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1818 - 1883 (64 years)
| Name | William Bringhurst | |
| Birth | 8 Nov 1818 | Passyunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  |
| Gender | Male | |
| Life sketch | HISTORY OF WILLIAM BRINGHURST provided 19Mar2019 by KathyBringhurst (source is not stated) and edited with [ ] by Tim Deitrick on 16Nov2023: "William Bringhurst was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Bringhurst, born November 8, 1818 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Sate of Pennsylvania. He was convinced of the truth of the gospel the first time he had the opportunity of hearing it proclaimed. In the year 1844, he, in the company with others, were called to go to Washington to nominate Joseph Smith for President of the United States, but only got as far as Baltimore when they heard of the assassination of the Prophet. He was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in [11May1841] by Apostle Orson Hyde and ordained an Elder in January 1845 after which he started on a mission through Chester and Union counties [in Pennsylvania] and succeeded in converting and baptizing a few members into the church. Among those baptized were Jacob and Christian Houtz. Returning home, he was | |
| Death | 17 Feb 1883 | Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States |
| Burial | 21 Feb 1883 | Historic Springville Cemetery, Plot: Blk. 69 Lot 2 Pos. 2, Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States |
| Person ID | I108635 | Main Tree |
| Last Modified | 22 Dec 2024 | |
| Father | Joseph Bringhurst, b. 18 Feb 1790, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States d. 23 Aug 1863, Lionville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 73 years) | |
| Mother | Elizabeth Evans, b. 7 Apr 1788, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States d. 3 Dec 1861, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 73 years) | |
| Marriage | 5 Aug 1811 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Family ID | F38956 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Ann Wollerton Dilworth, b. 12 Feb 1821, Uwchlan, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States d. 25 Jan 1898, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 76 years) | |||||||||||||||
| Marriage | 25 Mar 1845 | Chester, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Married | 23 Jun 1873 | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States |
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| Family ID | F38957 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||||||
| Last Modified | 22 Dec 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Family 2 | Ellen Wiscombe, b. 1 Jan 1854, Oving, West Sussex, England d. 14 Aug 1934, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 80 years) | |||||||
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| Family ID | F38958 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||
| Last Modified | 22 Dec 2024 | |||||||
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| Photos | | William Bringhurst Contributed to FamilySearch.org by June Geddes Bringhurst 12 July 2022 |
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