Dates

• Existence: 1824 - 1878

biographical statement

Citation:

Pioneers and prominent men of Utah, 1913: p. 1057 (John McEwan; b. Feb. 24, 1824 in Bonbride, County Down, Ireland to Henry McEwan and Jane Thompson; m. Amanda Melvina Higbee on Dec. 23, 1845; had 10 children together; secretary to Joseph Smith in Nauvoo; arrived in Utah in 1848; settled in Provo; appointed district court clerk; pres. of 22nd Quorum of Seventies; postmaster in Provo)

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848: p. 173 (bapt. Nov. 13, 1840)

UPB files, Oct. 23, 2013 (emigrated from Ireland to Nauvoo in 1843; called in Elk Mountain Mission in 1855 during April general conference; appointed district court clerk and worked in the State House in Fillmore; volunteered in Provo regiment of militia sent to assist in Weber Canyon during Utah War)

Moab Happenings, via WWW, Oct. 23, 2013: Ill Fated Elk Mountain Mission was Established 150 Years Ago (Elk Mountain Mission built a fort near present-day Moab; purpose to establish friendships with Utes and explore area for settlement; baptized over a dozen Utes)

Find-A-Grave, via WWW, Oct. 23, 2013 (d. Feb. 27, 1878, in Provo, Utah)

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