Fountain Welch
Birth Date
On 1834 July 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1891 January 24 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
1834 July 15
Mother
Mildred "Milly" Goslin
Father
Jacob Welch
Date Details
Occurred On 1834 July 15
Traveled in
Robert Richey Company (1853)
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
Started Circa 1853
Joined Company
Ended 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 Mason Lyman
Location Served
To the Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1857 September 26
Set Apart
On 1857 October 3
Departed from Home
On 1857 October 27
Arrived in Field
Ended 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
Person
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
Improvement Era
John V. Bluth, "The Salmon River Mission II", Improvement Era, 3, (September), 12. Page 901.
Manuscript history of Salmon River Mission, 1850-1860
Manuscript history of Salmon River Mission, 1850-1860, 9 October 1855.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 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.
The Salmon River Mission, Salt Lake City: Utah Printing Co, 1963
Vigdus Bearnson Carter, The Salmon River Mission, Salt Lake City: Utah Printing Co, 1963, Carter, Catherine Vigdus Bearnson (1892-1976).
Pioneer
Naomi C. Wood autobiography, circa 1889
Naomi C. Wood autobiography, circa 1889.
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