William Preston
Birth Date
On 1860 February 10 (Born)
Death Date
On 1921 January 5 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Norwood, Asphodel, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
1860 February 10
Mother
Louisa Coe (1827 - 1910)
Father
Samuel Preston (1825 - 1906)
Date Details
Occurred On 1860 February 10
Baptized by
James William Lemmon
1868 (Age 7)
Traveled in
William S. Seeley Company (1868)
1868 August 1 – 29 (Age 8)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Samuel Preston (Age 42)
Louisa Coe (Age 41)
Thomas Preston (Age 3)
Date Details
Started On 1868 August 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1868 August 29
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1903 March 24 – 1905 May 25 (Age 43)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
142nd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Weston, Oneida, Idaho, United States
Set Apart By
Jonathan Golden Kimball
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1903 March 24
Set Apart
Ended On 1905 May 25
Released
Died in Weston, Franklin, Idaho, United States
1921 January 5 (Age 60)
Media
William Preston (1860 - ?) Profile
Sources
Person
1870 Utah Census
1870 Utah Census.
1900 Idaho Census
1900 Idaho Census.
Box Elder News Journal
"William Preston Dies Suddenly", Box Elder News Journal, (7 January 1921), Page 1.
Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937
Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 24 March 1903, Vol. C, Page 177, Line 125.