William Moronia Behunin
Birth Date
On 1833 May 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 1855 September 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Richland, Oswego, New York, United States
1833 May 28
Mother
Maribah Morton
Father
Isaac Behunin (1803 - 1881)
Date Details
Occurred On 1833 May 28
Married
Lorina Vice
1847 (Age 13)
Traveled in
Milo Andrus Company (1850)
1850 June 3 – August 30 (Age 17)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mosiah Stephen Behunin (Age 7)
Hyrum Smith Behunin (Age 5)
Isaac Behunin (Age 46)
Elmina Polly Tyler (Age 39)
Philo Marshall Behunin (Age 22)
Elijah Cutler Behunin (Age 2)
Isaac Morton Behunin (Age 18)
Andrew Ira Behunin (Age 14)
Alma Moses Behunin (Age 13)
Nancy Meribah Behunin (Age 10)
Date Details
Started On 1850 June 3
Joined Company
Ended On 1850 August 30
Company Arrived
Served in
Elk Mountain Mission
1855 April 6 – September 22 (Age 21)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Set Apart By
Jedediah Morgan Grant
Location Served
To the Lamanites near Grand River (now Moab, Utah)
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 6
Called
Ended On 1855 September 22
Released
Died in Moab, Grand, Utah Territory, United States
1855 September 22 (Age 22)
Media
William Moronia Behunin (1833-1885) Profile
William Moronia Behunin (1833 - 1885)
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Mission
Elk Mountain Mission journal, 1855 May-October
Elk Mountain Mission journal, 1855 May-October.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, Page 8.
Pioneer
Utah Pioneer Biographies
"Leithead, James", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 42, Page 18, 28-35.
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