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1847–1868

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Birth Date
19 December 1815
Death Date
29 December 1891
Gender
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William Leany


Alternate Names

    William Laney

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  • In the 1850 Utah census William and his family appear in  Iron County.  William is the twin brother of Isaac "Laney."

Edward Hunter/Jacob Foutz Company (1847)

  • Age at Departure: 31
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Elizabeth Laney (Age: 25)
  • Sarah Ann Laney (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census, Iron County.
  • Edward Hunter and Jacob Foutz letter to Brigham Young in Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 17 August 1847, 5-6.
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 21 June 1847, 23.
  • Leany, William, Autobiographical sketch, in St. George Stake, High Priest Quorum Genealogical Records, 1872-1906, reel 6039, 114, in Record of Members Collection 1836-1970.
  • Leany, William, Autobiography, 1888, part 2, 12.
  • "The Late William Leany," Deseret Evening News , 13 Jan. 1892, 5.
  • Utah Cemetery Inventory