George Gwillym Bywater
Birth Date
On 1828 November 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1898 May 16 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
1828 November 15
Mother
Eleanor Gwillym
Father
George Bywater
Baptized by John E Jones
1848 December 20 (Age 20)
Served in
Welsh Mission
1852 January 18 – 1854 February 4 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Residence When Called
Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kindgom
Date Details
On 1852 January 18
Called
On 1854 February 4
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Company Unknown
1854 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Circa 1854
Joined Company
Circa 1854
Company Arrived
Married
Martha Jones
1854 November 27 (Age 26)
Served in
British Mission
1860 September 22 – 1864 October 4 (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
25th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
G Q Cannon
Set Apart By
George Quayle Cannon
Date Details
On 1860 September 22
Set Apart
On 1864 October 4
Released
Served in
British Mission
1860 September 22 (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Q. Cannon
Set Apart By
George Quayle Cannon
Traveled in
William S. Warren Company
1864 July 22 – October 4 (Age 35)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Traveling Group
George Henry Bywater (Age 70)
Elinor Gwillym (Age 61)
David Gwillym Bywater (Age 23)
Date Details
On 1864 July 22
Joined Company
On 1864 October 4
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1870 May 26 – December 11 (Age 41)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
34th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
B Young
Set Apart By
Brigham Young
Date Details
On 1870 May 26
Set Apart
On 1870 December 11
Arrived at Home
Married
Louisa Emily Griffeth
1875 June 30 (Age 46)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1898 May 16 (Age 69)
Media
George G Bywater (1828 - 1898) Profile
George Gwillym Bywater (1828 - 1898)
Sources
Person
Deseret Weekly
"Local and Other Matters: From Monday's Daily, May 16", Deseret Weekly, (21 May 1898).
Saints by Sea
Saints by Sea.
Saints By Sea - BYU
"George Gwillym Bywater. ID: 78685", Saints By Sea - BYU.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949
Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949.
Mission
Biography on Welsh Mormon History
Biography on Welsh Mormon History.
British Mission Manuscript history and historical report
British Mission Manuscript history and historical report, 10 August 1861.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918, 19 October 1887.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918. 1887, October 18.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 26 May 1870, Vol. 1, Page 23, Line 735.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 September 1860, Vol. 1, Page 7, Line 69.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 26 May 1870, Vol. 2, Page 20, Line 735.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 September 1860, Vol. 2, Page 3, Line 69.
Pioneer
Edwards, Elizabeth. "Biography" in Biographies of Elizabeth Edwards Hanks, Pioneer of 1864, Sarah and Morgan Edwards, Pioneer of 1864, and George William Hanks, Pioneer of 1857, Ilene Hanks Kingsbury (Salt Lake City, Utah: privately printed, [1944]
Edwards, Elizabeth. "Biography" in Biographies of Elizabeth Edwards Hanks, Pioneer of 1864, Sarah and Morgan Edwards, Pioneer of 1864, and George William Hanks, Pioneer of 1857, Ilene Hanks Kingsbury (Salt Lake City, Utah: privately printed, [1944].
Transcript for Edwards, Elizabeth. "Biography" in Biographies of Elizabeth Edwards Hanks, Pioneer of 1864, Sarah and Morgan Edwards, Pioneer of 1864, and George William Hanks, Pioneer of 1857, Ilene Hanks Kingsbury (Salt Lake City, Utah: privately printed, [1944]
"Got In," Salt Lake Daily Telegraph
"Got In," Salt Lake Daily Telegraph, 5 October 1864.
Transcript for "Got In," Salt Lake Daily Telegraph, 5 Oct. 1864, 3
"Our Immigration," Deseret News
"Our Immigration," Deseret News, 5 October 1864.
Transcript for "Our Immigration," Deseret News, 5 October 1864, 4
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. 1, Page 26.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B
Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, Page 50.
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