Fountain Welch
Birth Date
On 1834 July 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1891 January 24 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
1834 July 15
Mother
Mildred "Milly" Goslin
Father
Jacob Welch
Traveled in
Robert Richey Company
1853 – 1853 July 23 (Age 18)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Alnora Naomi Lane (Age 9)
Delia Lane (Age 7)
Maria Meady Lane (Age 5)
John Wood (Age 39)
Naomi Chase (Age 31)
Ezra Carter Chase (Age 19)
Date Details
Circa 1853
Joined Company
On 1853 July 23
Company Arrived
Baptized
1855 January 29 (Age 20)
Served in
Salmon River Mission
1857 September 26 – 1858 March 28 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Farmington, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Amasa Lyman
Set Apart By
Amasa Mason Lyman
Date Details
On 1857 September 26
Set Apart
On 1857 October 3
Departed from Home
On 1857 October 27
Arrived in Field
On 1858 March 28
Departed from Field
Married
Sarah Shepard
1859 April 17 (Age 24)
Died in Providence, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
1891 January 24 (Age 56)
Media
Fountain Welch (1834 - 1891) Profile
Sources
Mission
Improvement Era
John V. Bluth, "Salmon River Mission", Improvement Era, 3, (September), Page 801, 900.
Manuscript history of Salmon River Mission, 1850-1860
Manuscript history of Salmon River Mission, 1850-1860, 9 October 1855.
Mormon Indian Missions-1855, Law, Wesley Ruane, 1929-: M273.4 L416m
Mormon Indian Missions-1855, Law, Wesley Ruane, 1929-: M273.4 L416m, Page 115.
Names of Missionaries at Limhi in the winter of 1857 & 1858
Names of Missionaries at Limhi in the winter of 1857 & 1858.
Salmon River Mission journal, 1855-1858
Salmon River Mission journal, 1855-1858.
Source: The Salmon River Mission, Carter, Vigdus Bearnson 1892-1976:M277.96 C323s, Church History Library
Source: The Salmon River Mission, Carter, Vigdus Bearnson 1892-1976:M277.96 C323s, Church History Library.
Pioneer
Naomi C. Wood autobiography, circa 1889
Naomi C. Wood autobiography, circa 1889.
Transcript for Naomi C. Wood autobiography, circa 1889
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.