It appears he was sealed to several women after his death. Was this done by proxy? See the Jeremiah Willey and Sarah Ann Ward Family Group Sheet to see that Other Wives were done "by proxy -15 Nov. 1871-" Jeremiah was married during his life time to Bacheba Pvt Jeremiah Willey; Age: 63 Years 06 Months 15 days old Son of Isaiah Willey, (Born:1752 - Died:1842), and Sarah Daniels (Willey), (Born:1756 - Died:1827) Birth: November 06, 1804 Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States--Death: May 21, 1868, Davis County, Utah, United States. Son of Isaiah Willey & Sarah Daniels. Married Bashabe Stevens, 29 November 1827 Married Samantha Call, 28 April 1839, Green Plains, Hancock, Illinois Married Sarah Ann Ward, 28 April 1839 Sealed to Hannah Pressey (deceased) 28 January 1846 Children- William Wallace Willey, Jeremiah Russell Willey, Samantha Ellen Willey, Cynthia Armenia Willey, Joseph Willey, Willard Cyril Willey, Elizabeth Bailey Willey, David Orson Willey, Parley Pratt Willey Jeremiah Willey was born in Northfield, Merrimac Co., New Hampshire, November 06, 1804; and was the third son of Isaiah Willey and Sarah Daniels. He married Bashabe Stevens, at Concord, New Hampshire, November 29, 1827. In February 1834 he received the gospel of Jesus Christ as revealed through Joseph Smith and was baptized in the city of Dover, New Hampshire by Elder Harriman; his wife obeyed the gospel two years before. He reached Kirtland, Ohio, September 01, 1836. On January 3rd, 1837, he was appointed on a mission to Michigan and Canada with M. Zeuman. While preaching in Bloomington they were arrested and charged with being spies and preachers of false doctrine; but as nothing was proved against them they were acquitted and conducted out of the province by an officer, and returned to Kirtland. In the follow August he was ordained into the first quorum of Seventies by President Joseph Young. In September he was sent on another mission and traveled through Ohio, and experienced much persecution. In the winter he returned to Kirtland and stayed there till the summer of 1838, when persecution being rife he started for Missouri leaving his property unsold. At this time in connection with the church he endured many hardships and much persecution which caused considerable sickness, and the death of his wife. He also suffered much from fever and ague, and was confined to his wagon until he reached Far West, October 06, where he was provided for by his brethren.
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English: from a pet form of the personal name Will , a short form of William . In some instances a variant of Wiley .
Americanized form of Swiss German Willi .
History: Isaac Willey is recorded in Boston, MA, in 1640, and went on to be one of the founders of New London, CT. His descendent Samuel Hopkins Willey (1821–1914) was one of the founders of the College of California at Berkeley in 1860.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesJeremiah Willey 1804 - 1868 An Autobiography I was born in the town of Northfield, in the county of Merrimac and the state of New Hampshire on the sixth day of November 1804. I was the third son of …
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