William Oxley Beesley
Birth Date
On 1846 April 10 (Born)
Death Date
On 1924 December 18 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
1
Born in Whitewater, Franklin, Indiana, United States
1846 April 10
Mother
Mary Lees Miller (1808 - 1889)
Father
John S. Beesley (1797 - 1864)
Date Details
Occurred On 1846 April 10
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1862)
1862 (Age 15)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Deborah Lees (Age 79)
John S. Beesley (Age 64)
Mary Lees Miller (Age 53)
Rebecca Herron Beesley (Age 22)
Joseph Smith Beesley (Age 17)
Phillip Hyde Beesley (Age 12)
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1862
Joined Company
Circa 1862
Company Arrived
Served in
Southern States Mission
1881 July 11 – 1882 February 20 (Age 35)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
John Henry Smith
Location Served
Virginia
Date Details
Started On 1881 July 11
Set Apart
Ended On 1882 February 20
Released
Married
Mariette Riggs
1882 December 21 (Age 36)
Died in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
1924 December 18 (Age 78)
Sources
Person
1870 Utah Census
1870 Utah Census.
Salt Lake Telegram
"Utah County Man Dies at Age of 78", Salt Lake Telegram, (20 December 1924), Page 5.
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 July 1881, Vol. B, Page 60, Line 2370.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 July 1881, Vol. A, Page 55, Line 2370.