Robert Leeming Fishburn
Birth Date
On 1834 November 5 (Born)
Death Date
On 1915 October 18 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in St Ives, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom
1834 November 5
Mother
Eliza Jeffs
Father
Francis Fishburn
Date Details
Occurred On 1834 November 5
Baptized by Isaac Fox
1854 May 18 (Age 19)
Traveled in
Israel Evans Company (1857)
1857 May 22 – September 12 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1857 May 22 – 23
Joined Company
Ended Between 1857 September 11 – 12
Company Arrived
Married
Eliza Priscilla Noble
1858 June 3 (Age 23)
Married
Laura Matilda Noble
1869 March 9 (Age 34)
Served in
British Mission
1880 April 9 – September 25 (Age 45)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Lorenzo Snow
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1880 April 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1880 September 25
Released
Died in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States
1915 October 18 (Age 80)
Media
Robert L Fishburn (1834 - 1915) Profile
Robert Leeming Fishburn (1834 - 1915)
Sources
Person
1910 Utah Census
1910 Utah Census.
Box Elder News Journal
"More Gathered Home", Box Elder News Journal, (6 July 1905), Page 1.
Deseret Evening News
"Brigham City. Mrs. R. L. Fishburn Dead", Deseret Evening News, (4 July 1905), Page 9.
Salt Lake Telegram
"Brigham Pioneer Dies", Salt Lake Telegram, (19 October 1915), Page 8.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 29 March 1880.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1880, Vol. A, Page 49, Line 2082.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1880, Vol. B, Page 53, Line 2082.
Pioneer
Chronicles of Courage
"Fishburn, Robert Leeming", Chronicles of Courage, 2, Page 204-208.
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"Scrapbook Part 7", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (1907), Page 2-4.
"Scrapbook Part 6, Hand Cart Veterans reported alive", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (4 October 1906), Page 1-19.