William Benbow Erekson
Birth Date
On 1879 January 17 (Born)
Death Date
On 1947 January 12 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in South Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1879 January 17
Mother
Isabella Markham Benbow
Father
Jonas Erekson
Date Details
Occurred On 1879 January 17
Baptized by Edwin Davis
1887 October 24 (Age 8)
Served in
New Zealand Mission
1899 December 8 – 1902 November 1 (Age 20)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Diamondville, Uintah, Wyoming, United States
Set Apart By
Elder J Golden Kimball
Location Served
New Zealand
Date Details
Started On 1899 December 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1902 November 1
Released
Images
NZ missionaries
New Zealand Mission
Missionaries in New Zealand
James Irons Kirby in Samoan Islands with missionaries
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1947 January 12 (Age 67)
Media
William Benbow Erekson (1879 - 1947) Profile
NZ missionaries
New Zealand Mission, Circa 1901
Missionaries in New Zealand, Circa 1900
James Irons Kirby in Samoan Islands with missionaries, Circa 1902
Sources
Mission
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Erekson, William Benbow", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 4, Page 444.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 December 1899, Vol. C, Page 115, Line 1032.
Mormon Missionary Diaries, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
Mormon Missionary Diaries, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University.