William Wilford Allen

Birth Date
On 1810 July 26
Death Date
On 1896 July 6
Gender
Male
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Born in Leominster, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom

1810 July 26

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Occurred On 1810 July 26
Birth

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Father
William Allen
Mother
Margaret Laddley

Baptized

1841 August 13 (Age 31)

Called as Missionary

Welsh Mission
1842 – 1850 (Age 31)

Start Date Details

Called
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1850
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Leominster, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
Priesthood Office When Called
Priest
Location Served
South Wales/Pembrokeshire
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

He served as a traveling Elder in England and Wales for nine years before immigrating to America in 1851.


Called as Missionary

British Mission
1842 – 1850 (Age 31)

Start Date Details

Called
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1850
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Leominster, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
Location Served
Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, Garway Conference
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

He served as a traveling Elder in England and Wales for nine years before immigrating to America in 1851.


Joined Company Unknown

1851 (Age 40)

Start Date Details

Occurred Circa 1851
Joined When Organization was Formed

End Date Details

Circa 1851
Organization was Ended

Additional Information

Additional Notes

Served a mission in Herefordshire, England and Wales before emigrating to the United States in 1851.


Married Eliza Ann Fenn

1852 December 14 (Age 42)

Set Apart as Missionary

Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1855 September 6 – 1856 November 9 (Age 45)

Start Date Details

Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1856 November 9
Arrived at Home

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Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
Texas
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Jedediah Morgan Grant

Assigned as Teamster

James G. Willie Company
1856 July 15 – November 9 (Age 45)

Start Date Details

Assigned
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1856 November 9
Organization was Ended

Additional Information

Additional Notes

In 1855, he served a mission to Texas and returned to Utah in 1856. As a returning missionary he traveled with the independent wagons and joined Hodgetts' company at Fort Laramie.


Died in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States

1896 July 6 (Age 85)

Date Details

Occurred On 1896 July 6
Died

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