William Paxman
Birth Date
On 1835 October 23 (Born)
Death Date
On 1897 October 12 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1835 October 23
Mother
Esther Reynolds
Father
James Paxman
Date Details
Occurred On 1835 October 23
Baptized by Edward C. Brand
1853 June 20 (Age 17)
Married
Ann Rushen Keys
1856 March 3 (Age 20)
Traveled in
Joseph Horne Company (1861)
1861 July 1 – September 13 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1861 July 1 – 4
Joined Company
Ended On 1861 September 13
Company Arrived
Married
Susan Clements
1870 December 7 (Age 35)
Married
Emily Abel
1875 October 11 (Age 39)
Served in
British Mission
1875 October 11 – 1877 October 17 (Age 39)
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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
Erastus Snow
Location Served
London Conference
Date Details
Started On 1875 October 11
Set Apart
On 1875 November 12
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1877 October 17
Departed from Field
On 1877 November 7
Arrived at Home
Married
Katherine Ann Love
1884 October 7 (Age 48)
Called as President to
Australasian Mission
1886 February 19 – 1889 September 5 (Age 50)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Nephi, Juab, Utah Territory, United States
Additional Information
Served with Children
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Served With
Katherine Ann Love
Date Details
Started On 1886 February 19
Set Apart
Ended On 1889 September 5
Released
Images
Missionaries Arrive in New Zealand
Missionaries at Te Hawke
New Zealand Mission group photo - Circa 1887
New Zealand Missionaries
Died in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States
1897 October 12 (Age 61)
Media
William Paxman (1836 - 1897)
William Paxman (1835 - 1897) Profile
Missionaries Arrive in New Zealand
Missionaries at Te Hawke
New Zealand Mission group photo - Circa 1887
New Zealand Missionaries
Sources
Person
Deseret Evening News
"President William Paxman Dead", Deseret Evening News, (13 October 1897), Page 2.
"Obituary. William Paxman", Deseret Evening News, (3 November 1897), Page 5.
Deseret Weekly
"Obituary Notes", Deseret Weekly, (13 November 1897), Page 703.
Mission
Australasian Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1840-1897
Australasian Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1840-1897, 30 March 1853, Vol. 1, Page 8.
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 22 November 1875.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 30 January 1885.
Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1875, Vol. A, Page 29, Line 1244.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 19 February 1886, Vol. A, Page 80, Line 23.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1875, Vol. B, Page 32, Line 1244.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 19 February 1886, Vol. B, Page 87, Line 23.
William Paxman collection, 1868-1937, Church History Library
William Paxman collection, 1868-1937, Church History Library.
Pioneer
Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
"William Paxman", Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah: Comprising Photographs, Genealogies, Biographies (1913)
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah: Comprising Photographs, Genealogies, Biographies (1913), Page 1091.
Thomas C. Griggs journals, 1861-1903
Thomas C. Griggs journals, 1861-1903, Vol. 1, Folder 1, Reel 1.
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