William Walton Burton
Birth Date
On 1833 March 23 (Born)
Death Date
On 1918 June 27 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1833 March 23
Mother
Isabella Walton (1802 - 1863)
Father
James Burton
Date Details
Occurred On 1833 March 23
Baptized by
Elijah Funk Sheets
1845 March 6 (Age 11)
Traveled in
Job Smith Company (1854)
1854 June 7 – September 25 (Age 21)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1854 June 7
Joined Company
Ended Between 1854 September 23 – 25
Company Arrived
Married
Rachel Fielding
1856 March 28 (Age 23)
Married
Ellen Fielding
1861 November 2 (Age 28)
Married
Sarah Ann Fielding
1870 May 23 (Age 37)
Served in
British Mission
1885 February 9 (Age 51)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
United States And Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1885 February 9
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
1918 June 27 (Age 85)
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William Walton Burton (1833 - 1918) Profile
William Walton Burton (1833 - 1918)
Sources
Person
1860 United States Census
1860 United States Census. Utah, Weber County.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Burton, William Watton", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 1, Page 349-351.
Saints By Sea
"William Walton Burton. ID: 6883", Saints By Sea.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 February 1885, Vol. B, Page 80, Line 3172.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 February 1885, Vol. A, Page 74, Line 3172.
Pioneer
Heart Throbs of the West
Heart Throbs of the West, Vol. 2, Page 525.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1854: Page 11.
Job Smith autobiography, circa 1902
Job Smith autobiography, circa 1902, Page 41-42.
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Juvenile Instructor
Burton, William W., "Little Willie", Juvenile Instructor, (1 April 1893), Page 206-207.
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Burton, William W., "Little Willie", Juvenile Instructor, (15 March 1893), Page 184-186.
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Burton, William W., "Little Willie", Juvenile Instructor, (1 March 1893), Page 155-57.
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