Chauncey Walker West

February 6, 1827–January 6, 1870

1 Born in Erie County, Pennsylvania; son of Sally Benedict and Alva West. 2 Baptized, circa 1843. 3 Married Mary Hoagland, 1846; participated in plural marriage. 4 Migrated to the Salt Lake Valley, 1847. 5 Served missions to New York, Southeast Asia, and India, 1852–1855, and to Europe, 1862. 6 Settled at Ogden, Weber County, Utah Territory, 1855; served as bishop of the Ogden Third Ward. 7 Served as president of the European mission, circa 1862–1864. 8 Died in San Francisco; buried at Ogden. 9 (See Document 3.28)

Footnotes

  1. [1] Franklin L. West, Chauncey W. West, Pioneer-Churchman (Salt Lake City: Publishers Press, 1965), 1. “Utah Cemeteries and Burials,” database, Utah Division of State History (http://heritage.utah.gov/history/cemeteries, accessed Mar. 2015), Chauncey W. West.
  2. [2] West, Chauncey W. West, 1.
  3. [3] Ibid.
  4. [4] West, Chauncey W. West, 1. “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org, accessed Dec. 2014), Chauncey Walker West KWJ4-M2J .
  5. [5] “Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel,” database, 1847–1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel (http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels, accessed Jan. 2015), Chauncey Walker West.
  6. [6] “Death of Bishop C. W. West,” Deseret News, Jan. 12, 1870, 8. West, Chauncey W. West, 12–15.
  7. [7] “Death of Bishop C. W. West,” 8. West, Chauncey W. West, 16, 20.
  8. [8] West, Chauncey W. West, 22.
  9. [9] “Death of Bishop C. W. West,” 8. Find a Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com, accessed Apr. 2014), memorial no. 33424411, Chauncey Walker West; Ogden City Cemetery Name, Ogden, UT.