Ephraim Wight
Birth Date
On 1826 March 13 (Born)
Death Date
On 1903 August 8 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Centerville, Allegheny, New York, United States
1826 March 13
Mother
Mary Randall Hewitt
Father
Daniel Wight
Date Details
Occurred On 1826 March 13
Baptized
1848 March 18 (Age 22)
Traveled in
Edward Hunter Company (1850)
1850 June 29 – October 13 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Maria Wight (Age 38)
Date Details
Started On 1850 June 29
Joined Company
Ended On 1850 October 13
Company Arrived
Served in
Elk Mountain Mission
1855 April 6 – September (Age 29)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Location Served
Southern Part of Utah Territory to the Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 6
Called
On 1855 June 10
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1855 September
Departed from Field
Married
Harriet Elizabeth Pulsipher
1857 April 9 (Age 31)
Married
Sariah Pulsipher
1868 October 24 (Age 42)
Married
Sarah Wight
1872 October 9 (Age 46)
Died in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States
1903 August 8 (Age 77)
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Ephraim Wight (1826 - 1903) Profile
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 44.
Deseret Evening News
"Brigham City. Ephraim Wight Dead", Deseret Evening News, (10 August 1903), Page 7.
Provo Utah Central Stake general minutes, 1849-1977
Provo Utah Central Stake general minutes, 1849-1977, Vol. 9.
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
Mission
Alfred N. Billings diary, 1855 May-October
Alfred N. Billings diary, 1855 May-October.
Elk Mountain Mission journal, 1855 May-October
Elk Mountain Mission journal, 1855 May-October.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, Page 8.
The Mormon Pioneer Families of Mary Amelia Wight Burt: Lyman Wight, Harriet Bateman, Ephraim Wight, Harriet Elizabeth Pulshiper, by Burt, Richard Wight, 1924-2012: M270 B9736b 2004, Church History Library
The Mormon Pioneer Families of Mary Amelia Wight Burt: Lyman Wight, Harriet Bateman, Ephraim Wight, Harriet Elizabeth Pulshiper, by Burt, Richard Wight, 1924-2012: M270 B9736b 2004, Church History Library.
Wight and Loveless family histories, circa 1955-1969
Wight and Loveless family histories, circa 1955-1969.