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William Spencer Covert (1808 - 1899) Profile

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A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857)

Woods, Fred E., A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Salt Lake City, Utah: Mormon Historic Sites Foundation, c2005. 2005.

Fred E. Woods. A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857).

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, July 3, 1843.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008.

Mormon Indian Missions - 1855

Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1959. Page 40.

Mormon Indian Missions - 1855.

Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January

Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January, May 1844, Page 110-115.

Transcript for Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January, 110-115

Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January.

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William Spencer Covert

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Born in Locke, Cayuga, New York, United States

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Occurred On 1808 August 6

Married Mary Cortright

Baptized by P. Brown

Served in Early Church Mission: North America

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Started On 1843 July 3

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Traveled in Heber C. Kimball Company (1848)

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Started On 1848 June 7

Ended On 1848 September 24

Married Ruth Chilson Chase

Served in Las Vegas Mission

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Started On 1855 April 6

Ended On 1857 March 23

Died in Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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