• Church History
  • Publications
    • Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days
    • Prophets of the Restoration
    • Global Histories
    • Revelations in Context
    • Women of Conviction
    • Joseph Smith Papers
    • Church Historian's Press
    • More
  • Visit
    • Church History Museum
    • Historic Sites
    • Church History Library
  • Research
    • Church History Catalog
    • Missionary Database
    • Pioneer Database
    • Treasures of the Collection
    • Pioneer Resources
  • Quick Links
    • Church History Library
    • Church History Museum
    • Church Historic Sites
    • Church History Catalog
    • Church Historian’s Press
    • Joseph Smith Papers
    • Missionary Database
    • Pioneer Database

Pioneer Database

1847–1868

Home Companies Switch to Keyword Search
Birth Date
16 June 1854
Death Date
27 September 1894
Gender
Male
Family Search logo

View this Person on FamilySearch

James Alexander Kent

Facebook Twitter Print Mail
Find this person in FamilySearch Find this person in Mormon Migration
  • Son of Adam and Mary Kent. He traveled with his parents and siblings. The Kent family emigrated from England by way of the ship General McClellan. They then continued their westward journey as part of the 1864 Rawlins Company. In 1870, the Kent family resided together in Utah.

    His birth and death dates are confirmed by the burial record.

Joseph S. Rawlins Company (1864)

  • Age at Departure: 9

Traveled with

  • Adam Kent (Age: 37)
  • Mary Maughan Kent (Age: 31)
  • Jane Ann Kent (Age: 4)
  • William Kent (Age: 1)

Sources

  • 1870 Utah Census.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957.
  • Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
  • Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.