William Jex
Birth Date
On 1831 December 11 (Born)
Death Date
On 1929 April 5 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Crostwick, Norfolk, England, United KIngdom
1831 December 11
Mother
Anne Ward
Father
William Jex
Date Details
Occurred On 1831 December 11
Baptized by James Woods
1853 March 10 (Age 21)
Married
Eliza Goodson
1854 February 22 (Age 22)
Traveled in
Darwin Richardson Company (1854)
1854 June 17 – September 30 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1854 June 17
Joined Company
Ended On 1854 September 30
Company Arrived
Married
Jemima Cox
1865 January 5 (Age 33)
Served in
British Mission
1883 April 9 (Age 51)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
25th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
William Whitaker Taylor
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1883 April 9
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States
1929 April 5 (Age 97)
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William Jex (1831 - 1929)
William Jex (1831 - 1929) Profile
Sources
Person
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Hundreds Honor Birthday of Pioneer Mother of Jex Family; West to Spanish Fork in 1857", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (4 January 1913), Page 6.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 1 November 1884.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 12 March 1883.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1883, Vol. B, Page 70, Line 2761.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1883, Vol. A, Page 64, Line 2761.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1854: Page 10.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 8.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. B, Page 26.
William Jex autobiography, circa 1921
William Jex autobiography, circa 1921, Page 4-5.
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