Edward Watkins Clark
Birth Date
On 1820 June 6 (Born)
Death Date
On 1909 October 16 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Pattingham, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1820 June 6
Mother
Phoebe Ransford
Father
James Clark
Date Details
Occurred On 1820 June 6
Married
Lucy Ashby
1843 July 25 (Age 23)
Baptized by William Booth
1847 November 7 (Age 27)
Traveled in
Henry W. Miller Company (1852)
1852 July 8 – September 10 (Age 32)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Sarah Clark (Age 7)
Elizabeth Clark (Age 5)
Lucy Ashby (Age 33)
Annie Clark (Age 3)
Edward Watkins Clark, Jr. (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1852 July 8
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 10
Company Arrived
Married
Louisa Mellor
1857 February 3 (Age 36)
Served in
British Mission
1875 April 11 – 1876 October 3 (Age 54)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Santaquin, Juab, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Erastus Snow
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1875 April 11
Set Apart
Ended On 1876 October 3
Released
Died in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
1909 October 16 (Age 89)
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Edward Watkins Clark (1820 - 1909) Profile
Edward Watkins Clark (1820 - 1909)
Sources
Person
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877). Registry of the names of persons residing in the various wards, 1852: Page 60.
Saints By Sea
"Edward Watkins Clark, Sr. ID: 10776", Saints By Sea.
Salt Lake Telegram
"Pioneer Woman of '56 Is Laid To Rest", Salt Lake Telegram, (27 December 1915), Page 11.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 April 1875, Vol. B, Page 30, Line 1172.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 April 1875, Vol. A, Page 28, Line 1172.
Missionary reports, 1831-1900
"E. W. Clark letter to Orson Pratt", Missionary reports, 1831-1900, (31 October 1876).
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Pioneer
Deseret News
"20th Company", Deseret News, (18 September 1852), Page 2.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1852: Page 124.
The Mellors through the years
The Mellors through the years. Springville, Utah: Art City Publishing Co, 1963. Page 660-61.
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