William George Butler
Birth Date
On 1825 August 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1905 May 30 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Woodview, Gorey, County Wexford, Leinster, Ireland
1825 August 15
Mother
Anne Coburn
Father
George Butler
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1850)
1850 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Circa 1850
Joined Company
Circa 1850
Company Arrived
Baptized by
Chauncey Griswold Webb
1850 September 15 (Age 25)
Served in
British Mission
1853 November 3 – 1856 April 19 (Age 28)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Served With
Noah Thomas Guymon
Date Details
On 1853 November 3
Departed from Home
On 1856 April 19
Departed from Field
Married
Emma Harvey
1856 January 23 (Age 30)
Traveled in
Edmund Ellsworth Company (1856)
1856 June 9 – September 26 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Emma Harvey (Age 22)
Date Details
On 1856 June 9
Joined Company
On 1856 September 26
Company Arrived
Married
Elizabeth Reeves
1857 September 13 – 1863 (Age 32)
Married
Ellen Close
1857 December 9 (Age 32)
Married
Emma Gloria Lavender
1864 August 27 – 1871 (Age 39)
Served in
British Mission
1881 April 7 – 1882 June 4 (Age 55)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
21st
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Marriotts, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
J H Smith
Set Apart By
John Henry Smith
Date Details
On 1881 April 7
Set Apart
On 1882 June 4
Released
Served in
Canadian Mission
1885 April 4 – 1886 November 1 (Age 59)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
53rd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Marriottsville, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
A Carrington
Set Apart By
Albert Carrington
Date Details
On 1885 April 4
Set Apart
On 1886 November 1
Released
Died in Marriott, Weber, Utah, United States
1905 May 30 (Age 79)
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William George Butler (1827 - 1905) Profile
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Person
Diary of Ann Ham Hickenlooper, wife of William Hanney Hickenlooper, crossed the plains with the first handcart co., arrived in Salt Lake City 26. Sept., 1856 and record of work done for the dead
Diary of Ann Ham Hickenlooper, wife of William Hanney Hickenlooper, crossed the plains with the first handcart co., arrived in Salt Lake City 26. Sept., 1856 and record of work done for the dead, September.
Transcript for Ann Ham Hickenlooper, Diary of Ann Ham Hickenlooper, wife of William Hanney Hickenlooper, crossed the plains with the first handcart co., arrived in Salt Lake City 26. Sept., 1856 and record of work done for the dead (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957
Mission
KEEP BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
KEEP BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 27 June 1854.
KEEP BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 4 November 1853.
KEEP FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
KEEP FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 20 September 1880.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 4 October 1885, Vol. 1, Page 74, Line 3194.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 7 April 1881, Vol. 1, Page 54, Line 2299.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 7 April 1881, Vol. 2, Page 58, Line 2299.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 4 October 1885, Vol. 2, Page 81, Line 3194.
William H. Butler diaries, 1880-1882
William H. Butler diaries, 1880-1882.
Pioneer
An Enduring Legacy, Salt Lake City: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1978-1989
"Butler, William, [Autobiography]", An Enduring Legacy, Salt Lake City: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1978-1989, 8, Page 76-77.
Andrew Smith diaries, 1853-1856
Andrew Smith diaries, 1853-1856.
Transcript for Smith, Andrew, Diaries, 1853-1856, fd. 2
Archer Walters diary, 1856 March-September
Archer Walters diary, 1856 March-September, Item 15, Page 9-16.
Transcript for Walters, Archer, Diary 1856 Mar.-Sept., 9-16
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"William Woodward letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (11 June 1856).
Transcript for William Woodward letter to Heber C. Kimball, 11 June 1856
Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"William Butler, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 1-2.
Transcript for "William Butler, reminiscences", DUP Pioneer History Collection, Page 1-2.
"Butler, William, Journal", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963.
Transcript for Butler, William, Journal, in Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Collection, 1828-1963, reel 11, item 3
DESERET News
"Emigrants For Utah", DESERET News, (6 August 1856), Page 8.
Transcript for "Emigrants for Utah," Deseret News, 6 August 1856, 176
Edmund Ellsworth Emigrating Company papers, 1856
Edmund Ellsworth Emigrating Company papers, 1856, June, Vol. 1.
Transcript for Edmund Ellsworth Emigrating Company papers, 1856, Folder contents: (1) Journal, 1856 June-September
Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"W. Woodward to Albert Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (3 September 1906).
Transcript for Woodward, W., to Albert Jones, Handcart Veterans Association, 12 Sep. 1906. Handcart Veterans Association, Scrapbook, 1906-1914, fd. 2
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 26 September 1856, Page 28.
John Oakley journal excerpt, 1856 June-August
John Oakley journal excerpt, 1856 June-August, June.
Transcript for John Oakley journal excerpt, 1856 June-August
Millennial Star
Daniel Spencer letter to Franklin D. Richards, "Foreign Correspondence", Millennial Star, 18, (2 August 1856), No. 31. Page 489.
Transcript for Daniel Spencer letter to Franklin D. Richards printed in "Foreign Correspondence," Millennial Star, 2 August 1856, 489-90
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. 2, Page 198.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. 1, Page 234.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. 1, Page 89.
William Butler autobiography, 1850-1875
William Butler autobiography, 1850-1875, Page 3-5.
Transcript for William Butler autobiography, 1850-1875, 3-5
