William Bringhurst
Alternate Names
John Bringhurst (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1818 November 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1883 February 17 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Passyunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1818 November 8
Mother
Elizabeth Evans
Father
Joseph Bringhurst
Baptized by
William Ivins Appleby
1841 May 11 (Age 22)
Married
Ann Wollerton Dilworth
1845 March 25 (Age 26)
Traveled in
Jedediah M. Grant/Willard Snow Company (1847)
1847 June 19 – October 4 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Ann Wollerton Dilworth (Age 27)
Date Details
On 1847 June 19
Joined Company
On 1847 October 4
Company Arrived
Called as President to
Las Vegas Mission
1855 April 6 – 1856 October 13 (Age 36)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1855 April 6
Called
On 1855 April 22
Set Apart
On 1855 June 15
Arrived in Field
On 1856 October 13
Released
Images
Mission Monument
Traveled in
Amasa M. Lyman/Charles C. Rich Company (1857)
1857 April 18 – June 9 (Age 38)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Traveling Group
William Joseph Bringhurst (Age 8)
Eliza Jane Bringhurst (Age 5)
Ann Wollerton Dilworth (Age 37)
Ann Dilworth Bringhurst (Age 3)
Deseret Bringhurst (Age 0)
Date Details
On 1857 April 18
Joined Company
Between 1857 June 3 – 9
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 November 12 – 1870 March 28 (Age 51)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
D H Wells
Set Apart By
Daniel Hanmer Wells
Date Details
On 1869 November 12
Set Apart
On 1870 March 28
Released
Married
Ellen Wiscombe
1873 June 23 (Age 54)
Died in Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
1883 February 17 (Age 64)
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William Bringhurst (1818 - 1883) Profile
William Bringhurst (1818 - 1883)
Mission Monument
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
1860 United States Census
1860 United States Census.
DESERET News
"Death of Bishop Bringhurst", DESERET News, (21 February 1883), Page 9.
Mission
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), 7 November 1855.
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), 14 July 1856.
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), 15 October 1856.
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), 10 December 1855.
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), 23 September 1856.
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), 9 February 1856.
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), 6 August 1855.
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), 8 September 1855.
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), 12 August 1856.
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), 4 August 1856.
"William Bringhurst letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (9 January 1856).
"Letter from William Bringhurst to Brigham Young", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (10 July 1855).
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 12 November 1869, Vol. 1, Page 17, Line 693.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 12 November 1869, Vol. 2, Page 18, Line 693.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Wesley R. Law, July 1959
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Wesley R. Law, July 1959. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1959. Page 40.
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005
Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005. 2005.
Pioneer
Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877
Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877, 18 April 1857, Item Journal, Page 1-20.
Transcript for Amasa M. Lyman, Journal, 1857 April 18-July 2, 1858 January 11-May 7, 1862 December 8-1863 April 15, 1-20
Francis A. Hammond journals
Francis A. Hammond journals, February.
Transcript for Francis A. Hammond journals, 1856 February-1857 June
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 6-54.