
William Wollerton Riter
The Riter family traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in the Jedediah M. Grant/Joseph B. Noble Company in 1847. The Riter family included Levi Evans, his wife Rebecca Wollerton Dilworth, and their children Samuel Harvey Wollerton, William Wollerton, and Ann Elizabeth.
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Clear AllBorn in Uwchland, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1838 September 4
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Occurred On 1838 September 4
Birth
Relationships
Father
Levi Evans Riter
Mother
Rebecca Wollerton Dilworth
Joined Jedediah M. Grant/Joseph B. Noble Company
1847 June 19 – October 2 (Age 8)
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Joined When Organization was Formed
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Ended On 1847 October 2
Organization was Ended
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Baptized
1848 February (Age 9)
Assigned as Teamster
Joseph W. Young/Ansil P. Harmon/Heber P. Kimball Company
1861 July 11 – September 23 (Age 22)
1861 July 11 – September 23 (Age 22)
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Assigned
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Ended On 1861 September 23
Organization was Ended
Set Apart as Missionary
Swiss Mission
1863 April 9 – 1864 March 3 (Age 24)
1863 April 9 – 1864 March 3 (Age 24)
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Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended On 1864 March 3
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Joseph Young
Called as Mission President
Swiss Mission
1864 March 3 – October 11 (Age 25)
1864 March 3 – October 11 (Age 25)
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Called
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Ended On 1864 October 11
Departed from the Field
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Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Swiss, Italian, and German Mission
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes
He was transferred to the British Mission due to poor health.
Called as Missionary
British Mission
1864 October – 1866 February 14 (Age 26)
1864 October – 1866 February 14 (Age 26)
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Called
End Date Details
Ended On 1866 February 14
Departed from the Field
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Swiss, Italian, and German Mission
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
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Elders Gillet, Young, and Riter
Joined Company Unknown
1866 (Age 27)
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Occurred Circa 1866
Joined When Organization was Formed
End Date Details
Circa 1866
Organization was Ended
Set Apart as Missionary
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 9 – 1870 March 28 (Age 31)
1869 October 9 – 1870 March 28 (Age 31)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended On 1870 March 28
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
John Van Cott
Died
1922 January 17 (Age 83)
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Occurred On 1922 January 17
Died
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William Wollerton Riter (1838 - 1922) Profile

William Wollerton Riter (1838 - 1922) Profile

Elders Gillet, Young, and Riter