William Athol McMaster
Birth Date
On 1816 September 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1887 January 20 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
1
Pioneer
2
Born in Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom
1816 September 15
Mother
Grace Henderson
Father
Peter McMaster
Baptized by Alex Wright
1840 April 15 (Age 23)
Traveled in
Daniel Garn Company
1854 July 1 – October 1 (Age 37)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Margaret Drummond McMaster (Age 9)
William Athol McMaster (Age 6)
Margaret Drummond Ferguson (Age 32)
Virginia Faithful McMaster (Age 3)
John Brigham McMaster (Age 10)
Israelus McMaster (Age 1)
Date Details
Between 1854 July 1 – 2
Joined Company
On 1854 October 1
Company Arrived
Married
Margaret Drummond Ferguson
1862 August 14 (Age 45)
Married
Sarah Hodder
1863 June 6 (Age 46)
Served in
British Mission
1865 May 1 – 1868 August 19 (Age 48)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
F D Richards
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Date Details
On 1865 May 1
Set Apart
On 1868 August 19
Released
Traveled in
Company Unknown
1868 (Age 51)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Circa 1868
Joined Company
Circa 1868
Company Arrived
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1887 January 20 (Age 70)
Media
William Athole McMaster (1816 - 1887) Profile
William Athol McMaster (1816 - 1887)
Sources
Person
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 May 1865, Vol. 1, Page 6, Line 255.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 May 1865, Vol. 2, Page 7, Line 246.
Pioneer
Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A
Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A, Vol. A, Page 124.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A, Vol. A, Page 390.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B
Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, Vol. B, Page 34.
Pioneers and prominent men of Utah: comprising photographs, genealogies, biographies
Pioneers and prominent men of Utah: comprising photographs, genealogies, biographies. (Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Company, 1913), 1913. Page 1061.
William A. MacMaster diaries, 1848-1887
William A. MacMaster diaries, 1848-1887, Folder 1, Page 351-363.
Transcript for William A. MacMaster diaries, 1848-1887, fd. 1, 351-63
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