Joseph Reuben Swain Squires

1 February 1879–9 January 1961

Born 1 February 1879 in Salt Lake City. Son of John Squires and Emily Swain. Set apart as a full-time missionary in the British Mission, 11 October 1898; began service in the London Conference. Returned from mission, 11 October 1900. Married Ellen Braby, 27 February 1901; eight children. Died 9 January 1961 in Salt Lake City.[1]

[1] Joseph R. Squires entry, no. 742, Missionary Department, Missionary Registers, 1860–1959, Book C, 83, Church History Library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City (hereafter CHL); Eliza Chipman, Journal, 13 Nov. 1898, Eliza C. Christensen, Papers, 1872–1986, bulk 1898–1910, CHL; “Joseph R. Squires,” Ogden (UT) Standard-Examiner, 11 Jan. 1961, B8.