Henry William Bigler
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Clear AllBorn in Shinnston, Harrison, Virginia, United States
1815 August 28
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Mother
Elizabeth Harvey
Baptized by Jesse Turpin
1837 November 22 (Age 22)
Appointed as Private
Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 30)
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 30)
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Appointed
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Discharged
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Enrollment
Enlisted and Marched
Joined Jonathan H. Holmes/Samuel Thompson Company
1848 July 2 – September 6 (Age 32)
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Joined When Organization was Formed
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Organization was Ended
Called as Missionary
California Mission
1849 October 11 – 1850 October (Age 34)
1849 October 11 – 1850 October (Age 34)
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Released
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Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Mission Qualifier
Other
Additional Notes
Called to the gold fields of California to gather much needed funds for God's work.
Called as Missionary
Hawaiian Mission
1850 October – 1854 July 25 (Age 35)
1850 October – 1854 July 25 (Age 35)
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Called
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Released
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Departed For Oahu, Sandwich Islands
Arrived in The Field
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Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Northern California, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes
While laboring in northern California, he was called and set apart as one of the first missionaries to the Sandwich Islands.
Mission Companionship
Joined William McBride Company
1855 April 23 – July 21 (Age 39)
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Joined When Organization was Formed
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Organization was Ended
Married Cynthia Jane Whipple
1855 November 18 (Age 40)
Set Apart as Mission President
Hawaiian Mission
1857 April 22 – 1858 October (Age 41)
1857 April 22 – 1858 October (Age 41)
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Set Apart
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Arrived at Home
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Called
Arrived in The Field
Departed from The Field
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Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Lorenzo Snow
Joined Frederick A. Mitchell Company
1858 September 8 – October 26 (Age 43)
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Joined When Organization was Formed
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Organization was Ended
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)