William Benjamin Hodgetts
Birth Date
On 1831 May 13 (Born)
Death Date
On 1860 August 12 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
1831 May 13
Mother
Ann Walcroft
Father
Joseph Hodgetts
Date Details
Occurred On 1831 May 13
Baptized
1850 December (Age 19)
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1852)
1852 May 23 (Age 21)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1852 May 23
Joined Company
Ended Circa 1852
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1854 April 7 – 1856 April 12 (Age 22)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1854 April 7
Set Apart
Ended On 1856 April 12
Departed from Field
Called as Captain to
William B. Hodgetts Company (1856)
1856 July 30 – December 10 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Traveling Group
Emily Teressa Hodgetts (Age 15)
Date Details
Started On 1856 July 30
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 10
Company Arrived
Married
Mary Elizabeth Baynham
1856 December (Age 25)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1860 August 12 (Age 29)
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Billion Graves Website
Billion Graves Website.
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 19 August 1854.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 7 April 1854.
Millennial Star
Millennial Star.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"W. B. Hodgetts Company report, 1856.", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, Page 1-8.
Cantwell, James, Autobiography, in Joel Edward Ricks, Cache Valley Historical Material [ca. 1955], reel 3, item 29
Cantwell, James, Autobiography, in Joel Edward Ricks, Cache Valley Historical Material [ca. 1955], reel 3, item 29.
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Dan Jones Emigrating Company journal
Dan Jones Emigrating Company journal, May, Page 2.
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Emily Hodgetts Lowder, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 5.
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"Hodgetts, Emily, Autobiographical sketch", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 37-39.
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Garfield County News
"Oldest Resident of Southern Utah Passes at Age of 102", Garfield County News, (28 January 1943).
Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"Scrapbook Part 7", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (1907), Page 2-4.
Handcarts West in '56
John Bond, Handcarts West in '56.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 December 1856.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 December 1856, Page 16-37.
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Jesse Haven journals, 1852-1892
Jesse Haven journals, 1852-1892, Folder 4,5.
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Life history and writings of John Jaques, including a diary of the Martin Handcart Company
Stella Jaques Bell, Life history and writings of John Jaques, including a diary of the Martin Handcart Company, Stella Jaques Bell, Page 118-22, 129, 134-37, 140-41, 143-44, 150.
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Orson F. Whitney. History of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., Publishers, 1892
Orson F. Whitney. History of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., Publishers, 1892, Vol. 4.
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Our Pioneer Heritage
Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 7, Page 424.
Porter, Nathan Tanner, Reminiscences [ca. 1879], 94-99 or 225-33
Porter, Nathan Tanner, Reminiscences [ca. 1879], 94-99 or 225-33.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Josiah Rogerson, Sr., "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot", Salt Lake Tribune, (4 January 1914).
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