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Minutes and Discourses, 7–8 March 1835

Source Note

Minutes and Discourses,
Kirtland Township

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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, Geauga Co., OH, 7–8 Mar. 1835. Featured version copied [not before 25 Feb. 1836] in Minute Book 1, pp. 192–197; handwriting of
Warren Cowdery

17 Oct. 1788–23 Feb. 1851. Physician, druggist, farmer, editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Married Patience Simonds, 22 Sept. 1814, in Pawlet, Rutland Co. Moved to Freedom, Cattaraugus Co., New York, 1816...

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; CHL. For more complete source information, see the source note for Minute Book 1.

Historical Introduction

On 7 and 8 March 1835, JS, his counselors, and a large body of church leaders, including recently ordained members of the
Seventy

A priesthood office with the responsibility to travel and preach and assist the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, similar to the seventy in the New Testament. In February and March 1835, the first members of the Seventy were selected and ordained. All of those...

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, held meetings in
Kirtland

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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, Ohio, to bless 121 men who had participated in or donated resources to the building of the
House of the Lord

JS revelation, dated Jan. 1831, directed Latter-day Saints to migrate to Ohio, where they would “be endowed with power from on high.” In Dec. 1832, JS revelation directed Saints to “establish . . . an house of God.” JS revelation, dated 1 June 1833, chastened...

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in Kirtland. Construction of the structure had begun in June 1833, and the walls had been completed by the time of these meetings.
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Heber C. Kimball related that the walls were constructed at tremendous speed, with all in Kirtland aiding the effort. Kimball’s journal indicates that the walls were completed by December 1834. However, by early March 1835, plastering on the interior was not yet finished, stucco needed to be applied to the exterior, and the building still lacked a roof. The Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate reported the completion of the roof in July 1835. The stuccoing and plastering began in November 1835. (Kimball, “Journal and Record,” 48–51; “The House of God,” LDS Messenger and Advocate, July 1835, 1:147; JS History, vol. B-1, 684; Minutes, 6 June 1833.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Kimball, Heber C. “The Journal and Record of Heber Chase Kimball an Apostle of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,” ca. 1842–1858. Heber C. Kimball, Papers, 1837–1866. CHL. MS 627, box 1.

Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate. Kirtland, OH. Oct. 1834–Sept. 1837.

JS History / Smith, Joseph, et al. History, 1838–1856. Vols. A-1–F-1 (original), A-2–E-2 (fair copy). Historian’s Office, History of the Church, 1839–ca. 1882. CHL. CR 100 102, boxes 1–7. The history for the period after 5 Aug. 1838 was composed after the death of Joseph Smith.

The blessings in these meetings appear to be a continuation of blessings provided to individuals beginning in mid-February. In a meeting on 14 February, JS recognized the
Camp of Israel

A group of approximately 205 men and about 20 women and children led by JS to Missouri, May–July 1834, to redeem Zion by helping the Saints who had been driven from Jackson County, Missouri, regain their lands; later referred to as “Zion’s Camp.” A 24 February...

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participants in attendance. Over the next several weeks, many of these individuals were blessed by the
presidency of the high priesthood

Both the office of the president of the high priesthood and the body comprising the president and his counselors; the presiding body of the church. In November 1831, a revelation directed the appointment of a president of the high priesthood. The individual...

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; some were also designated as either
apostles

A title indicating one sent forth to preach; later designated as a specific ecclesiastical and priesthood office. By 1830, JS and Oliver Cowdery were designated as apostles. The “Articles and Covenants” of the church explained that an “apostle is an elder...

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or members of the Seventy.
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Minutes, Discourse, and Blessings, 14–15 Feb. 1835; Minutes and Blessings, 28 Feb.–1 Mar. 1835.


At the 7–8 March meetings, other individuals were similarly blessed for helping construct the House of the Lord. However, the list of those blessed may not be a comprehensive list of those who worked on the building; more individuals, including former Camp of Israel participants, likely also contributed to that effort. It appears that the blessings given in these meetings were meant mainly for those men who remained in Kirtland to work on the House of the Lord instead of going on the Camp of Israel expedition.
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The total Latter-day Saint population in Kirtland at the end of 1834 was around only 400, so between the 200 or so Camp of Israel participants and the 119 listed here, a majority of men in Kirtland at the time may be represented on these lists, even granting that some of either group may not have been Kirtland residents and therefore were not included. (Backman, Heavens Resound, 140.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Backman, Milton V., Jr. The Heavens Resound: A History of the Latter-day Saints in Ohio, 1830–1838. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1983.

The departure of the Camp of Israel from
Kirtland

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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in May 1834 slowed but did not fully stop construction on the
House of the Lord

JS revelation, dated Jan. 1831, directed Latter-day Saints to migrate to Ohio, where they would “be endowed with power from on high.” In Dec. 1832, JS revelation directed Saints to “establish . . . an house of God.” JS revelation, dated 1 June 1833, chastened...

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. According to
Heber C. Kimball

14 June 1801–22 June 1868. Blacksmith, potter. Born at Sheldon, Franklin Co., Vermont. Son of Solomon Farnham Kimball and Anna Spaulding. Married Vilate Murray, 22 Nov. 1822, at Mendon, Monroe Co., New York. Member of Baptist church at Mendon, 1831. Baptized...

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, “only
Oliver Cowdery

3 Oct. 1806–3 Mar. 1850. Clerk, teacher, justice of the peace, lawyer, newspaper editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Raised Congregationalist. Moved to western New York and clerked at a store, ca. 1825–1828...

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,
Sidney Rigdon

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

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, and a few aged workmen” remained behind to work on the structure.
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Kimball, “Journal and Record,” 20. The original revelation about the Camp of Israel called for “young men, & the middle aged” to be recruited for the expedition. A comparison of age distributions between Camp of Israel participants and those listed as receiving blessings during the 7–8 March meetings generally supports the idea that the participants were young men. The age distributions also support Kimball’s assertion that “aged workmen” remained behind. Further support is found in the ways that some families split, with sons joining the Camp of Israel and older fathers remaining in Kirtland. Some exceptions include older fathers joining their sons on the Camp of Israel. The published extracts of Kimball’s journal omit the “aged” qualifier. (Revelation, 24 Feb. 1834 [D&C 103:22]; “Elder Kimball’s Journal,” Times and Seasons, 15 Jan. 1845, 6:771. For birth dates and lists of the members of the church in Kirtland and the members of the Camp of Israel, see Backman, Profile, 1–80, 93–94.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Kimball, Heber C. “The Journal and Record of Heber Chase Kimball an Apostle of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,” ca. 1842–1858. Heber C. Kimball, Papers, 1837–1866. CHL. MS 627, box 1.

Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.

Backman, Milton V., Jr., comp. A Profile of Latter-day Saints of Kirtland, Ohio, and Members of Zion’s Camp, 1830–1839: Vital Statistics and Sources. 2nd ed. Provo, UT: Department of Church History and Doctrine and Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1983.

Kimball indicated that construction accelerated when members of the Camp of Israel began to return in August 1834 and that “every man lent a helping hand” to the endeavor.
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Kimball, “Journal and Record,” 49.


Comprehensive Works Cited

Kimball, Heber C. “The Journal and Record of Heber Chase Kimball an Apostle of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,” ca. 1842–1858. Heber C. Kimball, Papers, 1837–1866. CHL. MS 627, box 1.

The minutes of these 7–8 March meetings, however, indicate that more construction may have occurred during the Camp of Israel expedition than Kimball described. Of the individuals blessed during the 7–8 March meetings, only JS,
Frederick G. Williams

28 Oct. 1787–10 Oct. 1842. Ship’s pilot, teacher, physician, justice of the peace. Born at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of William Wheeler Williams and Ruth Granger. Moved to Newburg, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1799. Practiced Thomsonian botanical system...

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,
Hyrum Smith

9 Feb. 1800–27 June 1844. Farmer, cooper. Born at Tunbridge, Orange Co., Vermont. Son of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack. Moved to Randolph, Orange Co., 1802; back to Tunbridge, before May 1803; to Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont, 1804; to Sharon, Windsor Co...

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, Erastus Rudd, and
Gad Yale

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had participated in the expedition to
Missouri

Area acquired by U.S. in Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and established as territory, 1812. Missouri Compromise, 1820, admitted Missouri as slave state, 1821. Population in 1830 about 140,000; in 1836 about 240,000; and in 1840 about 380,000. Latter-day Saint ...

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. Many men had apparently stayed in Kirtland to work on the House of the Lord, including
Reynolds Cahoon

30 Apr. 1790–29 Apr. 1861. Farmer, tanner, builder. Born at Cambridge, Washington Co., New York. Son of William Cahoon Jr. and Mehitable Hodges. Married Thirza Stiles, 11 Dec. 1810. Moved to northeastern Ohio, 1811. Located at Harpersfield, Ashtabula Co.,...

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and
Jared Carter

14 June 1801–6 July 1849. Born at Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. Son of Gideon Carter and Johanna Sims. Moved to Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont, by 1810. Married Lydia Ames, 20 Sept. 1823, at Benson. Moved to Chenango, Broome Co., New York, by Jan...

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, both of whom served on the building committee;
Artemus Millet

11 Sept. 1790–19 Nov. 1874. Farmer, lumberman, merchant, builder, stonemason. Born at Westmoreland, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire. Son of Ebenezer Millet and Catherine Dryden. Moved to Stockbridge, Windsor Co., Vermont, fall 1800; to Shelburn, Chittendon Co...

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, the supervisor of construction; and a number of stonemasons, brick makers, carpenters, blacksmiths, and other skilled tradesmen.
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Ira Ames, who remained in Kirtland and later assumed duties as bookkeeper for the House of the Lord construction, wrote, “Early this Spring [1834] the commandment went forth to gather up the strength of the Lords house and go up to the Redemption of Zion. I went to Joseph, who knew well my situation. He told me to tarry at home, build my house, and work on the Temple. In a short time I completed my house and moved my family into it. And worked the whole summer on the Temple. And when Joseph returned from Missouri he praised us much for our dilligence.” Ames was a recent arrival in Kirtland and worked as a cobbler. It is unclear if JS gave similar directions to others, but the list of individuals blessed does include a number of men whose trades, like Ames’s, were not construction-related and who were seemingly capable of participating in the march to Missouri. (Ames, Autobiography, 1834, 10.)


Comprehensive Works Cited

Ames, Ira. Autobiography and Journal, 1858. CHL. MS 6055.

The meetings at which the blessings were given began Saturday morning, 7 March, with JS speaking about the need for the church to cleanse and purify itself. JS continued speaking in the afternoon, proclaiming that those who committed themselves to the construction of the
House of the Lord

JS revelation, dated Jan. 1831, directed Latter-day Saints to migrate to Ohio, where they would “be endowed with power from on high.” In Dec. 1832, JS revelation directed Saints to “establish . . . an house of God.” JS revelation, dated 1 June 1833, chastened...

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“should own it, and have the control of it.” A list of individuals who had thus distinguished themselves was drafted, presented to the body, and unanimously approved, after which those present committed to continue their labors. The blessings were given during the remainder of the meeting, with
Sidney Rigdon

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

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acting as voice for at least a portion of them. These blessings continued the following day. In all, 121 blessings were given, 45 on 7 March and 76 on 8 March. Some ordinations were also performed, including
Moses Martin

1 June 1812–5 May 1899. Farmer. Born in New Lisbon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire. Son of Moses Martin and Sarah Aldrich. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 19 Feb. 1833, at Elk Creek Township, Erie Co., Pennsylvania. Participated in ...

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’s ordination as a seventy. Additionally, an addendum to the minutes, likely not contemporaneous to the meeting, includes the names of individuals who were ordained as seventies at an undesignated time.
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The postscript-like nature of these additional blessings suggests that Warren Cowdery may have added them to the original minutes when he copied the minutes into Minute Book 1 in 1836.


Oliver Cowdery

3 Oct. 1806–3 Mar. 1850. Clerk, teacher, justice of the peace, lawyer, newspaper editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Raised Congregationalist. Moved to western New York and clerked at a store, ca. 1825–1828...

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served as clerk of the meeting and recorded its minutes.
Warren Cowdery

17 Oct. 1788–23 Feb. 1851. Physician, druggist, farmer, editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Married Patience Simonds, 22 Sept. 1814, in Pawlet, Rutland Co. Moved to Freedom, Cattaraugus Co., New York, 1816...

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later copied them into Minute Book 1.

Footnotes

  1. [1]

    Heber C. Kimball related that the walls were constructed at tremendous speed, with all in Kirtland aiding the effort. Kimball’s journal indicates that the walls were completed by December 1834. However, by early March 1835, plastering on the interior was not yet finished, stucco needed to be applied to the exterior, and the building still lacked a roof. The Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate reported the completion of the roof in July 1835. The stuccoing and plastering began in November 1835. (Kimball, “Journal and Record,” 48–51; “The House of God,” LDS Messenger and Advocate, July 1835, 1:147; JS History, vol. B-1, 684; Minutes, 6 June 1833.)

    Kimball, Heber C. “The Journal and Record of Heber Chase Kimball an Apostle of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,” ca. 1842–1858. Heber C. Kimball, Papers, 1837–1866. CHL. MS 627, box 1.

    Latter Day Saints’ Messenger and Advocate. Kirtland, OH. Oct. 1834–Sept. 1837.

    JS History / Smith, Joseph, et al. History, 1838–1856. Vols. A-1–F-1 (original), A-2–E-2 (fair copy). Historian’s Office, History of the Church, 1839–ca. 1882. CHL. CR 100 102, boxes 1–7. The history for the period after 5 Aug. 1838 was composed after the death of Joseph Smith.

  2. [2]

    Minutes, Discourse, and Blessings, 14–15 Feb. 1835; Minutes and Blessings, 28 Feb.–1 Mar. 1835.

  3. [3]

    The total Latter-day Saint population in Kirtland at the end of 1834 was around only 400, so between the 200 or so Camp of Israel participants and the 119 listed here, a majority of men in Kirtland at the time may be represented on these lists, even granting that some of either group may not have been Kirtland residents and therefore were not included. (Backman, Heavens Resound, 140.)

    Backman, Milton V., Jr. The Heavens Resound: A History of the Latter-day Saints in Ohio, 1830–1838. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1983.

  4. [4]

    Kimball, “Journal and Record,” 20. The original revelation about the Camp of Israel called for “young men, & the middle aged” to be recruited for the expedition. A comparison of age distributions between Camp of Israel participants and those listed as receiving blessings during the 7–8 March meetings generally supports the idea that the participants were young men. The age distributions also support Kimball’s assertion that “aged workmen” remained behind. Further support is found in the ways that some families split, with sons joining the Camp of Israel and older fathers remaining in Kirtland. Some exceptions include older fathers joining their sons on the Camp of Israel. The published extracts of Kimball’s journal omit the “aged” qualifier. (Revelation, 24 Feb. 1834 [D&C 103:22]; “Elder Kimball’s Journal,” Times and Seasons, 15 Jan. 1845, 6:771. For birth dates and lists of the members of the church in Kirtland and the members of the Camp of Israel, see Backman, Profile, 1–80, 93–94.)

    Kimball, Heber C. “The Journal and Record of Heber Chase Kimball an Apostle of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,” ca. 1842–1858. Heber C. Kimball, Papers, 1837–1866. CHL. MS 627, box 1.

    Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.

    Backman, Milton V., Jr., comp. A Profile of Latter-day Saints of Kirtland, Ohio, and Members of Zion’s Camp, 1830–1839: Vital Statistics and Sources. 2nd ed. Provo, UT: Department of Church History and Doctrine and Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1983.

  5. [5]

    Kimball, “Journal and Record,” 49.

    Kimball, Heber C. “The Journal and Record of Heber Chase Kimball an Apostle of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,” ca. 1842–1858. Heber C. Kimball, Papers, 1837–1866. CHL. MS 627, box 1.

  6. [6]

    Ira Ames, who remained in Kirtland and later assumed duties as bookkeeper for the House of the Lord construction, wrote, “Early this Spring [1834] the commandment went forth to gather up the strength of the Lords house and go up to the Redemption of Zion. I went to Joseph, who knew well my situation. He told me to tarry at home, build my house, and work on the Temple. In a short time I completed my house and moved my family into it. And worked the whole summer on the Temple. And when Joseph returned from Missouri he praised us much for our dilligence.” Ames was a recent arrival in Kirtland and worked as a cobbler. It is unclear if JS gave similar directions to others, but the list of individuals blessed does include a number of men whose trades, like Ames’s, were not construction-related and who were seemingly capable of participating in the march to Missouri. (Ames, Autobiography, 1834, 10.)

    Ames, Ira. Autobiography and Journal, 1858. CHL. MS 6055.

  7. [7]

    The postscript-like nature of these additional blessings suggests that Warren Cowdery may have added them to the original minutes when he copied the minutes into Minute Book 1 in 1836.

Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation. *Minutes and Discourses, 7–8 March 1835 Minute Book 1 History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838] “History of Joseph Smith”

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John Tanner

15 Aug. 1778–13 Apr. 1850. Farmer, timberland owner. Born at Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island. Son of Joshua Tanner and Thankful Tefft. Moved to Greenwich, Washington Co., New York, ca. 1791. Married first Tabitha Bentley, 1800. Wife died, Apr. 1801...

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Henry G. Sherwo[o]d

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Sidney Tanner

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Joseph H. Tippits [Tippets]

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1794–30 Oct. 1838. Blacksmith. Son of Chileab Smith and Nancy. Born in Massachusetts. Married Amanda Barnes, 9 July 1826, at Black River (later in Lorain), Lorain Co., Ohio. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1831. Moved to Kirtland...

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Robert Dugley
Moses Bailey
Erastus Babbitt

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15 June 1803–21 Mar. 1883. Shoemaker, innkeeper, farmer. Born at Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire. Son of Thomas Johnson and Elizabeth (Betsey) Smith. Married first Nancy Mason, 24 Oct. 1827, at Bath, Grafton Co., New Hampshire. Baptized into Church...

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James Lake Erastus Rudd
Wm. Redfield
Isaac G. Bishop

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Cyrus Lake

5 Jan. 1814–18 July 1858. Farmer. Born in Ernestown, Lenox and Addington Co., Upper Canada. Son of James Lake Jr. and Mary. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1832. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, 1833. Participated in Camp...

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Roswell Murry
Harvey Smith Benjamin Wells
Isaac Cleaveland Nehemiah Harmon
Wm. Barker

27 Sept. 1796–24 Jan. 1882. Farmer. Born in Massachusetts. Son of Caleb Barker and Sarah Eddy. Moved to Hoosick, Rensselaer Co., New York, by 1800. Married Sylvia McFarline. Moved to Granville, Washington Co., New York, by 1830. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga ...

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Samuel S. Brannon [Brannan]

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John Wheeler

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Joshua Grant
Henry Baker William Draper
Wm. Fisk Ransom Vanleuwen
Henry Wilcox

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Lorenzo Young

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David Claugh [Clough]

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Blake Baldwin
Joseph B. Bosworth

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Gad Yale

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John Johnson

11 Apr. 1778–30 July 1843. Farmer, innkeeper. Born at Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire. Son of Israel Johnson and Abigail Higgins. Married Alice (Elsa) Jacobs, 22 June 1800. Moved to Pomfret, Windsor Co., Vermont, ca. 1803. Settled at Hiram, Portage...

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Editorial Title
Minutes and Discourses, 7–8 March 1835
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