Wilford Woodruff
View in FamilySearchBorn in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
1807 March 1
Mother
Beulah Thompson
Father
Aphek Woodruff
Baptized
1833 December 31 (Age 26)
Served in Southern States Mission
1835 January 12 (Age 27) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Priest
Residence When Called
Clay County, Missouri
Served in Eastern States Mission
1837 May–1838 April (Age 30) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Ohio
Arrived in Field
1837 August 20 (Age 30)
Served in Central States Mission
1839 April 18– (Age 32) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum
Quorum of the Twelve
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Residence When Called
Quincy, Illinois
Served in British Mission
1839 August–1841 April (Age 32) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum
Quorum of the Twelve
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Residence When Called
Montrose, Iowa
Additional Notes
On the way to England he preached in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and New York.
Images
Mission Photo
Mission Photo
Arrived in Field
1840 January (Age 32)
Served in Central States Mission
1842 (Age 34) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum
Quorum of the Twelve
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Illinois
Additional Notes
He went to purchase paper for the Times and Seasons newspaper.
Served in Eastern States Mission
1843 July 9–November 19 (Age 36) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum
Quorum of the Twelve
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Residence When Called
Nauvoo
Served in Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 May 13–August 6 (Age 37) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum
Quorum of the Twelve
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Illinois
Additional Notes
He was sent to visit conferences in these states and to campaign for Joseph Smith as US President.
Called as President to British Mission
1845 January–1846 April (Age 37) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum
Quorum of the Twelve
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Illinois
Served With
Phoebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff
Departed from Field
1846 January 23 (Age 38)
Called as President to Eastern States Mission
1848 April–1850 April (Age 41) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum
Quorum of the Twelve
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Residence When Called
Winter Quarters, Nebraska
Arrived in Field
1848 August 12 (Age 41)
Served in California Mission
1872 September 9– (Age 65) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum
Quorum of the Twelve
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Twelve Apostles
Additional Notes
California As Delegate For Agricultural Society
Death
1898 September 2 (Age 91)
Married Phoebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff
No dates given.
Married Phebe Whittemore Carter
No dates given.
Media
Wilford Woodruff (1807 - 1898) Profile
Mission Photo
Mission Photo