Lewis Dunbar Wilson
Birth Date
On 1805 January 2 (Born)
Death Date
On 1856 March 11 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
1
Born in Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, United States
1805 January 2
Mother
Mary Gill
Father
Bradley Barlow Wilson
Date Details
Occurred On 1805 January 2
Married
1830 June 11 (Age 25)
Baptized by
Oliver Granger
1836 May 23 (Age 31)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1837 May 16 – October 21 (Age 32)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Richland County, Ohio, United States
Location Served
The West
Date Details
Started On 1837 May 16
Departed from Home
Ended On 1837 October 21
Arrived at Home
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1839 June 4 (Age 34)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Adams County, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Illinois
Date Details
Ended On 1839
Released
Started On 1839 June 4
Departed from Home
Member of Nauvoo High Council
1841 January 19 (Age 36)
D&C 124: 132
At Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, united States
Date Details
Occurred On 1841 January 19
Traveled in
Daniel A. Miller/John W. Cooley Company (1853)
1853 June 8 – September 9 (Age 48)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Nancy Melissa Wilson (Age 6)
George Miles Wilson (Age 4)
Lovina Wilson (Age 21)
Lemuel Green Wilson (Age 20)
Alvira Wilson (Age 19)
Almeda Wilson (Age 15)
Lewis Dunbar Wilson, Jr. (Age 12)
David Wagner Wilson (Age 10)
Samuel Wilson (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1853 June 8
Joined Company
Ended On 1853 September 9
Company Arrived
Died in Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
1856 March 11 (Age 51)
Media
Lewis Dunbar Wilson (1805 - 1856) Profile
Sources
Person
1851 Illinois Census, Decatur County
1851 Illinois Census, Decatur County.
Black, Susan Easton. Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 1830-1848 (Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, [1984-1988]
Black, Susan Easton. Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 1830-1848 (Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, [1984-1988], Vol. 46, Page 688-689.
Lewis D. Wilson, 1805 - 1856, Autobiographical Sketch
Lewis D. Wilson, 1805 - 1856, Autobiographical Sketch.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, 9 September 1853, Item 2.
Elijah Mayhew diary, 1853 June-September
Elijah Mayhew diary, 1853 June-September, 11 June 1853.
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Wilson, Lewis Dunbar, Sr., Reminiscence and diary, 1846-1854, 9-10
Wilson, Lewis Dunbar, Sr., Reminiscence and diary, 1846-1854, 9-10.
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