William James Smith
Birth Date
On 1832 September 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1899 May 23 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Williamstown, Oswego, New York, United States
1832 September 15
Mother
Rhoda Hough
Father
William Orville Smith
Baptized
1846 September 15 (Age 14)
Traveled in
Company Unknown
1848 (Age 15)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
William Orville Smith (Age 47)
Emily Jane Spinnings (Age 33)
Jesse Wells Smith (Age 23)
Olive Emily Smith (Age 2)
Hyrum Smith (Age 12)
Nathaniel Smith (Age 0)
Date Details
Circa 1848
Joined Company
Circa 1848
Company Arrived
Married
Julia Ann Smith
1854 January 1 (Age 21)
Served in
Salmon River Mission
1857 September 26 – 1858 March 28 (Age 25)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Amasa Lyman
Set Apart By
Amasa Mason Lyman
Served With
Julia Ann Hammer
Date Details
On 1857 September 26
Set Apart
On 1857 October 27
Arrived in Field
On 1858 March 28
Departed from Field
Died in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States
1899 May 23 (Age 66)
Media
William James Smith (1832 - 1899) Profile
Sources
Person
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
Improvement Era
John V. Bluth, "Salmon River Mission", Improvement Era, 3, (September), 11. Page 801, 900.
Manuscript history of Salmon River Mission, 1850-1860
Manuscript history of Salmon River Mission, 1850-1860, 9 October 1855.
Mormon Indian Mission-1855
Mormon Indian Mission-1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, 1959. Page 115.
Names of Missionaries at Limhi in the winter of 1857 & 1858, undated
Names of Missionaries at Limhi in the winter of 1857 & 1858, undated.
Salmon River Mission journal, 1855-1858
Salmon River Mission journal, 1855-1858.
The Salmon River Mission by Catherine Vigdus Bearnson Carter
The Salmon River Mission by Catherine Vigdus Bearnson Carter. Utah Printing Co., 1963.
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