William Howells
Alternate Names
William Howell (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1816 September 13 (Born)
Death Date
On 1851 November 21 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in St Donats, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
1816 September 13
Mother
Ann Preece
Father
Lewis Howell
Date Details
Occurred On 1816 September 13
Baptized by
Dan Jones
1849 (Age 32)
Served in
French Mission
1849 August 13 – 1851 March (Age 32)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
First Missionary to France. In June, 1850, he accompanied Apostle John Taylor to Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Aberdare, Wales
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Date Details
Started On 1849 August 13
Called
Ended On 1851 March
Departed from Field
Died in Council Bluff, Harrison, Iowa, United States
1851 November 21 (Age 35)
Media
William Howell (1816 - 1851) Profile
Sources
Person
Life of William Howell by his Grandson, William Louis Howell (FamilySearch
Life of William Howell by his Grandson, William Louis Howell (FamilySearch.
Mission
Dennis, Ronald D., "William Howells: First Missionary to France," in Supporting Saints: Life Stories of Nineteenth-Century Mormons (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1985), 43-81
Dennis, Ronald D., "William Howells: First Missionary to France," in Supporting Saints: Life Stories of Nineteenth-Century Mormons (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1985), 43-81.
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports.
Millennial Star
Millennial Star, 18 September 1850, Vol. 12, Page 268.
Millennial Star, 15 August 1848, Vol. 10, Page 254.