William Watson Ferguson
Birth Date
On 1851 May 21 (Born)
Death Date
On 1927 October 9 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Rutherglen, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom
1851 May 21
Mother
Elizabeth Watson (1814 - 1873)
Father
Andrew Ferguson (1818 - 1888)
Date Details
Occurred On 1851 May 21
Traveled in
Moses Thurston Company (1855)
1855 July 3 – September 19 (Age 4)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Elizabeth Lock Ferguson (Age 8)
Eli Brazee Kelsey Ferguson (Age 6)
Elizabeth Watson (Age 40)
Andrew Ferguson (Age 36)
Duncan McIsaac Ferguson (Age 18)
Agnes Reid Ferguson (Age 11)
Barbara Orther Ferguson (Age 11)
Andrew Moses Ferguson (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1855 July 3
Joined Company
Ended On 1855 September 19
Company Arrived
Baptized by Daniel King
1864 November 20 (Age 13)
Served in
New Zealand Mission
1900 May 9 – 1902 August 29 (Age 48)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Lake Shore, Utah, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
George Teasdale
Location Served
New Zealand
Date Details
Started On 1900 May 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1902 August 29
Released
Images
Missionaries in New Zealand
Died in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States
1927 October 9 (Age 76)
Media
William Watson Ferguson (1851 - 1927) Profile
Missionaries in New Zealand, Circa 1900
Sources
Person
1860 United States Census
1860 United States Census.
1870 Utah Census
1870 Utah Census.
Saints By Sea
"William Watson Ferguson. ID: 23673", Saints By Sea.
Mission
1st Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918
1st Presidency missionary calls and recommendations 1877-1918, 7 March 1900.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 May 1900, Vol. C, Page 122, Line 256.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"5th Company of 50 reports", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, (22 August 1855).
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