Orson Augustus Despain
Birth Date
On 1851 March 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1927 November 11 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Belleview, Calhoun, Illinois, United States
1851 March 8
Mother
Ruth Amelia Newell (1822 - 1901)
Father
Solomon Joseph Despain (1823 - 1895)
Date Details
Occurred On 1851 March 8
Traveled in
David H. Cannon Company (1861)
1861 June 1 – August 16 (Age 10)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1861 June 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1861 August 16
Company Arrived
Baptized by
John Mills Woolley
1861 October 5 (Age 10)
Served in
Australian Mission
1905 September 15 – 1907 November 7 (Age 54)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
49th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Jonathan Golden Kimball
Location Served
Australia
Date Details
Started On 1905 September 15
Set Apart
Ended On 1907 November 7
Released
Died in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States
1927 November 11 (Age 76)
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Orson Augustus Despain (1851 - 1927) Profile
Orson Augustus Despain (1851 - 1927)
Sources
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 21 June 1905.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 20 June 1905.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 15 September 1905, Vol. C, Page 221, Line 451.