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
Date Details
Occurred On 1807 December 3
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)
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
Started On 1853 June 3
Joined Company
Ended 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
George Albert Smith
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1862 April 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1864 October
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
William Hyde Company (1864)
1864 August 9 – October 26 (Age 56)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1864 August 9
Joined Company
Ended On 1864 October 26
Company Arrived
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1887 August 29 (Age 79)
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Samuel Neslen (1807 - 1887) Profile
Samuel Neslen (1807 - 1887)
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Deseret News
"Deaths", Deseret News, (31 August 1887), Page 16.
"Obituary", Deseret News, (21 September 1887), Page 16.
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.
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Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1862, Vol. B, Page 3, Line 119.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1862, Vol. A, Page 3, Line 119.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"Claudius V. Spencer Company report, 1853", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, Page 1-16.
Deseret News
"List of Immigrants", Deseret News, (19 October 1864), Page 2.
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Hannah Tapfield King autobiography, circa 1864-1872
Hannah Tapfield King autobiography, circa 1864-1872, Vol. 6.
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John L. Smith diaries, 1845-1880
John L. Smith diaries, 1845-1880, Vol. 2, Page 102-117.
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Smith, John Lyman, Autobiography and journals, 1846-1864; 1894-1897
Smith, John Lyman, Autobiography and journals, 1846-1864; 1894-1897, Vol. 3.
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