William Paxman
Birth Date
On 1836 October 23 (Born)
Death Date
On 1897 October 12 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
2
Pioneer
1
Born in Colchester, Essex, England
1836 October 23
Mother
Esther Reynolds
Father
James Paxman
Baptized by Edward C. Brand
1852 May 15 (Age 15)
Traveled in
Joseph Horne Company
1861 July 1 – September 13 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Between 1861 July 1 – 4
Joined Company
On 1861 September 13
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1875 October 11 – 1877 October 17 (Age 38)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
67th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
E. Snow
Date Details
On 1875 October 11
Set Apart
On 1877 October 17
Departed from Field
Arrived in Field
1875 November 12 (Age 39)
Arrived at Home
1877 November 7 (Age 41)
Married
Katherine Ann Love
1884 October 7 (Age 47)
Called as President to
Australasian Mission
1886 February 19 – 1889 September 5 (Age 49)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Nephi, Juab, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
F. D. Richards
Additional Information
Served with Children
Served With
Katherine Ann Love
Date Details
On 1886 February 19
Set Apart
On 1889 September 5
Released
Images
Missionaries Arrive in New Zealand
Missionaries at Te Hawke
New Zealand Mission group photo - Circa 1887
Died
1897 October 12 (Age 61)
Media
William Paxman (1836 - 1897) Profile
William Paxman (1835 - 1897) Profile
Missionaries Arrive in New Zealand
Missionaries at Te Hawke
New Zealand Mission group photo - Circa 1887
Sources
Person
"Obituary Notes," Deseret Weekly
"Obituary Notes," Deseret Weekly, 13 November 1897.
"Obituary. William Paxman," Deseret Evening News
"Obituary. William Paxman," Deseret Evening News, 3 November 1897.
Mission
Australasian Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1840-1897
Australasian Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1840-1897, 3 September 1879, Vol. 2, Page 64.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877-1918, Church History Library
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877-1918, Church History Library.
Index to the British Mission history, 1841-1971, Church History Library
Index to the British Mission history, 1841-1971, Church History Library.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 29, Line 1244.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 80, Line 23.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 32, Line 82.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 87, Line 23.
William Paxman collection, 1868-1937, Church History Library
William Paxman collection, 1868-1937, Church History Library.
Pioneer
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah (Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Company, 1913), 1091
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah (Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Company, 1913), 1091.
Griggs, Thomas Cott, Journals, 1861-1903, reel 1, box 1, fd. 1
Griggs, Thomas Cott, Journals, 1861-1903, reel 1, box 1, fd. 1, Vol. 1.
Transcript for Griggs, Thomas Cott, Journals, 1861-1903, reel 1, box 1, fd. 1, vol. 1
"President William Paxman Dead," Deseret Evening News
"President William Paxman Dead," Deseret Evening News, 13 October 1897.
William Paxman, Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
William Paxman, Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
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