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.
Date Details
Occurred On 1825 September 11
Baptized by
Almon Whiting Babbitt
1840 October 7 (Age 15)
Married
Catherine Elizabeth Mehring
1846 May 21 (Age 20)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Catherine Elizabeth Mehring (Age 21)
Samuel Henry Woolley (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended 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
Location Served
Calcutta, Chinsura, Meerut, Delhi, and Agra, India
Date Details
Started On 1852 August 28
Called
Ended 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
Location Served
Mississippi, United States
Date Details
Started On 1855 October 7
Arrived in Field
On 1855 October 7
To Assist John Taylor in Mississippi
End Date Not Found
Traveled in
Philemon C. Merrill Company (1856)
1856 June 5 – August 13 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1856 June 5
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 August 13
Company Arrived
On 1856 August 15
Arrived at Home
Called as Captain to
Samuel A. Woolley Company (1861)
1861 July 12 – September 22 (Age 35)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1861 July 12
Joined Company
Ended On 1861 September 22
Company Arrived
Married
Frances Ann Phillips
1867 February 9 (Age 41)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
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
Horace Sunderlin Eldredge
Location Served
Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Michigan
Date Details
Started On 1869 October 9
Set Apart
Ended 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)
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Samuel Amos Woolley (1825-1900)
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Person
Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Woolley, Samuel Amos", Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 1, Page 781-782.
Samuel A. Woolley papers, 1846-1899, Church History Library
Samuel A. Woolley papers, 1846-1899, Church History Library.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900.
Mission
East India Mission manuscript history, 1849-1914
East India Mission manuscript history, 1849-1914.
Millennial Star
N.V. Jones, "Foreign Correspondence: Hindostan", Millennial Star, 17, (10 February 1855), Page 94.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. B, Page 17, Line 664.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. A, Page 16, Line 664.
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
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (June), Page 1-6.
Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Tripp, Enoch B, Autobiography", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 19.
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"Carl Eric Lindholm diary", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 11.
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"Brief Biography of Rachel Emma Woolley Simmons", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 11-14.
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Deseret News
"Emigrants For Utah", Deseret News, (6 August 1856), Page 8.
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Guide to Mormon diaries & autobiographies
Guide to Mormon diaries & autobiographies, Page 394.
Heart Throbs of the West
Heart Throbs of the West, Vol. 11, Page 161-163.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 22 September 1861.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1848: Page 9.
Our Pioneer Heritage
Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 5, Page 49.
Peter Nielsen journal
Peter Nielsen journal, June.
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Salt Lake (County) Recorder's Office land records, circa 1847-1860
Salt Lake (County) Recorder's Office land records, circa 1847-1860.
Samuel A. Woolley diary, 1879 September-1881 December
Samuel A. Woolley diary, 1879 September-1881 December.
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Samuel A. Woolley papers, 1846-1899
Samuel A. Woolley papers, 1846-1899, Page Vol 6: 213-244, Vol 7: 1-15.
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Wilcox, Matilda Neilson, Autobiographical sketch
Wilcox, Matilda Neilson, Autobiographical sketch.
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William Carruth autobiography and journal, 1856-1863
William Carruth autobiography and journal, 1856-1863, Page 17-19, 26.
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