William Alexander Follett
Birth Date
On 1825 November 11 (Born)
Death Date
On 1885 October 21 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Shalersville, Portage, Ohio, United States
1825 November 11
Mother
Louisa Tanner
Father
King Follett
Baptized
1833 August 1 (Age 7)
Married
Nancy Mariah Fausett
1845 September 29 (Age 19)
Traveled in
Ebenezer Brown Company
1848 August 12 – October 10 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1848 August 12
Joined Company
On 1848 October 10
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Thomas C.D. Howell Company
1852 June 7 – September 2 (Age 26)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1852 June 7
Joined Company
On 1852 September 2
Company Arrived
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1855 April 6 – 1857 March 23 (Age 29)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Date Details
On 1855 April 6
Called
On 1857 March 23
Departed from Field
Died in Pima, Graham, Arizona Territory, United States
1885 October 21 (Age 59)
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William Alexander Follett (1825 - 1885) Profile
William Alexander Follett (1825 - 1885)
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Iowa, Pottawattamie County.
Mission
A Gamble in the Desert: the Mormon Mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Woods, Fred Emmett 1956-, M277.93 W875g 2005, Church History Library
A Gamble in the Desert: the Mormon Mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Woods, Fred Emmett 1956-, M277.93 W875g 2005, Church History Library.
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 6 April 1855, Page 1-9.
Las Vegas Mission record book, 1855 April-1857 March
Las Vegas Mission record book, 1855 April-1857 March, 22 April 1855, Page 6.
Mormon Indian Mission-1855, Law, Wesley Ruane, 1929-: M273.4 L416m
Mormon Indian Mission-1855, Law, Wesley Ruane, 1929-: M273.4 L416m, Page 40.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"3rd Company", Deseret News, (18 September 1852).
Transcript for "3rd Company," Deseret News, 18 September 1852, 90
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church. Supplement after 31 December 1852: Page 17.
John Borrowman diaries, 1846-1860, Diary
John Borrowman diaries, 1846-1860, Diary, July.
Transcript for John Borrowman diaries, 1846-1860, Diary, 1848 July-1860 June
Norma Baldwin Ricketts, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848 (Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1996)
Norma Baldwin Ricketts, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848 (Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1996), Page 23.
Norma Baldwin Ricketts, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848 (Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1996), 222-23
Norma Baldwin Ricketts, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848 (Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1996), 222-23.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886.
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