William Bailey Lake
Birth Date
On 1826 February 16 (Born)
Death Date
On 1858 March 31 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Ernestown, Ontario, Canada
1826 February 16
Mother
Philomela Smith (1793 - 1873)
Father
James Lake, Jr. (1788 - 1874)
Date Details
Occurred On 1826 February 16
Baptized
1846 June (Age 20)
Traveled in
James Lake Company (1850)
1850 June – September 5 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Circa 1850 June
Joined Company
Ended Between 1850 September 4 – 5
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah Jane Marler
1850 December 26 (Age 24)
Served in
Salmon River Mission
1856 February 24 – 1858 March 26 (Age 30)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
William Bailey Lake was shot and killed during an Indian attack en route to returning home.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
Started On 1856 February 24
Called
Ended On 1858 March 26
Departed from Field
Married
Louisa Ann Garner
1857 March 20 (Age 31)
Married
Lovina Jones
1857 March 20 (Age 31)
Died in Idaho, Washington Territory, United States
1858 March 31 (Age 32)
Media
William Bailey Lake (1826 - 1858) Profile
Sources
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 24 February 1856, Page 3.
Manuscript history of Salmon River Mission, 1850-1860
Manuscript history of Salmon River Mission, 1850-1860.
Manuscript history of Salmon River Mission, 1850-1860.
Salmon River Mission journal, 1855-1858
Salmon River Mission journal, 1855-1858, 18 May 1856, Page 91.
Pioneer
Pioneer women of Arizona
Roberta Flake Clayton, Catherine H. Ellis, and David F. Boone, "Lydia Ann Lake Nelson", Pioneer women of Arizona, Page 484.
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