William Clayton
Birth Date
On 1814 July 17 (Born)
Death Date
On 1879 December 4 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Penwortham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1814 July 17
Mother
Ann Critchley
Father
Thomas Clayton
Date Details
Occurred On 1814 July 17
Married
Ruth Moon
1836 October 9 (Age 22)
Baptized by
Heber Chase Kimball
1837 October 21 (Age 23)
Served in
British Mission
1838 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Date Details
Started On 1838
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Married
Margaret Moon
1842 April 27 (Age 27)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Vanguard Company (1847)
1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 32)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 April 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 21
Company Arrived
Served in
Central States Mission
1848 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Location Served
St. Louis, Missouri
Date Details
Started On 1848
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Traveled in
Heber C. Kimball Company (1848)
1848 June 7 – September 24 (Age 33)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Margaret Normandy Clayton (Age 9)
William Heber Clayton (Age 5)
Ruth Moon (Age 30)
Vilate Ruth Clayton (Age 3)
Moroni Clayton (Age 2)
Diantha Farr (Age 19)
Sarah Lucretia Clayton (Age 10)
Joseph Thomas Clayton (Age 1)
Newell Horace Clayton (Age 1)
Olive Diantha Clayton (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 September 24
Company Arrived
Married
Diantha Farr
1850 January 9 (Age 35)
Married
Augusta Braddock
1850 October 5 (Age 36)
Married
Alice Hardman
1851 (Age 36)
Served in
British Mission
1853 January 3 – April 6 (Age 38)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
Started On 1853 January 3
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1853 April 6
Departed from Field
Traveled in
John Brown Company (1853)
1853 July 1 – October 17 (Age 38)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1853 July 1
Joined Company
Ended Between 1853 October 13 – 17
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah Ann Walters
1856 November 30 (Age 42)
Married
Elizabeth Mort
1870 December 19 (Age 56)
Married
Anna Elizabeth Higgs
1870 December 30 (Age 56)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1879 December 4 (Age 65)
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William Clayton (1814 - 1879)
William Clayton (1814 - 1879) Profile
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High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City, Page 27.
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Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Clayton, William", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 4, Page 696.
"Clayton, William", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 1, Page 717-718.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 10 December 1845.
Ogden Junction
"Death of Elder Clayton", Ogden Junction, (6 December 1879), Page 2.
Saints By Sea
"William Clayton. ID: 67932", Saints By Sea.
The Joseph Smith Papers
"William Clayton biography", The Joseph Smith Papers.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 4449-4463, Page 457-471.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 7 July 1840.
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, Item 183-186.
Millennial Star
"Appointments", Millennial Star, 15, (22 January 1853), No. 4. Page 58.
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Mormon Missionary Diaries, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
"William Clayton", Mormon Missionary Diaries, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, 1, (1840).
Pioneer
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, 7 April 1847.
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Annals of Wyoming
"The Journal of William A. Empey, May 7-August 4, 1847", Annals of Wyoming, (4 August 1847), Page 124-136.
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Appleton M. Harmon diary, 1847 April-July
Appleton M. Harmon diary, 1847 April-July, April.
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Deseret Weekly
"The Utah Pioneers", Deseret Weekly, (25 August 1894), Page 294.
Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
"Autobiography", Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, (1842).
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"Journal, 1847 April - October", Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, (5 April 1847), Page 5.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 17 July 1853, Page 1.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1848.
Howard Egan, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary Also Thrilling Experiences of Pre-frontier Life Among Indians (1917)
Howard Egan, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary Also Thrilling Experiences of Pre-frontier Life Among Indians (1917), Page 21-105.
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Levi Jackman journal, 1847 March-1849 April
Levi Jackman journal, 1847 March-1849 April, March.
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Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January
"Journal, 1844 May-1852 January", Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January, Page 47-85.
Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January, May, Page 110-115.
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Philo Johnson reminiscences, 1890, 1894, 1941
Philo Johnson reminiscences, 1890, 1894, 1941, 1894, Page 3-4.
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Thomas Bullock correspondence and papers, 1837-1857
Thomas Bullock correspondence and papers, 1837-1857.
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Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849
"Journal, 1847 April-June", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (April).
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Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898
"Wilford Woodruff journal", Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898, (January).
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William Burton papers, circa 1837-1851
"Journal", William Burton papers, circa 1837-1851, 11, (June).
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William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, April, Vol. 2.
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