William Hart Miles
Birth Date
On 1810 July 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1896 January 14 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Southampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
1810 July 8
Mother
Rebecca Hart
Father
William George Whitefield Miles
Baptized by Benjamin Winchester
1839 September 18 (Age 29)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1859 (Age 48)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Philadelphia
Traveled in
Sidney Tanner Company
1861 July 20 – September (Age 51)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1861 July 20
Joined Company
Circa 1861 September
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1862 May 4 – 1864 (Age 51)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
F D Richards
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Date Details
On 1862 May 4
Set Apart
On 1864
Released
Called as President to
Eastern States Mission
1864 – 1869 (Age 53)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Date Details
On 1864
Called
On 1869
Released
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1871 October 10 (Age 61)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
W Woodruff
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1896 January 14 (Age 85)
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William Hart Miles (1810 - 1896) Profile
Sources
Person
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch.
Mission
Andrew Jenson, "Miles, William Hart," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia
Andrew Jenson, "Miles, William Hart," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 4.
Eastern States Mission history, 1830-1977, Church History Library
Eastern States Mission history, 1830-1977, Church History Library.
Eastern States Mission Manuscript History and Historical Reports, 1830-1977
"Presidents", Eastern States Mission Manuscript History and Historical Reports, 1830-1977, 2, Part 1, Page 11.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 19, Line 814.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 4, Line 136.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 21, Line 814.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 4, Line 136.
William Hart Miles papers. 1861-1936, Brigham Young University
William Hart Miles papers. 1861-1936, Brigham Young University.
Pioneer
William H. Miles diary
William H. Miles diary, July.
Transcript for William H. Miles diary, 1861 July-August and 1862 May-July, fd. 2, 8A-8G
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