Henry William Bigler
Born in Shinnston, Harrison, Virginia, United States
1815 August 28
Mother
Elizabeth Harvey
Date Details
Occurred On 1815 August 28
Baptized by Jesse Turpin
1837 November 22 (Age 22)
Joined Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 30) Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in Jonathan H. Holmes/Samuel Thompson Company (1848)
1848 July 2 – September 6 (Age 32) Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1848 July 2
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 September 6
Company Arrived
Served in California Mission
1849 October 11 – 1850 October (Age 34) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Called to the gold fields of California to gather much needed funds for God's work.
Residence When Called
Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
Started On 1849 October 11
Called
Ended On 1850 October
Released
Served in Hawaiian Mission
1850 October – 1854 July 25 (Age 35) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
While laboring in northern California, he was called and set apart as one of the first missionaries to the Sandwich Islands.
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Northern California, United States
Served With
Date Details
Started On 1850 October
Called
On 1850 November 15
Departed For Oahu, Sandwich Islands
On 1850 December 12
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1854 July 25
Released
Traveled in William McBride Company (1855)
1855 April 23 – July 21 (Age 39) Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 23
Joined Company
Ended On 1855 July 21
Company Arrived
Married Cynthia Jane Whipple
1855 November 18 (Age 40)
Called as President to Hawaiian Mission
1857 April 22 – 1858 October (Age 41) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Date Details
On 1857 March 1
Called
Started On 1857 April 22
Set Apart
On 1857 September 18
Arrived in Field
On 1858 May
Departed from Field
Ended On 1858 October
Arrived at Home
Traveled in Frederick A. Mitchell Company (1858)
1858 September 8 – October 26 (Age 43) Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1858 September 8
Joined Company
Ended On 1858 October 26
Company Arrived
Married Eleanor Parthenia Emmett
1878 March 6 (Age 62)
Died in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States
1900 November 24 (Age 85)
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Henry William Bigler (1815 - 1900) Profile
Henry William Bigler (1815 - 1900)