William Coray
Birth Date
On 1823 May 14 (Born)
Death Date
On 1849 March 7 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
1
Mission Activity
2
Pioneer
1
Born in Dansville, Steuben, New York, United States
1823 May 14
Mother
Mary Stephens
Father
Silas Cory
Date Details
Occurred On 1823 May 14
Baptized
1840 May 25 (Age 17)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1843 (Age 19)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Location Served
Ontario County, New York
Date Details
Started On 1843
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Served in
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 – June 24 (Age 20)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Missouri
Date Details
Started On 1844 April 15
Called
Ended On 1844 June 24
Released
Married
Melissa Burton
1846 June 23 (Age 23)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 23)
Members in Company
Rank
First Sergeant
Traveling Group
Melissa Burton
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Jonathan H. Holmes/Samuel Thompson Company (1848)
1848 July 2 – September 6 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Melissa Burton (Age 20)
Date Details
Started On 1848 July 2
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 September 6
Company Arrived
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1849 March 7 (Age 25)
Sources
Person
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 2497, Page 801-803, 795.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 1 September 1843.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 April 1844.
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Pioneer
Crossroads: Utah Crossroads quarterly newsletter
"To the Tops of the California Mountains: The 1848 Carson Pass Diary of Elijah Elmer", Crossroads: Utah Crossroads quarterly newsletter, Page 5-7.
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Ephraim Green journal
Ephraim Green journal, June.
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Henry W. Bigler reminiscences and diaries, 1846-1850
Henry W. Bigler reminiscences and diaries, 1846-1850, July, Vol. 2, Page 1-13.
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Juvenile Instructor
Henele Pikale (Henry W. Bigler), "Recollections of the Past", Juvenile Instructor, (1 December 1886), Page 365-366.
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Salt Lake (County) Recorder's Office land records, circa 1847-1860
Salt Lake (County) Recorder's Office land records, circa 1847-1860, 1847, Page 37.
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Item 17, Page 5.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 7.
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 8.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 23.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 222-223.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Utah Woman's 2,000-Mile March Fifty-five Years Ago", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (26 May 1901), Page 2.
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Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.