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Asa Starkweather Calkins (1809 - 1873)

Asa Starkweather Calkins
Born in Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, United Statesmap
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Brother of , , , , , , and
Husband of — married about 26 Feb 1832 in Whitehall, Washington, New York, United Statesmap [uncertain]
Husband of — married 13 Jul 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, Englandmap
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Father of , , , , , and
Died at age 63 in St. George, Washington, Utah Territory, United Statesmap
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Biography

Asa (also found as Asa Stanley Calkin) was born on July 5, 1809 in New York, United States. [1][2][3][4]

He was the son of John Calkins and Lucy Kellogg. [5]

He passed away on February 15, 1873 in the Utah Territory, United States. [6][7]

Asa filled a mission to England from 1855-1860. On his arrival in Liverpool, December 9, 1855, he was assigned to the business department of the Mission Office; he also acted as first counselor to President Samuel W. Richards. On March 6, 1858, when the other Elders from Zion were called home, he was appointed president of the British Mission, and assumed also the editorship of the "Millennial Star", which position he held until April 7, 1860. Asa sailed May 11, 1860, for America on the ship "William Tapscott." [8]

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  1. ↑ Source: #S1
  2. ↑ Source: #S5
  3. ↑ Source: #S8
  4. ↑ Source: #S12
  5. ↑ Source: #S5
  6. ↑ Source: #S5
  7. ↑ Source: #S8
  8. ↑ Source: #S5
  • Source: S1 1850 United States Federal Census, Davis, Utah Territory; Roll: M432_919; Page: 4A; Image: 12
  • Source: S5 Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848, Ancestry.com. Original data: Black, Susan Easton, compiler. Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830–1848. 50 vols. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center, 1989. Private Donor.
  • Source: S8 Find A Grave MEMORIAL ID 117651: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117651/asa-stanley-calkin
  • Source: S12 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Church History, Early Mormon Missionaries, https://history.lds.org/missionary/individual/asa-calkin-1809?lang=eng




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