William Goodall Young
Birth Date
On 1827 February 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1894 April 15 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Canandiagua, Ontario, New York, United States
1827 February 22
Mother
Persis Goodall (1806 - 1894)
Father
Lorenzo Dow Young (1807 - 1895)
Date Details
Occurred On 1827 February 22
Baptized by
John Portineus Greene
1835 February (Age 7)
Married
Adelia Clark
1846 January 1 (Age 18)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 21)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Adelia Clark (Age 22)
Maria Adelia Young (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Served in
California Mission
1852 – 1852 December 19 (Age 24)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
San Bernardino, California
Date Details
Started On 1852
Called
Ended On 1852 December 19
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
Amasa M. Lyman/Charles C. Rich Company (1852)
1852 November 16 – December 19 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1852 November 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 December 19
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1854 March 29 – 1857 January 1 (Age 27)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Grantsville, Tooele, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
British Isles
Date Details
Started On 1854 March 29
Departed from Home
Ended On 1857 January 1
Released
Called as Captain to
William G. Young Company (1857)
1857 June – September 26 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started Circa 1857 June
Joined Company
Ended Between 1857 September 25 – 26
Company Arrived
Married
Martha Ann Grainger
1857 October 10 (Age 30)
Married
Eliza Atkinson
1858 January 31 (Age 30)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 10 – 1870 March 16 (Age 42)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1869 October 10
Set Apart
Ended On 1870 March 16
Released
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1894 April 15 (Age 67)
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William Goodall Young (1827 - 1894)
William Goodall Young (1827 - 1894) Profile
Sources
Person
Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Young, William Goodall", Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 4, Page 446.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 3504-3514, Page 596-606.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 23 August 1856.
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 23 August 1856.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 19 December 1852.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 7 April 1854.
Millennial Star
Millennial Star.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1869, Vol. B, Page 16, Line 608.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1869, Vol. A, Page 15, Line 608.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 3, Page 489-490.
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Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 87.
Pioneer
A. Milton Musser diaries, 1852-1876
A. Milton Musser diaries, 1852-1876, May.
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Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (June), Page 1-6.
Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Eliza Dana Gibbs, autobiographical sketch", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 18-19.
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Deseret News
"General Items", Deseret News, (25 December 1852), Page 2.
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Millennial Star
""Correspondence from the Plains," letter from Amos M. Musser to President Appleby", Millennial Star, (16 July 1857), Page 620-622.
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Our Pioneer Heritage
Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 1, Page 29.
Richard Ballantyne papers, 1848-1867, 1895
"Journal, 1848 May-August", Richard Ballantyne papers, 1848-1867, 1895, Page 5.
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Samuel H. B. Smith reminiscences and diary
Samuel H. B. Smith reminiscences and diary, April.
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Smith, Harrison Bailey, Diary
Smith, Harrison Bailey, Diary.
The Mormon
Amos M. Musser, "From the Plains", The Mormon, (19 August 1857), Page 3.
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Amos M. Musser, "Correspondence of Elder A. M. Musser", The Mormon, (15 August 1857), Page 3.
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Wadsworth, George Allen, Reminiscences, [3]
Wadsworth, George Allen, Reminiscences, [3].
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