Thomas Dobson
Birth Date
On 1837 June 14 (Born)
Death Date
On 1916 October 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1837 June 14
Mother
Alice Pickup
Father
William Dobson
Baptized
1845 (Age 7)
Traveled in
Edward Martin Company (1856)
1856 July 28 – November 30 (Age 19)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Alice Pickup (Age 48)
Mary Ann Dobson (Age 24)
Willard Richards Dobson (Age 16)
Date Details
On 1856 July 28
Joined Company
On 1856 November 30
Company Arrived
Married
Catherine Baty
1866 December 15 (Age 29)
Served in
British Mission
1871 April 20 – 1872 November 6 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
9th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Coalville, Summit, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph F Smith
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.
Date Details
On 1871 April 20
Set Apart
On 1872 November 6
Released
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1871 British Missionaries
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1916 October 22 (Age 79)
Media
Thomas Dobson (1834 - 1916) Profile
1871 British Missionaries
Sources
Person
Saints By Sea
"Thomas Dobson. ID: 15089", Saints By Sea.
Mission
KEEP BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
KEEP BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 30 May 1871.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 20 April 1870, Vol. 2, Page 20, Line 782.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 20 April 1870, Vol. 1, Page 19, Line 782.
Pioneer
DESERET Evening News
"Aged Veterans of the Handcarts", DESERET Evening News, (4 October 1907), Page 7.
Transcript for Dobson, Tom, [Reminiscences], in "Aged Veterans of the Handcarts," Deseret Evening News, 4 Oct. 1907, 7
DESERET News
"Immigration to Utah", DESERET News, (15 October 1856), Page 6.
Transcript for "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254
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.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 30 November 1856, Page 66-68.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. B, Page 254.
SALT Lake Herald-Republican
SALT Lake Herald-Republican, 27 October 1907, Page 21.
Transcript for Josiah Rogerson, "Martin's Handcart Company, 1856," Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 27 October 1907, 21
SALT Lake Herald-Republican, 20 October 1907, Page 28.
Transcript for Josiah Rogerson, "Martin's Handcart Company, 1856," Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 20 October 1907, 28
SALT Lake Tribune
Josiah Rogerson, "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot", SALT Lake Tribune, (4 January 1914).
Transcript for Josiah Rogerson, "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot," Salt Lake Tribune, 4 January 1914
