Robert Crawford Sharkey
Birth Date
On 1831 December 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 1868 August 19 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Hillsborough, Down, Ireland
1831 December 28
Mother
Harriet Crawford
Father
Joseph Sharkey
Date Details
Occurred On 1831 December 28
Baptized by Joseph Warren
1848 February 4 (Age 16)
Married
Emma Simmons
1850 January 10 (Age 18)
Traveled in
John Brown Company (1851)
1851 July 7 – September 29 (Age 20)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Emma Simmons (Age 19)
Harriet Elizabeth Sharkey (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1851 July 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1851 September 29
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Perrigrine Sessions Company (1857)
1857 July 16 – August 12 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1857 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1857 August 12
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1863)
1863 (Age 31)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1863
Joined Company
Circa 1863
Company Arrived
Served in
Southern States Mission
1867 April 15 – 1868 August 19 (Age 35)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
19th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Taylor
Location Served
Southern States
Date Details
Started On 1867 April 15
Set Apart
Ended On 1868 August 19
Released
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Territory, Utah, United States
1868 August 19 (Age 36)
Sources
Person
Deseret News
"Items: Melancholy and Fatal Accident", Deseret News, (26 August 1868), Page 6.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 15 April 1867, Vol. B, Page 11, Line 397.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 15 April 1867, Vol. A, Page 10, Line 397.
Pioneer
Historian's Office collected historical documents, circa 1851-1869
"Washington F. Anderson letter, Bear River Ferry, to Deseret News editor", Historian's Office collected historical documents, circa 1851-1869, (12 August 1857).
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1851: Page 6C.
John Brown Emigrating Company journal
John Brown Emigrating Company journal, July.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund ledger index, 1992; 2015
Perpetual Emigrating Fund ledger index, 1992; 2015.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.