William Heaton
Birth Date
On 1827 March 10 (Born)
Death Date
On 1877 September 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Little Horton, Yorkshire, England, United kingdom
1827 March 10
Mother
Frances O'Dwyer (1804 - 1873)
Father
Jonathan Heaton
Date Details
Occurred On 1827 March 10
Baptized by
James Dinsdale
1849 April 29 (Age 22)
Served in
British Mission
1850 August 11 – 1855 December 31 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Set Apart By
James Marsden
Location Served
Bradbury, England Conference
Date Details
Started On 1850 August 11
Called
On 1850 August 27
Departed from Home
Ended On 1855 December 31
Released
Married
Esther Beilby
1851 February 10 (Age 23)
Traveled in
Daniel D. McArthur Company (1856)
1856 June 11 – September 26 (Age 29)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Christopher Beilby Heaton (Age 4)
Esther Beilby (Age 25)
William McDonald Heaton (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1856 June 11
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 September 26
Company Arrived
Married
Susan Clarissa Williams
1876 July 21 (Age 49)
Died in Orderville, Kane, Utah Territory, United States
1877 September 22 (Age 50)
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William Heaton (1827 - 1877) Profile
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Mission
Journal of William Heaton, an Elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,1967
Journal of William Heaton, an Elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,1967.
William Heaton diary, 1849-1853
William Heaton diary, 1849-1853.
Pioneer
Daniel Duncan McArthur Emigrating Company journal
Daniel Duncan McArthur Emigrating Company journal. May through September 1856.
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Deseret News
"Emigrants For Utah", Deseret News, (6 August 1856), Page 8.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 26 September 1856, Page 36.
Mary Jane Meeks biography, undated
Mary Jane Meeks biography, undated, Page 9-18.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. B, Page 150.
The Enoch Train pioneers: trek of the first two handcart companies - 1856
The Enoch Train pioneers: trek of the first two handcart companies - 1856, Page 63.