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James Lovett Bunting (1832 - 1923)

James Lovett Bunting
Born in Aldborough, Norfolk, England, United Kingdommap
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 15 May 1859 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , and
Died at age 91 in Provo, Utah, Utah, United Statesmap
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Biography

James Bunting was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

James Lovett Bunting was born on October 5, 1832 in Attleborough, Norfolk, England. His parents were Thomas Bunting and Eleanor "Early" Lovett.[1][2]

James immigrated to the United States in about 1858 when he was 25. He travelled in a wagon from Ft. Des Moines Iowa to Salt Lake City, Utah Territory with the John W. Berry Company in 1858.[3]

James married Harriet Dye on May 15, 1859 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory.[4] They had twelve children.[5]

  1. Harriet Eliza Bunting was born on May 1, 1860 in Salt Lake City.
  2. Ellen Elizabeth Bunting was born on January 21, 1862 in Salt Lake City.
  3. James Lovett Bunting Jr. was born on February 19, 1864 in Salt Lake City; died on January 15, 1865.
  4. Annie Bunting was born on December 15, 1865 in Salt Lake City.
  5. Joseph Willard Bunting was born on July 8, 1868 in Salt Lake City; died March 1, 1870..
  6. James Ebenezer Bunting was born on August 28, 1870 in Salt Lake City.
  7. Robert William Bunting was born on January 7, 1873 in Kanab, Utah.
  8. Carrie Bunting was born on September 22, 1875 in Kanab.
  9. Wallace Owen Bunting was born on December 16, 1876 in Kanab.
  10. Alice Zina Bunting was born on February 10, 1879 in Kanab.
  11. Fannie Bunting was born on May 26, 1881 in Kanab.
  12. Alma Bunting was born on September 10, 1883 in Kanab.

In 1878 and in 1893 he was sent by the Mormon Church to Great Britain as a missionary.[6][7]

James was a Mormon polygamist and married a number of other women., but there are no records that he had children with them. He lived in Salt Lake City, Kanab, and later in St. George.

He married Esther Mayers on February 21, 1896 in St. George, Washington County, Utah.[8][9][10]

James passed away at an age of ninety-one on November 20, 1923 in Provo, Utah County, Utah. He is buried in the Kanab City Cemetery.[11][12][13][14]

Sources

  1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NDQR-3N5 : 19 March 2020), James Bunting, 1832.
  2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMKV-JPX : 23 March 2020), James Bunting, 1832.
  3. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Church History, Early Mormon Missionaries, (https://history.lds.org/missionary/individual/james-lovett-bunting-1832?lang=eng), James Lovett Bunting, John W. Berry Company (1858), born 5 October 1832, death 20 November 1923, age at departure 25.
  4. ↑ "United States Western States Marriage Index", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ8W-XMC : 19 October 2018), James L. Bunting and Harriet Dye, 1859.
  5. ↑ FamilySearch International, Bunting family directory : the descendants of James Lovett Bunting and Harriet Dye of Kanab, Utah, (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/322651-bunting-family-directory-the-descendants-of-james-lovett-bunting-and-harriet-dye-of-kanab-utah?viewer=1&offset=8#page=3&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q=).
  6. ↑ "Utah, Salt Lake City, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Missionary Department, Missionary Registers, 1860-1937," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDW-T8Q6 : 27 November 2019), James L Bunting, Utah Territory, United States; records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by Church History library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; citing , Missionary department missionary registers 1860-1959, CR 301 22, Church History Library, Salt lake City, Utah.
  7. ↑ "Utah, Salt Lake City, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Missionary Department, Missionary Registers, 1860-1937," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDW-T8DG : 27 November 2019), James Lovett Bunting, Utah Territory, United States; records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by Church History library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; citing , Missionary department missionary registers 1860-1959, CR 301 22, Church History Library, Salt lake City, Utah.
  8. ↑ "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRL8-81T : 4 August 2017), James Lovett Bunting and Esther Mayers, 1896.
  9. ↑ "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8PL-YHC : 28 January 2020), James Lovett Bunting, 1896.
  10. ↑ "United States Western States Marriage Index", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZJF-D2C : 19 October 2018), James Sovett Bunting and Esther Mayer, 1896.
  11. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13128749 : accessed 25 March 2020), memorial page for James Lovett Bunting (5 Oct 1832–20 Nov 1923), Find A Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #13128749, citing Kanab City Cemetery, Kanab, Kane County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by Jan Dixon (contributor 46818175) .
  12. ↑ "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZPL-6VN : 11 September 2015), James Lorett Bunting, 20 Nov 1923; citing Provo Precinct, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 424, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm.
  13. ↑ "Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSF-Y22G : 17 March 2018), Mr James L Bunting, 22 Nov 1923; citing Salt Lake Telegram 10, The University of Utah. J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City.
  14. ↑ "Utah, Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGF1-LT2M : 30 September 2019), James Lovett Bunting, Bro Elder, .
  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M79K-HBH : 25 May 2019), James Bunting in household of Thomas Bunting, Attleborough, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSV-4JY : 15 July 2017), James L Bunting, Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district ED 29, sheet 442D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,336.
  • "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMRY-2CS : accessed 25 March 2020), James L. Bunting, Leads, St. George, Washington Precincts St. George city & Washington city, Washington, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 175, sheet 13B, family 245, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,688.
  • "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5XM-GC6 : accessed 25 March 2020), James L Bunting, St George, Washington, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 210, sheet 13B, family 250, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1610; FHL microfilm 1,375,623.
  • "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PG-XB6 : accessed 25 March 2020), James L Bunting in household of John Thomas Eagar, Saint George, Washington, Utah, United States; citing ED 231, sheet 19A, line 27, family 364, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1869; FHL microfilm 1,821,869. Note: Living with daughter's family.




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