William Joseph Beecher
Birth Date
On 1842 October 25 (Born)
Death Date
On 1900 May 26 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
1842 October 25
Mother
Sylvia Desire Wheeler
Father
Ransome Asa Beecher
Baptized by B P Cunningham
1854 (Age 11)
Traveled in
Company Unknown
1854 (Age 11)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Circa 1854
Joined Company
Circa 1854
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah J Jones
1873 April 10 (Age 30)
Served in
California Mission
1900 May 16 – 27 (Age 57)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
59th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph W McMurrin
Set Apart By
Joseph William McMurrin
Date Details
On 1900 May 16
Set Apart
On 1900 May 27
Released
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
1900 May 26 (Age 57)
Media
William Joseph Beecher (1842 - 1900) Profile
Sources
Person
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Sad Death of a Missionary", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (29 May 1900), Page 3.
Mission
Deseret Evening News
"Missionary Found Dead", Deseret Evening News, (28 May 1900), Page 1.
Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson
Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 3, Page 596.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 16 May 1900, Vol. 3, Page 123, Line 270.
Salt Lake Tribune
"Asphyxiated While at Prayer", Salt Lake Tribune, (29 May 1900), Page 5.
Pioneer
Deseret Evening News
"Willard: Impressive Funeral Services Over the Remains of Elder Wm. J. Beecher", Deseret Evening News, (4 June 1900), Page 6.
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