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William Clayton


Birth17 July 1814Penwortham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for William Clayton Sr. (1814-1879), memorial #1697.

    Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Management and Archives), database with images, FamilySearch, William Clayton, 4 December 1879; citing Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, United States, p. 234; Salt Lake County Management and Archives, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; DGS 4139664.

    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register: 10 December 1845 to 8 February 1846 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), p. 3.

    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for William Clayton, folder "Roll of company number 1, 1845 " (#1), image 2, line 1.

    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), p. 80, 211-212, 709-710, FHL microfilm 183374.

    Ogden Junction, Ogden Junction (Ogden, Utah: F.D. Richards, 1879-1881), "Death of Elder Clayton," 6 December 1879, p. 2, column 6.
Death4 December 1879Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for William Clayton Sr. (1814-1879), memorial #1697.

    Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Management and Archives), database with images, FamilySearch, William Clayton, 4 December 1879; citing Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, United States, p. 234; Salt Lake County Management and Archives, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; DGS 4139664.

    Ogden Junction, Ogden Junction (Ogden, Utah: F.D. Richards, 1879-1881), "Death of Elder Clayton," 6 December 1879, p. 2, column 6.
Burial7 December 1879Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for William Clayton Sr. (1814-1879), memorial #1697.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for William Clayton, ID: LHVW-CCX.
FatherThomas Clayton
MotherAnn Critchley
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   • Ruth Moon
Married9 October 1836Penwortham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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    FamilySearch, England Marriages, 1538-1973 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), database with images, FamilySearch, entry for William Clayton and Ruth Moon (9 October 1836); citing Church of England, Penwortham, Lancashire, "Bishop's transcripts for Penwortham, 1608-1873," p. 230; FHL microfilm 1502458.
          Children:
               Sarah Lucretia Clayton
               Margaret Normandy Clayton
               Henrietta Lucretia Patten Clayton
               William Heber Clayton
               Vilate Ruth Clayton
               Newell Horace Clayton
               David Hyrum Clayton Sr
               Lydia Ann Clayton
               Algenia Moon Clayton
               Brigham John Clayton


   • Margaret Moon
Married27 April 1843Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    William Clayton, The Nauvoo Diaries of William Clayton, 1842-1846: abridged (Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, 2010), 27 April 1843.
          Children:
               Daniel Albert Clayton
               Joseph Thomas Clayton
               Lydia Arahbella Clayton
               James LeRoy Clayton
               Lovinia Tracilla Clayton
               Don Carlos Clayton


   • Alice Hardman
Married13 September 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    William Clayton, The Nauvoo Diaries of William Clayton, 1842-1846: abridged (Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, 2010), 13 September 1844.
          Children:
               Clara Agness Clayton
               Isabella Alice Clayton
               Aaron Clayton
               Moses Clayton


   • Jane Hardman
Married20 November 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    William Clayton, The Nauvoo Diaries of William Clayton, 1842-1846: abridged (Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, 2010), 20 November 1844.

   • Diantha Farr
Married9 January 1845Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    William Clayton, The Nauvoo Diaries of William Clayton, 1842-1846: abridged (Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, 2010), 9 January 1845.
          Children:
               Moroni Clayton
               Olive Diantha Clayton
               Rachel Amelia Clayton


   • Augusta Braddock
Married5 October 1850Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), p. 709-710, FHL microfilm 183374.
          Children:
               Walter Alfred Clayton
               Nephi Willard Clayton Sr
               Daniel John Clayton
               Albert Carrington Clayton
               Carrie Gladys Clayton
               Isaac Ambrose Clayton
               Annie Matilda Clayton
               Rose Reed Clayton


   • Sarah Ann Walters
Married30 November 1856Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), p. 80, FHL microfilm 183374.
          Children:
               Archer Walters Clayton
               Athalia Rose Clayton
               Mary Adelaide Clayton
               Harriet Lily Clayton
               Julia Clayton
               Victoria Helena Clayton
               Charles William Clayton
               Sarah Walters Clayton
               Lucy Loretta Clayton
               Alma Carlos Clayton
               Irene Clayton


   • Maria Louisa Lyman
Married3 October 1866Great Salt Lake, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for William Clayton and Maria Louisa Lyman, ID: LHVW-CCX and ID: KPWJ-3N6.
          Children:
               Amasa Marion Clayton


   • Elizabeth Mort
Married19 December 1870Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for William Clayton and Elizabeth Mort, ID: LHVW-CCX and ID: KWJ4-6X5.

   • Anne Elizabeth Higgs
Married30 December 1870Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for William Clayton and Anne Elizabeth Higgs, ID: LHVW-CCX and ID: KWZ6-8N9.
          Children:
               William Clayton
               Thomas Higgs Clayton
               Levi Murdock Clayton
               Heleman Clayton

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• 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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• 1842 Population CensusNauvoo, Hancock, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1850 Population CensusGreat Salt Lake County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population Census17th Ward, Grt Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population Census17 Ward, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Brigham Young Vanguard CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure16 Apr 1847
       Arrival21 Jul 1847
• Heber C. Kimball CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure7 Jun 1848
       Arrival24 Sept 1848
• John Brown CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure1 Jul 1853
       Arrival13-17 Oct 1853

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