Smith Butler Thurston
Birth Date
On 1833 January 4 (Born)
Death Date
On 1904 June 24 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in New Haven, Huron, Ohio, United States
1833 January 4
Mother
Rosetta Bull (1809 - 1880)
Father
Thomas Jefferson Thurston (1805 - 1885)
Date Details
Occurred On 1833 January 4
Baptized
1845 January 1 (Age 11)
Traveled in
Jedediah M. Grant/Willard Snow Company (1847)
1847 June 19 – October 4 (Age 14)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Ruben Johnson Thurston (Age 7)
Julia Rosetta Thurston (Age 5)
Thomas Jefferson Thurston (Age 42)
Rosetta Bull (Age 38)
Caroline Rozalie Thurston (Age 3)
Harriet Elizabeth Thurston (Age 18)
George Washington Thurston (Age 16)
Sarah Ann Thurston (Age 12)
Huldah Cordelia Thurston (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 19
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 October 4
Company Arrived
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1854 April 4 – 1857 October 6 (Age 21)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Location Served
Hawaiian
Date Details
Started On 1854 April 4
Called
On 1854 November 13
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1857 October 6
Departed from Field
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
Mary Amelia Isom
1861 November 2 (Age 28)
Died in Orangeville, Emery, Utah, United States
1904 June 24 (Age 71)
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Smith Butler Thurston (1833 - 1904) Profile
Sources
Person
Ricketts, Jeanine Fry. By Their Fruits
"Smith Butler Thurston (1833-1883): Missionary Son", Ricketts, Jeanine Fry. By Their Fruits, Page 196-197.
Pioneer
Eli Bell diaries, 1854-1864
Eli Bell diaries, 1854-1864, Vol. 4.
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Franklin W. Young autobiography, circa 1915-1917
Franklin W. Young autobiography, circa 1915-1917.
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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 7.
Sixtus E. Johnson diaries, 1854-1857
Sixtus E. Johnson diaries, 1854-1857, 12 March 1857, Vol. 3, Page 81.
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