Robert Burns Cunningham
Birth Date
On 1827 December 12 (Born)
Death Date
On 1901 December 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1827 December 12
Mother
Sarah Burns
Father
Peter Cunningham
Date Details
Occurred On 1827 December 12
Baptized by William Gibson
1842 December 10 (Age 14)
Married
Ellen Gibbons
1844 April 14 (Age 16)
Traveled in
Thomas E. Ricks Company (1863)
1863 August 10 – October 4 (Age 35)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Ellen Gibbons Cunningham (Age 8)
Robert Cartwright Cunningham (Age 6)
Margaret Cunningham (Age 5)
Ellen Gibbons (Age 39)
Lewis Cartmill Cunningham (Age 3)
Thomas Cunningham (Age 11)
Henry Carkwill Cunningham (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1863 August 10
Joined Company
Ended On 1863 October 4
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1886 July 6 (Age 58)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1886 July 6
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Married
Margaret Rankin Sands
1890 October 18 (Age 62)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1901 December 22 (Age 74)
Media
Robert Burns Cunningham (1827 - 1901) Profile
Sources
Person
Record of members collection, 1836-1970
Record of members collection, 1836-1970. Tenth Ward, Part 1, Segment 1. Image 309 of 400.
Saints By Sea
"Robert Burns Cunningham. ID: 13264", Saints By Sea.
Salt Lake Tribune
"Temple Worker Dead", Salt Lake Tribune, (23 December 1901), Page 8.
Utah Marriage Licenses, Book B, 1888-1890
Utah Marriage Licenses, Book B, 1888-1890.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 6 July 1886, Vol. B, Page 88, Line 99.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 6 July 1886, Vol. A, Page 82, Line 99.
Pioneer
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. C, Page 598.