William Bickerton

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William Bickerton was a 19th-century Latter Day Saint leader and founder of the Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite), a Restorationist Christian denomination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latter Day Saint leader
founder of religious denomination
religious leader
associatedWith Brigham Young
Joseph Smith
Sidney Rigdon
The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
birthDate 1815-01-15
birthPlace Chorley, Lancashire, England
linked to: Chorley
burialPlace Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Pennsylvania
centuryOfActivity 19th century
citizenship United States of America
convertedFrom Methodism
convertedTo Latter Day Saint movement
linked to: Latter Day Saint
countryOfBirth United Kingdom
countryOfDeath United States of America
deathDate 1905-01-15
deathPlace Stowe Township, Pennsylvania, United States
denominationFoundedTheology belief in Book of Mormon
belief in continuing revelation
rejection of plural marriage
familyName Bickerton
founded The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
foundingDateOfFoundedOrganization 1862
foundingPlaceOfFoundedOrganization Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Pennsylvania
givenName William
hasRole church president
presiding elder
immigratedTo United States of America
language English
movement Latter Day Saint movement
linked to: Latter Day Saint

Restorationist movement
linked to: Restorationism
notableFor founding The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
leadership in the Latter Day Saint movement
occupation church founder
religious leader
religion Christianity
Latter Day Saint movement
Restorationism
residence Kansas, United States
linked to: Kansas

Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Pennsylvania
spouse Charlotte Bickerton
Margaret Bickerton
theologicalPosition Restorationist Christian
non-polygamist Latter Day Saint

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