William Cooper
Birth Date
On 1835 March 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 1902 December 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1835 March 28
Mother
Anne Alsop
Father
Charles Cooper
Date Details
Occurred On 1835 March 28
Baptized
1858 May 8 (Age 23)
Married
Elizabeth Maslen
1858 May 8 (Age 23)
Traveled in
James Darling Ross Company (1860)
1860 June 14 – September 3 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Elizabeth Maslen (Age 24)
Date Details
Started On 1860 June 14
Joined Company
Ended On 1860 September 3
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah Ann Olpin
1867 November 9 (Age 32)
Served in
British Mission
1880 August 23 – 1882 September 21 (Age 45)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
His spouse
Elizabeth
and daughter Mabel came to England in 1881 to visit relatives
Priesthood Quorum When Called
13th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1880 August 23
Set Apart
Ended On 1882 September 21
Released
Died in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
1902 December 22 (Age 67)
Media
William Cooper (1835 - 1902) Profile
Sources
Person
1900 United States Census
1900 United States Census.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Death of William Cooper", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (24 December 1902), Page 8.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 13 September 1880.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 23 August 1880, Vol. B, Page 55, Line 2157.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 23 August 1880, Vol. A, Page 50, Line 2157.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"Emigration list for Spring, 1860", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, Page 1-46.
Deseret News
"The Immigration", Deseret News, (15 August 1860), Page 5.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1860: Page 20.
The Mountaineer
"Local News: Names of Emigrants", The Mountaineer, (18 August 1860), Page 2.
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