Samuel Neslen
Birth Date
On 1807 December 3 (Born)
Death Date
On 1887 August 29 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1807 December 3
Mother
Margaret Liffen
Father
Richard Neslen
Married
Eunice Burgess Francis
1829 July 13 (Age 21)
Baptized by Thomas Smith
1849 July 7 (Age 41)
Traveled in
Claudius V. Spencer Company
1853 June 3 – September 17 (Age 45)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Hannah Rebecca Neslen (Age 9)
Eunice Burgess Francis (Age 44)
Susannah Frances Neslen (Age 22)
Samuel Francis Neslen (Age 21)
Robert Francis Neslen (Age 20)
Elizabeth Burgess Neslen (Age 17)
Esther Frances Neslen (Age 16)
Eunice Neslen (Age 14)
Phebe Neslen (Age 13)
William Francis Neslen (Age 12)
Date Details
On 1853 June 3
Joined Company
On 1853 September 17
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1862 April 9 – 1864 October (Age 54)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
G A Smith
Set Apart By
George Albert Smith
Date Details
On 1862 April 9
Set Apart
On 1864 October
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
William Hyde Company
1864 August 9 – October 26 (Age 56)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1864 August 9
Joined Company
On 1864 October 26
Company Arrived
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1887 August 29 (Age 79)
Media
Samuel Neslen (1807 - 1887) Profile
Samuel Neslen (1807 - 1887) Profile
Sources
Person
"Deaths," Deseret News
"Deaths," Deseret News, 31 August 1887.
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
Holt, Emma Billings, History of Emma Billings Holt
Holt, Emma Billings, History of Emma Billings Holt.
Transcript for Holt, Emma Billings, History of Emma Billings Holt
"Obituary," Deseret News
"Obituary," Deseret News, 21 September 1887.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
Index to the British Mission history, 1841-1971, Church History Library
Index to the British Mission history, 1841-1971, Church History Library.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 3, Line 119.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 3, Line 119.
Pioneer
Claudius V. Spencer Company report, 1853
Claudius V. Spencer Company report, 1853, Page 13.
Deseret News
"List of Immigrants", Deseret News, (19 October 1864).
Transcript for "List of Immigrants," Deseret News, 19 October 1864, 2
Hannah Tapfield King autobiography, circa 1864-1872
Hannah Tapfield King autobiography, circa 1864-1872, Vol. 6.
Transcript for Hannah Tapfield King autobiography, circa 1864-1872, Volume 6, circa 1864-1872
Smith, John Lyman, Autobiography and journals, 1846-1864; 1894-1897
Smith, John Lyman, Autobiography and journals, 1846-1864; 1894-1897, Vol. 3.
Transcript for Smith, John Lyman, Autobiography and journals, 1846-1864; 1894-1897, vol. 3, 188-91
Smith, John Lyman, Diary in John Lyman Smith, Papers, 1845-1875
Smith, John Lyman, Diary in John Lyman Smith, Papers, 1845-1875, Vol. 2.
Transcript for Smith, John Lyman, Diary in John Lyman Smith, Papers, 1845-1875, vol. 2, 102-117
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