Joseph Henry Wright
Birth Date
On 1842 October 11 (Born)
Death Date
On 1923 July 16 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
1842 October 11
Mother
Ann Hagerty (1819 - 1855)
Father
Robert Wright (1816 - 1855)
Date Details
Occurred On 1842 October 11
Baptized by
Robert Wright
1851 (Age 8)
Traveled in
Moses Thurston Company (1855)
1855 July 3 – September 19 (Age 12)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Robert James Barnum Wright (Age 6)
George Washington Wright (Age 4)
Robert Wright (Age 37)
Ann Hagerty (Age 36)
William Franklin Wright (Age 2)
Sarah Amanda Wright (Age 11)
Lydia Ann Wright (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1855 July 3
Joined Company
Ended On 1855 September 19
Company Arrived
Married
Barbara McKenzie Bailey
1860 April 8 (Age 17)
Served in
Northwestern States (Pacific) Mission
1885 August 31 – 1886 November 12 (Age 42)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Grass Valley, Piute, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Heber Jeddy Grant
Location Served
North Western States
Date Details
Started On 1885 August 31
Set Apart
Ended On 1886 November 12
Released
Died in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States
1923 July 16 (Age 80)
Media
Joseph Henry Wright (1842 - 1923) Profile
Sources
Person
1880 Utah Census
1880 Utah Census.
Nauvoo Community Project
Nauvoo Community Project.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 20 July 1885.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 31 August 1885, Vol. A, Page 77, Line 3294.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 31 August 1885, Vol. B, Page 83, Line 3294.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"5th Company of 50 reports", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, (22 August 1855).
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The Richmond Reaper
"Dead of Aged and Well Known Sevierian", The Richmond Reaper, (19 July 1923).