William Burston

Alternate Names

Birth Date

1826 April 22

Death Date

1873 October 1

Gender

Male

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Born in Milverton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

1826 April 22

Mother

Elizabeth Seaman

Father

Jonathan Burston

Baptized

1849 July 15 (Age 23)

Served in Las Vegas Mission

1855 April–1857 March (Age 28) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Residence When Called

Salt Lake City, Utah Territory

Set Apart

1855 April 22 (Age 29)

Arrived in Field

1855 June 15 (Age 29)

Arrived at Home

1857 April 22 (Age 31)

Death

1873 October (Age 47)

Sources

A Gamble in the Desert: the Mormon Mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Woods, Fred Emmett 1956-, M277.93 W875g 2005, Church History Library

A Gamble in the Desert: the Mormon Mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Woods, Fred Emmett 1956-, M277.93 W875g 2005, Church History Library. Transcript for 1st Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918: CR 1 168, Church History Library

Historians Office Journal history of the church

Historians Office Journal history of the church, Vol. 1.

Las Vegas Mission Historical Record, 1855-1856, CLR 5691 21 F 1, Church History Library

Las Vegas Mission Historical Record, 1855-1856, CLR 5691 21 F 1, Church History Library.

Mormon Indian Mission-1855, Law, Wesley Ruane, 1929-: M273.4 L416m

Mormon Indian Mission-1855, Law, Wesley Ruane, 1929-: M273.4 L416m, Page 40. Transcript for 1st Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918: CR 1 168, Church History Library