William BIRCH

                   GENERAL:his trade was a shoemaker as reported on the christenings of his children

BIRTH: William's Bible Record in possession of J. Birch Holt of Calif.

CHRISTENING:  SL City, Ut. LDS FHLib. Film #421612 Walsall Parish BT's, Staffordshire, England

MARRIAGE: (1)SL City, Ut LDS FHLib. Film #421612 Walsall Parish BT's 1673-1812; William signed his name on marriage to Phoebe; (2) Sarah Aston (3) Elizabeth  as shown on the- Emmigration and First Handcart Record kept by Edmund Ellsworth; no known children from the last two marriages

DEATH: SL City, Ut. LDS  FHLib. Film #026792, Sugarhouse Ward Rec, 1854-1900:13, has his death date 29 November 1856 but FHLib. Film #026,553 Part 1 Record of Deaths 1848-1884:27 gives death date 1 December 1856, page 19 give place of death as Sugarhouse, Utah.

LDS BAPTISM: SL City, Ut. LDS  FHLib. Film #087038, British Mission-West Bromwich Branch 1841-1868:7 #91; also  IGI has 24 Jan 1856 SL & 26 Aug 1930 SL

ENDOWMENT:1998 Issue IGI & SL City, Ut. LDS TIB SL Temple  Book A:62 #2168;

SEALING TO PARENTS: 5 Nov 1982 PV Temple, IGI England Staffordshire dtd July 1984 page  3,186 Batch #8220931 Serial #58

SEALING TO SPOUSE: 1998 Issue IGI has 5 July 1893 SL Temple, FHLib. Special Collections Film #184,587 Sealing for Dead  Book A:31 1893-1894; also 22 Sep 1988 LANGE Temple; (3) Ray Hall Family File Card for Vernal Temple (1999)

There has  been a sealing of William to the second  wife as of 10/18/98 which was 5 Jul 1893