William Brown
Birth Date
On 1816 January 3 (Born)
Death Date
On 1892 October 28 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Seneca, Ontario, New York, United States
1816 January 3
Mother
Jane Straughan
Father
William Brown
Baptized by
Archibald Montgomery
1838 February 5 (Age 22)
Traveled in
Daniel Spencer/Ira Eldredge Company (1847)
1847 June 17 – September 22 (Age 31)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Jane Brown (Age 8)
Adelia Ann Brown (Age 7)
Phebe Narcissia Odell (Age 24)
Naomi Brown (Age 1)
Date Details
On 1847 June 17
Joined Company
Between 1847 September 19 – 22
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1856 September 10 – 1858 February 19 (Age 40)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1856 September 10
Departed from Home
On 1857 January 12
Arrived in Field
On 1858 February 19
Departed from Field
On 1858 June 21
Arrived at Home
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1874 October 10 (Age 58)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Bountiful, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Lorenzo Snow
Set Apart By
Lorenzo Snow
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1876 October 9 (Age 60)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
5th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Bountiful, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
F D Richards
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Died in Bountiful, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
1892 October 28 (Age 76)
Media
William Brown (1816 - 1892) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Davis County Clipper
""Leaves the World", Obituary for Bishop William Brown", Davis County Clipper, (3 November 1892), Page 3.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 10 November 1856, Page 2-3.
KEEP BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
KEEP BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 1857.
LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson
"William Brown", LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, 1, Page 466-67.
Millennial Star
Millennial Star, Vol. 19.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1874, Vol. 2, Page 29, Line 1114.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1876, Vol. 2, Page 37, Line 1441.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1874, Vol. 1, Page 26, Line 1114.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1876, Vol. 1, Page 34, Line 1441.
Missionary reports, 1831-1900
"William Brown letter to George A. Smith", Missionary reports, 1831-1900, (26 February 1859).
Nauvoo Seventies List
Nauvoo Seventies List, Vol. 1, Page 52.
Transcript for Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list, vol. 1, A-F, 52, Church History Library
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 123.
Pioneer
Daniel Spencer diaries, 1845-1857
Daniel Spencer diaries, 1845-1857, Vol. 2.
Transcript for Spencer, Daniel, Diaries 1845-1857, vol. 2
Davis County Clipper
"Former S. Bountiful Pair to Observe Wedding Anniversary", Davis County Clipper, (13 February 1942), Page 8.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847.
