William Burston
Birth Date
On 1826 April 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1873 October (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Milverton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1826 April 22
Mother
Elizabeth Seaman
Father
Jonathan Burston
Date Details
Occurred On 1826 April 22
Baptized
1849 July 15 (Age 23)
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1850)
1850 (Age 23)
Pioneers in Company
Additional Information
Sailed to the U.S. in 1850 aboard the
Hartley
.
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1850
Joined Company
Circa 1850
Company Arrived
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1855 April 6 – 1857 March 22 (Age 28)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Utah Territory
Location Served
To the Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 6
Called
On 1855 April 22
Set Apart
On 1855 June 15
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1857 March 22
Departed from Field
On 1857 April 22
Arrived at Home
Died
1873 October (Age 47)
Sources
Mission
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. 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.
