William Cresfield Moody
Birth Date
On 1819 March 23 (Born)
Death Date
On 1906 September 27 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Rockford, Coosa, Alabama, United States
1819 March 23
Mother
Mary Baldwin (1795 - 1853)
Father
John Wyatt Moody
Date Details
Occurred On 1819 March 23
Married
Harriett Parthena Henson
1840 January 1 (Age 20)
Baptized by
James McGaw
1850 November (Age 31)
Traveled in
Moses Daley Freight Train (1853)
1853 July 6 – September 29 (Age 34)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Margaret Josephine Moody (Age 8)
Harriet Electa Moody (Age 6)
Harriett Parthena Henson (Age 32)
John Franklin Moody (Age 11)
Henry Freeland Moody (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1853 July 6
Joined Company
Ended Between 1853 September 27 – 29
Company Arrived
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1855 May 7 – 1857 September (Age 36)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Accompanied his brother, John
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Texas
Date Details
Started On 1855 May 7
Departed from Home
Ended On 1857 September
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
Homer Duncan Company (1857)
1857 May – September 25 (Age 38)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Circa 1857 May
Joined Company
Ended Between 1857 September 14 – 25
Company Arrived
Married
Cynthia Elizabeth Damron
1857 December 20 (Age 38)
Married
Lola Eliza Bess
1857 December 20 (Age 38)
Served in
British Mission
1860 September 22 – 1862 October 1 (Age 41)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1860 September 22
Set Apart
Ended On 1862 October 1
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
James S. Brown Company (1862)
1862 July 28 – October 2 (Age 43)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1862 July 28
Joined Company
Ended On 1862 October 2
Company Arrived
Died in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States
1906 September 27 (Age 87)
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William Cresfield Moody (1819 - 1906) Profile
William Cresfield Moody (1819 - 1906)
Sources
Person
1850 Texas Census, Grimes County
1850 Texas Census, Grimes County.
1860 Utah Census
1860 Utah Census.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 1492-1500.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 7 May 1855, Page 1-7.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 September 1860, Vol. A, Page 2, Line 60.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 September 1860, Vol. B, Page 2, Line 60.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"Arrival and Latest News", Deseret News, (19 August 1857), Page 4.
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"Third Independent Company", Deseret News, (8 October 1862), Page 1.
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John H. Standifird correspondence, circa 1857-1921
John H. Standifird correspondence, circa 1857-1921, Folder 2, Page 3-4.
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Moses Daley Freight Company journal, 1853 September
Moses Daley Freight Company journal, 1853 September, September.
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Standifird, John Henry, Diaries, 1862-1923
Standifird, John Henry, Diaries, 1862-1923, Vol. 1.
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