William Brockerman Wright
Birth Date
On 1836 February 10 (Born)
Death Date
On 1916 October 31 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1836 February 10
Mother
Mary Ann Brockerman
Father
Abraham R Wright
Baptized by C H Bassett
1855 May 19 (Age 19)
Traveled in
Seth M. Blair/Edward Stevenson Company
1855 June 14 – September 10 (Age 19)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Between 1855 June 14 – 15
Joined Company
On 1855 September 10
Company Arrived
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1856 April 6 – 1859 March 23 (Age 20)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1856 April 6
Called
On 1856 May 1
Departed from Home
On 1857 September 18
Arrived in Field
On 1858 March 27
Departed from Field
On 1859 March 23
Arrived at Home
Married
Emma Smith Yearsley
1860 March 15 (Age 24)
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1865 May 1 – 1866 August 20 (Age 29)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Albert Smith
Set Apart By
George Albert Smith
Served With
Emma Smith Yearsley
Date Details
On 1865 May 1
Set Apart
On 1865 July 7
Arrived in Field
On 1866 August 20
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
Company Unknown
1866 (Age 29)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Circa 1866
Joined Company
Circa 1866
Company Arrived
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1916 October 31 (Age 80)
Media
William Brockerman Wright (1836 - 1916) Profile
Sources
Mission
Missionaries from Zion who have labored in the Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands
Missionaries from Zion who have labored in the Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands.
Missionaries from Zion who have labored in the Hawaiian Mission (Sandwich Islands
Missionaries from Zion who have labored in the Hawaiian Mission (Sandwich Islands.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 May 1865, Vol. 2, Page 7, Line 267.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 May 1865, Vol. 1, Page 7, Line 267.
Missionary reports, 1831-1900
Missionary reports, 1831-1900, 23 March 1859.
Pioneer
William B. Wright collection, 1852-1951
William B. Wright collection, 1852-1951.
Transcript for William B. Wright collection, 1852-1951
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