William Kay
William Kay Jr. (1810-1875) was born 11 Apr. 1810 in Chaigley, Lancashire, England. He was the son of William Kay and Elizabeth Mercer. He married Mary Twinberrow Wattis Bennet on 10 Feb. 1845; participated in plural marriage. He was baptized in 1837 in England. He served a mission in England from 1840 to 1844 with Wilford Woodruff and others. He died 25 Mar. 1875 in Ogden, Weber Co., Utah Territory.
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William Kay (KWV7-GVB), Family Tree, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 23 Nov. 2021). William Kay, Wilford Woodruff Papers https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/william-kay, accessed 29 Jul. 2021). Colonel John Parker, comp. The Parish Registers of Waddington, Yorkshire, 1599-1812, (Yorkshire, England: Yorkshire Parish Register Society, 1930), 358. Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History Co., 1901), 4:549. “William Kay,” Saints by Sea: Latter-day Saints Immigration to America (https://saintsbysea.lib.byu.edu/, accessed 8 Dec. 2021). Lynn W. Cook, Nauvoo Deaths and Marriages, 1839-1845 (Orem, UT: Grandin Book, Co., 1994), 113. Camp of Israel Schedules and Reports, 1845-1849, Roll of Company Number 1, 1845, p. 5, image 3/17, MS 14290, CHL. “William Kay,” Pioneer database, 1847–1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/overlandtravel/, accessed 7 Dec. 2021). 1850 US Census, Davis, Davis Co, Utah Territory, p. 6, William Kay. 1860 US Census, Ogden, Weber Co., UT, p. 130, William Kay. “William Kay,” Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT; Find A Grave, 6 May 2006, memorial no. 14189490, (https://findagrave.com, accessed 7 Dec. 2021).
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Excerpt:The Conference met pursuant to adjournment. Opened by Prayer Scattering members were then represented consisting of near 50 not included in any of the Above branches The President then proceded to make some remarks on the Office of Patriarch and concluded by moving that Elder Albertson be ordained to that Office. This was seconded by Elder Kimball and carried unanimou- sly. Resolved that D. Watt Thomas Richardson G. J. Adams James ... -
Excerpt:darkened by removing the lights & a show was Presented in the form of a Magic lantern presented a man in evry stage of drunkenness, & a score of other things rivers, ships, cities, Lions Leopords, Bonapart Victoria, & many other things, & we retired quite satisfyed with our evenings entertainmen[t] 8 miles December 29, 1840 ~ Tuesday 29th Elder Kimball went to take a sitting for his portrait I staid at home & wrote I sent G. A. Smith a letter a paper ...Dates:December 29, 1840 December 30, 1840 December 31, 1840 -
Excerpt:November 19, 1854 ~ Sunday 19th Sunday H C Kimball preached in the foren[oon] & Ltoeren Far in the Afternoon November 20, 1854 ~ Monday to November 25, 1854 ~ Saturday 20 to 25 I spent this week drawing wood November 26, 1854 ~ Sunday 26th Sunday I attended meeting at the tabernacl President Kimball Preached in the forenoon upon a variety of subjects & Aaron Far in the aftern[oon] November 27, 1854 ~ ...Dates:November 19, 1854 November 20, 1854 November 25, 1854 November 26, 1854 November 27, 1854 November 28, 1854 November 29, 1854 November 30, 1854 December 1, 1854 December 2, 1854 December 3, 1854 -
Excerpt:Sept 1, 1867 Sunday Afternoon Erastus Snow spoke 55 Minutes [FIGURE] President Young spoke 43 Minutes advised the sons & daughters of Zion to get Married I wrote 2 letters September 2, 1867 ~ Monday 2nd President Young ^10 of^ the Twelve & a Number of others left G. S. L. City at 9 oclok to visit the Northern Settlements we drove to Farmington & held a meeting at 12 oclok I went in company with BrotherDates:September 2, 1867 September 3, 1867 September 4, 1867 September 5, 1867 -
Excerpt:September 5, 1859 ~ Monday Sept 5th I visited the Hand cart camp on the square the company was dispersing vary fast & getting homes I Bought a waggon of Claudious Spencer at $60. I spent the evening in the offic September 6, 1859 ~ Tuesday 6th I called at the House of Brother Wm ^P^ Mcintyre at 11 oclok Amasa Lyman soon arived & sealed Edwin Henry Moss toDates:September 5, 1859 September 6, 1859 September 7, 1859 September 8, 1859 September 9, 1859 September 10, 1859 September 11, 1859 -
Excerpt:June 14, 1864 ~ Tuesday June 14th 1864 I spent the day Journalizing & in my garden my Indian Boy got flung from a Horse & Badly injured in the face & arms June 15, 1864 ~ Wednesday to June 17, 1864 ~ Friday 15 16 & 17. I spent the time mostly in my Garden June 18, 1864 ~ Saturday 18. I spent most of the Time in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 45 personsDates:June 14, 1864 June 15, 1864 June 16, 1864 June 17, 1864 June 18, 1864 June 19, 1864 June 20, 1864 June 21, 1864 June 22, 1864 June 23, 1864 June 24, 1864 June 25, 1864 -
Excerpt:they maintain and honour their laws much more than the Americans; nevertheless the clerical aristocracy try to appose indirect by using the influence of the press. I am now in Company with Elder Kay visiting the Scandinavian Mission and arrived here the 10th instant after crossing the north sea to Hamburg and then with Railroad to Kiel in Holstein, from this place with steamer to Korsoer in Iceland, and then with Railroad to Copenha- gen where I was kindly received. I found Bro -
Excerpt:and obedience to the priesthood which the Lord has placed over them. I had the pleasure to Adress them in their meetings through the Interpreter and translator in the Office Bro Widerborg; and the saints rejoiced very much. The presiding Elder in Copenhagen Conference O. N. Liljenquist arranged very well the commodities for our Meetings by hiring a large Hall, containing 11 or 1200 Hearers. Yesterday I returned from Sweden, through wich coun try I had a very pleasant journey in Company with Bros