William Burgess, Jr.
Birth Date
On 1822 March 1 (Born)
Death Date
On 1904 March 14 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Putnam, Washington, New York, United States
1822 March 1
Mother
Violate Stockwell (1794 - 1880)
Father
William Burgess (1794 - 1880)
Date Details
Occurred On 1822 March 1
Baptized
1835 January 8 (Age 12)
Married
Mariah Pulsipher
1840 September 17 (Age 18)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 26)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Harriet Burgess (Age 6)
Carmelia Mariah Burgess (Age 4)
Mariah Pulsipher (Age 25)
Juliette Burgess (Age 1)
William John Burgess (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Married
Charlotte Elizabeth Liggett
1852 June 3 (Age 30)
Served in
Salmon River Mission
1855 April 6 – 1858 March 28 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 6
Called
On 1855 May 15
Departed from Home
Ended On 1858 March 28
Departed from Field
On 1858 April 11
Arrived at Home
Married
Catherine Chamberlain
1858 February 21 (Age 35)
Died in Huntington, Emery, Utah, United States
1904 March 14 (Age 82)
Media
William Burgess Jr. (1822 - 1904)
William Burgess Jr. (1822 - 1904) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret Evening News
"Obituary", Deseret Evening News, (5 January 1893), Page 5.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Another Pioneer Gone", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (19 March 1904), Page 3.
Washington County News
"Utah Pioneer Dies in Nevada", Washington County News, (19 November 1931), Page 5.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 9 October 1855.
Salmon River Mission journal, 1855-1858
Salmon River Mission journal, 1855-1858, 1855, Page 10.
Pioneer
A Mormon chronicle: the Diaries of John D. Lee, 1848-1876
A Mormon chronicle: the Diaries of John D. Lee, 1848-1876. 1955. Page 30-79.
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Cache Valley historical material, circa 1955
Joel Edward Ricks, "John Pulsipher journal and autobiography", Cache Valley historical material, circa 1955.
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Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849. Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report: Page 1-6.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1848.
History of Sanpete and Emery Counties Utah, Ogden, W.H. Lever, 1898
History of Sanpete and Emery Counties Utah, Ogden, W.H. Lever, 1898, Page 648-649.
John Pulsipher autobiography and journals, 1854-1891
John Pulsipher autobiography and journals, 1854-1891. Autobiography, circa 1865-1874.
Mosiah L. Hancock autobiography, undated
Mosiah L. Hancock autobiography, undated.
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Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849
"Journal, 1848 May-September", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (24 May 1848), Page 8.
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