Matthew Forbes Wilkie

Birth Date
On 1834 July 7
Death Date
On 1861 October 14
Gender
Male

Printer for the Deseret News and the Western Standard (San Francisco).

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Born in Aberdeen, Scotland

1834 July 7

Date Details

Occurred On 1834 July 7
Birth

Relationships

Father
Matthew Wilkie
Mother
Isabella

Baptized

1853 July 23 (Age 19)

Joined Company Unknown

1854 (Age 19)

Start Date Details

Occurred Circa 1854
Joined When Organization was Formed

End Date Details

Circa 1854
Organization was Ended

Additional Information

Age at Time of Travel
20

Departed from Home as Missionary

California Mission
1855 May 10 – 1857 (Age 20)

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Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1857
Released

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Location Served
San Francisco
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Called with George Q. Cannon and Joseph Bull to print the Book of Mormon in Hawaiian in California and to publish The Western Standard newspaper.

Media
Editorial and Mechanical Staff of the Western Standard
Editorial and Mechanical Staff of the Western Standard

Died

1861 October 14 (Age 27)

Date Details

Occurred On 1861 October 14
Died

Media
Editorial and Mechanical Staff of the Western Standard
Editorial and Mechanical Staff of the Western Standard