William Rice King
Birth Date
On 1834 April 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1892 February 17 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Cicero, Onondaga, New York, United States
1834 April 8
Mother
Matilda Robison (1811 - 1894)
Father
Thomas Rice King (1813 - 1879)
Date Details
Occurred On 1834 April 8
Baptized
1842 April 8 (Age 8)
Traveled in
Easton Kelsey Company (1851)
1851 June 29 – September 22 (Age 17)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1851 June 29
Joined Company
Ended On 1851 September 22
Company Arrived
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1854 April 6 – 1857 October 6 (Age 19)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Residence When Called
Fillmore, Millard, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Date Details
Started On 1854 April 6
Called
On 1854 November 13
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1857 October 6
Departed from Field
On 1858
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
Eli Whipple Company (1858)
1858 March 17 – June 11 (Age 23)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1858 March 17
Joined Company
Ended On 1858 June 11
Company Arrived
Married
Josephine Henry
1861 January 20 (Age 26)
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1869 October 9 – 1873 August (Age 35)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Fillmore, Millard, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Charles Coulson Rich
Served With
Mary Ann Henry
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Date Details
Started On 1869 October 9
Set Apart
On 1869 December 24
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1873 August
Departed from Field
Married
Mary Ann Henry
1869 November 29 (Age 35)
Married
Lucy Maranda White
1878 December 19 (Age 44)
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1886 October 18 – 1887 (Age 52)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Kingstown, Piute, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Date Details
Started On 1886 October 18
Set Apart
On 1886 October 31
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1887
Released
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William Rice King and Joseph F Smith Sr. Hawaiian Mission 1887
Called as President to
Hawaiian Mission
1887 – 1890 (Age 52)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Sandwich Islands
Served With
Lucy Maranda White
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Date Details
Started On 1887
Called
Ended On 1890
Released
On 1890 April 23
Released
On 1890 May 9
Departed from Field
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1892 February 17 (Age 57)
Media
William Rice King (1834 - 1892) Profile
William Rice King and Joseph F Smith Sr. Hawaiian Mission 1887, 1887 April 1
Sources
Person
Deseret Evening News
"Patriarch King Dead", Deseret Evening News, (16 November 1909), Page 7.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"A Pioneer Gone", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (18 February 1892), Page 8.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 11 September 1886.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 22 August 1886.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 7 August 1886.
Hawaiian Mission missionary lists, 1850-1900
Hawaiian Mission missionary lists, 1850-1900.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 18 October 1886, Vol. A, Page 83, Line 156.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. A, Page 16, Line 652.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 18 October 1886, Vol. B, Page 90, Line 156.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. B, Page 17, Line 652.
Sixtus E. Johnson diaries, 1854-1857
Sixtus E. Johnson diaries, 1854-1857, 12 March 1857, Vol. 3, Page 81.
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Pioneer
Eli Bell diaries, 1854-1864
Eli Bell diaries, 1854-1864, Vol. 4.
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Franklin W. Young autobiography, circa 1915-1917
Franklin W. Young autobiography, circa 1915-1917.
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Kingston United Order journals, 1877-1883
"William King Autobiography", Kingston United Order journals, 1877-1883, 1.
Memoirs of John R. Young : Utah pioneer, 1847
Memoirs of John R. Young : Utah pioneer, 1847. 1920. Page 109-114.
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