Simpson Montgomery Molen
Birth Date
On 1832 September 14 (Born)
Death Date
On 1900 November 29 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States
1832 September 14
Mother
Laurany Huffaker (1809 - 1854)
Father
Jesse Molen (1805 - 1851)
Date Details
Occurred On 1832 September 14
Baptized by William Anderson
1845 July (Age 12)
Traveled in
Jedediah M. Grant/Willard Snow Company (1847)
1847 June 19 – October 4 (Age 14)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Sophronia Rosannah Molen (Age 9)
Hannah Elizabeth Molen (Age 6)
Michael Webster Molen (Age 5)
Jesse Molen (Age 41)
Laurany Huffaker (Age 37)
Geneva Ellen Molen (Age 2)
Margaret Ann Molen (Age 17)
Alexander Campbell Molen (Age 16)
Docia Emmerine Molen (Age 13)
James Wesley Molen (Age 12)
Francis Marion Molen (Age 10)
Martha Melvina Molen (Age 0)
Mary Arepta Molen (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 19
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 October 4
Company Arrived
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1854 May 4 – 1858 June 6 (Age 21)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Date Details
Started On 1854 May 4
Departed from Home
On 1854 September 27
Arrived in Field
On 1857 December 9
Departed from Field
Ended On 1858 June 6
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
Eli Whipple Company (1858)
1858 March 17 – June 11 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1858 March 17
Joined Company
Ended On 1858 June 11
Company Arrived
Married
Jane Elizabeth Hyde
1859 August 7 (Age 26)
Served in Terminus of the Union Pacific railroad
1868 (Age 35)
Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Location Served
Terminus of the Union Pacific railroad
Date Details
Started On 1868
Called
End Date Not Found
Called as Captain to
Simpson M. Molen Company (1868)
1868 August 12 – September 2 (Age 35)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1868 August 12
Joined Company
Ended On 1868 September 2
Company Arrived
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1874 November 22 – 1875 (Age 42)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
George Quayle Cannon
Location Served
Iowa, Illinois and Kentucky
Date Details
Started On 1874 November 22
Set Apart
Ended Circa 1875
Departed from Field
Called as President to
Hawaiian Mission
1876 April 10 – 1879 July 21 (Age 43)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
64th Quorum
Residence When Called
Hyde Park, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Additional Information
Served with Children
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Served With
Jane Elizabeth Hyde
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Date Details
Started On 1876 April 10
Set Apart
Ended On 1879 July 21
Released
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Jane & Simpson serve in Hawaii
Died in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States
1900 November 29 (Age 68)
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Simpson Montgomery Molen (1832 - 1900)
Simpson Montgomery Molen (1832 - 1900) Profile
Jane & Simpson serve in Hawaii, Between 1876 May – 1879 July
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
1900 Utah Census
1900 Utah Census.
Logan Journal
"NOT FOUND Our Candidates", Logan Journal, (3 November 1894), Page 3.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 4335-4356, Page 286-307.
Mission
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Molen, Simpson Montgomery", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 1, Page 409-410.
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MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 April 1876, Vol. A, Page 32, Line 1381.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 November 1874, Vol. B, Page 44, Line 1742.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 April 1876, Vol. B, Page 35, Line 1381.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 November 1874, Vol. A, Page 41, Line 1742.
Pioneer
Deseret Evening News
"Life and Labors of S. M. Molen", Deseret Evening News, (26 December 1900), Page 5.
Eli Bell diaries, 1854-1864
Eli Bell diaries, 1854-1864, Vol. 4.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 29.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 2 September 1868.
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Logan Journal
"Pioneer S. M. Molen", Logan Journal, (3 July 1897), Page 1.
Orson F. Whitney. History of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., Publishers, 1892
Orson F. Whitney. History of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., Publishers, 1892, Vol. 4.
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Records & historical sketches of residents of Davis County, Utah
"William Salter", Records & historical sketches of residents of Davis County, Utah, 2, (1916), Page 54.
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Semi-Centennial Commission Book of the Pioneers, 1897
Semi-Centennial Commission Book of the Pioneers, 1897, Vol. 2.
Simpson Montgomery Molen, Autobiography, reel 5, box 6, fd. 15, item 1
Simpson Montgomery Molen, Autobiography, reel 5, box 6, fd. 15, item 1.
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Smith, Mercy Livermore, Autobiography, in Dorothy Streeper, Family Histories, [ca. 1983]
Smith, Mercy Livermore, Autobiography, in Dorothy Streeper, Family Histories, [ca. 1983].
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The Semi-weekly telegraph
"Immigration of 1868", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 4, (28 September 1868), 103. Page 3.
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"Got In", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 4, (7 September 1868), 97. Page 2.
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William Hyde, "Correspondence", The Semi-weekly telegraph, 4, (6 July 1868), 79. Page 2.
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Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.