William Woodward
Birth Date
On 1833 January 4 (Born)
Death Date
On 1908 November 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1833 January 4
Mother
Sophia Woodward
Father
William Field
Date Details
Occurred On 1833 January 4
Baptized by
Martin Richard Cole
1848 June 21 (Age 15)
Traveled in
John Reese Freight Train (1851)
1851 July 1 – September 29 (Age 18)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1851 July 1
Joined Company
Ended On 1851 September 29
Company Arrived
Served in
British Mission
1852 August 28 – 1856 April 19 (Age 19)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1852 August 28
Called
Ended On 1856 April 19
Departed from Field
Traveled in
James G. Willie Company (1856)
1856 July 15 – November 9 (Age 23)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 July 15
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 November 9
Company Arrived
Married
Harriet Hogan
1857 February 1 (Age 24)
Married
Sarah Davis
1857 September 20 (Age 24)
Married
Sarah Davis
1857 September 20 (Age 24)
Married
Rebecca Jane Wright
1869 June 14 (Age 36)
Served in
British Mission
1873 January 22 (Age 40)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
19th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Franklin, Franklin, Idaho Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Daniel Hanmer Wells
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1873 January 22
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Franklin, Oneida, Idaho, United States
1908 November 22 (Age 75)
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William Woodward (1833 - 1908) Profile
William Woodward (1833 - 1908)
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Person
Saints By Sea
"William Woodward. ID: 62568", Saints By Sea.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 5 January 1853.
Far West and Nauvoo elders' certificates, 1837-1838, 1840-1846
Far West and Nauvoo elders' certificates, 1837-1838, 1840-1846.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
General Epistles Biographical Collection
General Epistles Biographical Collection.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 28 August 1852.
Millennial Star
"Arrival", Millennial Star, 35, (18 February 1873), Page 106.
"Arrivals", Millennial Star, 15, (22 January 1853), Page 58.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 January 1873, Vol. A, Page 24, Line 1006.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 22 January 1873, Vol. B, Page 26, Line 1006.
Pioneer
Deseret Evening News
"Handcart Vets Hold Reunion", Deseret Evening News, (3 October 1907), Page 11.
Deseret News
"Immigration to Utah", Deseret News, (15 October 1856), Page 6.
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Faithful stewards--the life of James Gray Willie and Elizabeth Ann Pettit Willie, undated
Faithful stewards--the life of James Gray Willie and Elizabeth Ann Pettit Willie, undated, Page 95-120.
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George Cunningham journal, 1876;
George Cunningham journal, 1876;, August.
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"Scrapbook Part 7", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (1907), Page 2-4.
"Scrapbook Part 6, Hand Cart Veterans reported alive", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (4 October 1906), Page 1-19.
"W. Woodward to Albert Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (3 September 1906).
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Historian's Office collected historical documents, circa 1851-1869
James G Willie, "Synopsis of the Fourth Hand Cart Company's Trip from England to G.S.L. City in 1856", Historian's Office collected historical documents, circa 1851-1869, Page 965-983.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 9 November 1856.
Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956
"William Woodward notes", Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956.
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"William Woodward letter to Joseph F. Smith", Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956, (1907).
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"William Woodward journal", Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956.
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James G. Willie Emigrating Company journal, 1856 May-November
James G. Willie Emigrating Company journal, 1856 May-November, May.
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John Chislett "Narrative" in The Rocky Mountain Saints: A Full and Complete History of the Mormons by Thomas B. H. Stenhouse (1873), 313-32
John Chislett "Narrative" in The Rocky Mountain Saints: A Full and Complete History of the Mormons by Thomas B. H. Stenhouse (1873), 313-32.
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Juvenile Instructor
William Woodward, "In Early Days", Juvenile Instructor, (15 July 1896).
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Levi M. Savage journal, 1885 March-1886 April
Levi M. Savage journal, 1885 March-1886 April, March.
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Mary Burton Shrewsbury (pseudonym), "Reminiscence" in "Tell It All": The Story of a Life's Experience in Mormonism by Fanny W. Stenhouse (1874), 206-36
Mary Burton Shrewsbury (pseudonym), "Reminiscence" in "Tell It All": The Story of a Life's Experience in Mormonism by Fanny W. Stenhouse (1874), 206-36.
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Salt Lake Herald-Republican
Josiah Rogerson, "Captain J. G. Willie's Or, the Fourth Handcart Company of 1856", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (5 January 1908), Page 5.
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Josiah Rogerson, "Captain J. G. Willie's Or, the Fourth Handcart Company of 1856", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (15 December 1907), Page 5.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Josiah Rogerson, Sr., "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot", Salt Lake Tribune, (4 January 1914).
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Utah Pioneer Biographies
"Bennett, Margaret", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 5, Page 5.
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Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898
Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898, 17 February 1857.
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William Woodward collection, 1851-1919, Diary
William Woodward collection, 1851-1919, Diary, August.
[Woodward, William], Reminiscences, 8-10, box 2, fd. 4, in William Woodward, Collection 1851-1919
[Woodward, William], Reminiscences, 8-10, box 2, fd. 4, in William Woodward, Collection 1851-1919.
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