Oliver Boardman Huntington

Birth Date
On 1823 October 14
Death Date
On 1907 February 7
Gender
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Born in Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States

1823 October 14

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Occurred On 1823 October 14
Birth

Relationships

Mother
Zina Baker

Baptized by Hyrum Smith

1836 October 8 (Age 12)

Departed from Home as Missionary

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
New York, United States
Mission Qualifier
Other
Additional Notes

Attended conference in Brant, Erie, New York and acted as clerk


Married Mary Melissa Neal

1845 August 17 (Age 21)

Arrived in the Field as Missionary

British Mission
1846 October 3 – 1847 July 5 (Age 22)

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Arrived in the Field
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1847 July 5
Departed from the Field

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Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Mount Pisgah, Union, Iowa, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
Preston and Clithero Conferences
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Joined Brigham Young Company

1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 24)

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Joined When Organization was Formed

End Date Details

Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Organization was Ended

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Additional Notes

Oliver initially traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in the Brigham Young Company in 1848. He returned to New York to collect his wife, children, and in-laws and then traveled back to Utah in 1852 with the Henry W. Miller Company. He later participated as one of the rescuers that were sent out in the winter of 1856 to assist the members of the Church stranded in Wyoming. After being sent to explore a route between Salt Lake City and Carson Valley, Brigham Young called for his return in 1857 and Oliver traveled from Nevada to Utah with the Chester Loveland Company as Assistant Captain.


Joined Henry W. Miller Company

1852 July 8 – September 10 (Age 28)

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Joined When Organization was Formed

End Date Details

Ended On 1852 September 10
Organization was Ended

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Additional Notes

Oliver initially traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in the Brigham Young Company in 1848. He returned to New York to collect his wife, children, and in-laws and then traveled back to Utah in 1852 with the Henry W. Miller Company. He later participated as one of the rescuers that were sent out in the winter of 1856 to assist the members of the Church stranded in Wyoming. After being sent to explore a route between Salt Lake City and Carson Valley, Brigham Young called for his return in 1857 and Oliver traveled from Nevada to Utah with the Chester Loveland Company as Assistant Captain.


Married Hannah Mendenhall Sanders

1852 November 25 (Age 29)

Called as Missionary

Elk Mountain Mission
1855 April 6 – September (Age 31)

Start Date Details

Called
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1855 September
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Joined Rescue Companies

1856 October 7 – December 15 (Age 32)

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Joined When Organization was Formed

End Date Details

Ended On 1856 December 15
Organization was Ended

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Age at Time of Travel
32

Married Elvira Stevens

1856 December 28 (Age 33)

Joined Chester Loveland Company

1857 September 26 – November 1 (Age 33)

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Joined When Organization was Formed

End Date Details

Ended On 1857 November 1
Organization was Ended

Set Apart as Missionary

California Mission
1899 October 4 (Age 75)

Start Date Details

Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Seymour Bicknell Young

Died in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States

1907 February 7 (Age 83)

Date Details

Occurred On 1907 February 7
Died

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