Justus Wellington Seely
Alternate Names
Wellington Seely
Birth Date
On 1815 January 30 (Born)
Death Date
On 1894 April 28 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Pickering, Home District, Durham, Ontario, Canada
1815 January 30
Mother
Mehitabel Bennett
Father
Justus Azel Seely
Baptized by Alma Babbitt
1838 February 15 (Age 23)
Married
Clarissa Jane Wilcox
1842 March 10 (Age 27)
Traveled in
Edward Hunter/Jacob Foutz Company
1847 June 19 – October 1 (Age 32)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Orange Seely (Age 4)
Sarah Jane Seely (Age 3)
Clarissa Jane Wilcox (Age 25)
Don Carlos Seely (Age 1)
Date Details
On 1847 June 19
Joined Company
On 1847 October 1
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Company Unknown
1858 (Age 42)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Hyrum Seely (Age 9)
Justus Wellington Seely II (Age 7)
William Hazard Seely (Age 4)
Clarissa Jane Wilcox (Age 36)
John Henry Seely (Age 2)
Orange Seely (Age 14)
Sarah Jane Seely (Age 13)
Don Carlos Seely (Age 11)
Mary Miranda Seely
Date Details
Circa 1858
Joined Company
Circa 1858
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 9 (Age 54)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Married
Sarah Jane McKinney
1873 November 17 (Age 58)
Died in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
1894 April 28 (Age 79)
Media
Justus Wellington Seely (1815 - 1894) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census, Utah County
1850 Utah Census, Utah County.
1860 Utah Census
1860 Utah Census.
Genealogy and Family Pioneer History
Genealogy and Family Pioneer History, Page 23.
Nauvoo Community Project
Nauvoo Community Project.
Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966
Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966.
Mission
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. 1, Page 14, Line 573.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. 2, Page 15, Line 573.
Pioneer
Edwin Pettit, Biography of Edwin Pettit, 1834-1912 (Salt Lake City: The Arrow Press), 9-10
Edwin Pettit, Biography of Edwin Pettit, 1834-1912 (Salt Lake City: The Arrow Press), 9-10.
Transcript for Edwin Pettit, Biography of Edwin Pettit, 1834-1912 (Salt Lake City: The Arrow Press), 9-10
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 17 August 1847, Page 1-6.
Transcript for Edward Hunter and Jacob Foutz letter to Brigham Young in Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 17 August 1847, 5-6
Salt Lake Telegram
"Mrs. Oman, Mount Pleasant, Celebrates Anniversary", Salt Lake Telegram, (18 June 1931), Page 3.