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Somerville, William
Biography
4 Apr. 1817–25 Apr. 1878. Farmer. Born at Netherton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Son of Andrew Somerville and Margaret Fowler. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1 July 1840, in Edinburgh. Ordained a seventy, 1841. Immigrated to U.S., arriving in New Orleans, 16 May 1841. Appointed to serve mission to Canada, 1842. Married Eleanor Jane Davis, 4 Feb. 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois. Migrated to Salt Lake Valley, arriving 20 Sept. 1852. Donated property in Spanish Fork, Utah Co., Utah Territory, to church, 12 Jan. 1858. Became U.S. citizen, 15 Mar. 1859. Moved to Mona, Juab Co., Utah Territory, by 1870. Died at Mona.
Links
papers
- City Election Poll Record, 3 February 1845
- Joseph Smith’s Store Daybook A, January–July 1842
- License Record Book
- License for William Somerville, 1 September 1842
- Minutes, 5 April 1844–A
- Minutes, 6 July 1842
- Nauvoo Marriage Record, February 1842–January 1846
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
- Trustee-in-Trust Ledger A, December 1841–May 1845
- Gender
- Male