William Wellington Spencer
Alternate Names
William Spencer (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1808 March 29 (Born)
Death Date
On 1892 October 11 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Walton, Delaware, New York, United States
1808 March 29
Mother
Annie Whitmore
Father
Isaac Spencer
Date Details
Occurred On 1808 March 29
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1835 (Age 26)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Journal History of May 29, 1835.
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Location Served
Eastern States
Date Details
Started On 1835
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company D
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 38)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Additional Information
Member of the Stephen Watts Kearny escort.
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Died in Ravanna, Mercer, Missouri, United States
1892 October 11 (Age 84)
Sources
Person
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 4114, Page 792.
Mission
Golder, Frank Alfred. The March of the Mormon Battalion from Council Bluffs to California: Taken from the Journal of Henry Standage. Contributors: Thomas A. Bailey and J. Lyman Smith. New York: Century Press, 1928
Golder, Frank Alfred. The March of the Mormon Battalion from Council Bluffs to California: Taken from the Journal of Henry Standage. Contributors: Thomas A. Bailey and J. Lyman Smith. New York: Century Press, 1928.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 29 May 1835, Page 1.
Mormon Battalion
Descriptive roll [Mormon Battalion], 1846
Descriptive roll [Mormon Battalion], 1846, Page 2.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 41.
Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.