William Van Orden
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William Van Orden (November 15, 1804 – August 1844) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint Movement.
Biography[edit]
He was born in New York where he joined the church founded by Joseph Smith Jr. He married Julia Ann Haight and later moved to Nauvoo, Illinois.
He was a member of the Nauvoo Legion and was assigned to guard the bodies of Joseph and Hyrum Smith after they were killed. After guarding the bodies in a rainstorm, William caught pneumonia and died.
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