Samuel Amos Woolley
Birth Date
On 1825 September 11 (Born)
Death Date
On 1900 March 23 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Newlin Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1825 September 11
Mother
Rachel Hannah Dilworth
Father
John Woolley Jr.
Baptized by Almon W. Babbitt
1840 October 7 (Age 15)
Married
Catherine Elizabeth Mehring
1846 May 21 (Age 20)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Catherine Elizabeth Mehring (Age 21)
Samuel Henry Woolley (Age 0)
Date Details
On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Served in
East Indian Mission
1852 August 28 – 1854 November 1 (Age 26)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1852 August 28
Called
On 1854 November 1
Departed from Field
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1855 October 7 (Age 30)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
East Indian Mission
Served With
John Taylor
Date Details
On 1855 October 7
To assist John Taylor in Mississippi
On 1855 October 7
Arrived in Field
Traveled in
Philemon C. Merrill Company
1856 June 5 – August 13 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1856 June 5
Joined Company
On 1856 August 13
Company Arrived
On 1856 August 15
Arrived at Home
Called as Captain to
Samuel A. Woolley Company
1861 July 12 – September 22 (Age 35)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
On 1861 July 12
Joined Company
On 1861 September 22
Company Arrived
Married
Frances Ann Phillips
1867 February 9 (Age 41)
Served in
Northern States Mission
1869 October 9 – 1870 March 13 (Age 44)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
H. S. Eldredge
Set Apart By
Horace Sunderlin Eldredge
Date Details
On 1869 October 9
Set Apart
On 1870 March 13
Released
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1900 March 23 (Age 74)
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Samuel Amos Woolley (1825-1900)
Samuel Amos Woolley (1825-1900)
Samuel Amos Woolley (1825-1900) Profile
Sources
Person
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch.
Samuel A. Woolley papers, 1846-1899, Church History Library
Samuel A. Woolley papers, 1846-1899, Church History Library.
Mission
Andrew Jenson, "Woolley, Samuel Amos," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia
Andrew Jenson, "Woolley, Samuel Amos," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 1.
East India Mission history, 1849-1914, Church History Library
East India Mission history, 1849-1914, Church History Library.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 16, Line 664.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 17, Line 664.
N. V. Jones, "Foreign Correspondence: Hindostan," Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star 17, no. 6
N. V. Jones, "Foreign Correspondence: Hindostan," Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star 17, no. 6, 10 February 1855.
Samuel A. Woolley journal, 1853-1854, Church History Library
Samuel A. Woolley journal, 1853-1854, Church History Library.
Samuel A. Woolley journal, 1854 April-1855 December, Church History Library
Samuel A. Woolley journal, 1854 April-1855 December, Church History Library.
Pioneer
Andrew Jenson, "Woolley, Samuel Amos," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia
Andrew Jenson, "Woolley, Samuel Amos," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 1.
Bitton, Ronald Davis, Guide to Mormon Diaries & Autobiographies [1977]
Bitton, Ronald Davis, Guide to Mormon Diaries & Autobiographies [1977], Page 394.
Deseret News
"Emigrants For Utah", Deseret News, (6 August 1856).
Transcript for "Emigrants for Utah," Deseret News, 6 August 1856, 176
DUP Pioneer History Collection
"Carl Eric Lindholm diary", DUP Pioneer History Collection, Page 11.
Transcript for "Carl Eric Lindholm diary," 11.
"Brief Biography of Rachel Emma Woolley Simmons", DUP Pioneer History Collection, Page 11-14.
Transcript for "Brief Biography of Rachel Emma Woolley Simmons," 11-14.
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 22 September 1861, Page 2-11.
Historical Department journal history of the Church. Supplement after 31 December 1848: Page 9.
"Journal of Rachel Emma Woolley Simmons," Heart Throbs of the West
"Journal of Rachel Emma Woolley Simmons," Heart Throbs of the West, Vol. 11.
Transcript for "Journal of Rachel Emma Woolley Simmons," Heart Throbs of the West, Vol. 11, pp. 161-63
MS 14290: Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
MS 14290: Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, June.
Our pioneer heritage
Our pioneer heritage, Vol. 5.
Peter Nielsen journal
Peter Nielsen journal, June.
Transcript for Peter Nielsen journal, 1854 June-1867 March, 358-363
Salt Lake City Property Index
Salt Lake City Property Index.
Samuel A. Woolley papers, 1846-1899
Samuel A. Woolley papers, 1846-1899, Vol. 6,7.
Transcript for Samuel A. Woolley papers, 1846-1899, Volume 6, 213-44 and Volume 7, 1-15
Tripp, Enoch B, Autobiography, in Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Collection, 1828-1963, reel 17, item 13, 19
Tripp, Enoch B, Autobiography, in Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Collection, 1828-1963, reel 17, item 13, 19.
Transcript for Tripp, Enoch B, Autobiography, in Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Collection, 1828-1963, reel 17, item 13, 19
Wilcox, Matilda Neilson, Autobiographical sketch
Wilcox, Matilda Neilson, Autobiographical sketch.
Transcript for Wilcox, Matilda Neilson, Autobiographical sketch
William Carruth autobiography and journal, 1856-1863, 17-19, 26
William Carruth autobiography and journal, 1856-1863, 17-19, 26.
Transcript for William Carruth autobiography and journal, 1856-1863, 17-19, 26
Woolley, Samuel Amos, Diaries, 1846-1899, reel #1, box 1, fd. 3
Woolley, Samuel Amos, Diaries, 1846-1899, reel #1, box 1, fd. 3, Vol. 9.
Transcript for Woolley, Samuel Amos, Diaries, 1846-1899, reel #1, box 1, fd. 3, vol. 9
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