William George Petty
Alternate Names
William George Pettey
Birth Date
On 1831 September 3 (Born)
Death Date
On 1921 February 8 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
1831 September 3
Mother
Catherine Petty
Father
Albert Petty
Traveled in
Heber C. Kimball Company
1848 June 7 – September 24 (Age 16)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Heber Chase Kimball Petty (Age 6)
Albert Petty (Age 52)
Catherine Petty (Age 45)
Catherine Eizabeth Petty (Age 4)
Sarah G. Petty (Age 15)
Joseph Henry Petty (Age 0)
Date Details
On 1848 June 7
Joined Company
On 1848 September 24
Company Arrived
Baptized
1852 July 18 (Age 20)
Married
Susan Lucretia Lowry
1854 December 13 (Age 23)
Served in
Elk Mountain Mission
1855 April 6 – September (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Jedediah M Grant and Wilford Woodruff
Set Apart By
Jedediah Morgan Grant
Date Details
On 1855 April 6
Called
On 1855 May 13
Set Apart
On 1855 June 10
Arrived in Field
On 1855 September
Departed from Field
Married
Adeline Voorhees
1859 December 26 (Age 28)
Died in Emery, Emery, Utah, United States
1921 February 8 (Age 89)
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William George Petty (1831 - 1921) Profile
William George Petty (1831 - 1921)
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Salt Lake County, Utah.
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch.
Mission
Elk Mountain Mission journal, 1855 May-October
Elk Mountain Mission journal, 1855 May-October.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 13 May 1855, Vol. 37.
Mormon Indian Mission-1855
Mormon Indian Mission-1855. Brigham Young University, 1959. Page 8.
Pioneer
History of Sanpete and Emery counties, Utah
History of Sanpete and Emery counties, Utah, W. H. Lever.