Cannon
Set Apart By
George Quayle Cannon
Date Details
On 1869 October 10
Set Apart
On 1870 April 27
Arrived at Home
Served in
British Mission
1877 May 5 – 1878 July 29 (Age 43)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
13th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.
Date Details
On 1877 May 5
Set Apart
On 1878 July 29
Arrived at Home
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1904 September 4 (Age 70)
Media
Nelson Adam Empey (1834 - 1904) Profile
Nelson Adam Empey (1834 - 1904)
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Salt Lake County, Utah.
Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia [1971], 4:701
"William Empey", Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia [1971], 4:701, 4, Page 701.
Record of members collection, 1836-1970
"Fifteenth Ward, Part 1", Record of members collection, 1836-1970.
Mission
Historical Record Book
"List of Missionaries White Mountain Mission", Historical Record Book, (1855).
Manuscript history of White Mountain Mission
Manuscript history of White Mountain Mission, 28 May 1855, Page 3.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 5 May 1877, Vol. 2, Page 41, Line 1622.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 5 May 1877, Vol. 1, Page 38, Line 1622.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1869, Vol. 1, Page 14, Line 593.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1869, Vol. 2, Page 15, Line 593.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (June), Page 1-6.
