William Clayton

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William Clayton was a 19th-century Latter-day Saint leader, scribe, and diarist known for closely assisting Joseph Smith and documenting key early Mormon events.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latter-day Saint leader
diarist
person
scribe
assistantTo Joseph Smith NERFINISHED
birthDate 1814-07-17
birthPlace Penwortham, Lancashire, England NERFINISHED
burialPlace Salt Lake City Cemetery NERFINISHED
century 19th century
closeAssociateOf Joseph Smith NERFINISHED
composerOf Come, Come, Ye Saints NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
deathDate 1879-12-04
deathPlace Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup English
familyName Clayton NERFINISHED
followerOf Joseph Smith NERFINISHED
genre hymnody
religious diary
givenName William
hasNotableDiary William Clayton’s Nauvoo Diaries GENERATED
William Clayton’s pioneer trail diary GENERATED
knownFor documenting key early Mormon events
keeping detailed diaries of early Latter-day Saint history
participation in the Nauvoo period of Latter-day Saint history
language English
memberOf Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED
movedTo Nauvoo, Illinois NERFINISHED
Salt Lake Valley NERFINISHED
notableWork Come, Come, Ye Saints NERFINISHED
occupation clerk
diarist
religious leader
scribe
secretary
participantIn Mormon migration to the American West NERFINISHED
Nauvoo-era Latter-day Saint leadership
positionHeld church historian’s assistant
clerk in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
recorder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
religion Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED
role private clerk to Joseph Smith
wroteAbout Joseph Smith NERFINISHED
Mormon pioneer trek NERFINISHED
Nauvoo Temple NERFINISHED

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King Follett discourse recordedBy William Clayton