Thomas King Tomkins

Alternate Names
Thomas Tompkin (Alternate Name)
Thomas Thompkins (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1817 August 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1885 January 14 (Died)
Gender
Male

Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

1817 August 15
Mother
Elizabeth Blow
Father
John Tompkin

Date Details

Occurred On 1817 August 15

Married Jane Elizabeth Rollins

1838 (Age 20)

Baptized

1847 (Age 29)

Traveled in Company Unknown (1847-1868)

1847 – 1868 (Age 29) Pioneers in Company
Additional Information

Thomas and his wife Jane with their two daughters, Amanda and Jane Elizabeth, sailed from New York to San Francisco, California in 1846 on the ship Brooklyn.  They  remained in California until after the gold discovery in January 1848 and then traveled to Utah.  Both Thomas and Jane were re-baptized at Salt Lake City on 29 April 1849 and  Thomas' name appears in the records of the Utah Territorial Militia in Salt Lake City in February 1850.  It was also here in Deseret that Thomas and Jane received a mission call to the Society Islands for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1850.  This same year the Tompkins family arrived in Tahiti early enough for Jane to give birth to a son they named Isaiah; he was born in October 1850.  His death date and place of burial are unknown.  At the end of their Polynesian mission the family returned to Utah, but later moved to San Bernardino, California.  This is where Jane died and where Thomas is buried.

Date Details

Started On 1847
Joined Company
Ended On 1868
Company Arrived

Served in Tahitian Mission

1850 April 7 – 1852 May 13 (Age 32) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes

Proposed to go to the islands and take Brother Pratt's family to him.

Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Additional Information
Served with Children
Location Served
Tubuai and Tahiti

Date Details

Started On 1850 April 7
Called
On 1850 October 21
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1852 May 13
Departed from Field

Re-baptized

1850 May 5 (Age 32)

Died in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States

1885 January 14 (Age 67)
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Thomas King Tompkins (1817 - 1885) Profile
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