William Spencer Covert
Birth Date
On 1808 August 6 (Born)
Death Date
On 1899 November 17 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Locke, Cayuga, New York, United States
1808 August 6
Mother
Phoebe Drake
Father
Smith Covert
Date Details
Occurred On 1808 August 6
Married
Mary Cortright
1828 (Age 19)
Baptized by P. Brown
1839 March (Age 30)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1843 July 3 (Age 34)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
Stark County, Illinois
Date Details
Started On 1843 July 3
Called
End Date Not Found
Traveled in
Heber C. Kimball Company (1848)
1848 June 7 – September 24 (Age 39)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 September 24
Company Arrived
Married
Ruth Chilson Chase
1853 August 16 (Age 45)
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1855 April 6 – 1857 March 23 (Age 46)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
To the Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1855 April 6
Called
Ended On 1857 March 23
Departed from Field
Died in Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1899 November 17 (Age 91)
Media
William Spencer Covert (1808 - 1899) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Salt Lake County, Utah.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 1, Page 92.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 45.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 3 July 1843.
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855
Mormon Indian Missions - 1855. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1959. Page 40.
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
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.
Pioneer
Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January
Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January, May, Page 110-115.
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