William Smith Grant
Birth Date
On 1842 August 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1883 June 15 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois, United States
1842 August 22
Mother
Elizabeth Wilson
Father
George Davis Grant
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 5)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
George Wilson Grant (Age 9)
George Davis Grant (Age 35)
Elizabeth Wilson (Age 32)
Josephine Grant (Age 3)
Thalia Grant (Age 11)
Don Carlos Grant (Age 1)
Date Details
On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Baptized by E Ellsworth
1854 March 28 (Age 11)
Served in
British Mission
1866 April 23 – 1868 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Quorum When Called
16th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
Daniel H Wells
Set Apart By
Daniel Hanmer Wells
Date Details
On 1866 April 23
Set Apart
On 1868
Released
Traveled in
Joseph S. Rawlins Company
1868 July 25 – August 20 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
On 1868 July 25
Joined Company
On 1868 August 20
Company Arrived
Died in Woods Cross, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
1883 June 15 (Age 40)
Media
William Smith Grant (1842 - 1883) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Saints By Sea - BYU
"William Smith Grant. ID: 91917", Saints By Sea - BYU.
Mission
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 8, Line 322.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 9, Line 322.
Pioneer
CR 376 8: Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868
"Captain Joseph S. Rawlins, list of passengers, 1868", CR 376 8: Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868.
Deseret Evening News
"Local and Other Matters: Elders Arrived", Deseret Evening News, (20 August 1868), Page 3.
Transcript for "Local and Other Matters: Elders Arrived," Deseret Evening News, 20 August 1868, 3
MS 14290: Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
MS 14290: Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, June.
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