by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 4, 2013 | Who's Who in Mormon History
Ziba Peterson was born about 1810 and was baptized and became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 18, 1830. He was baptized in Fayette, New York, and became an elder sometime in that year, being listed as one at the first conference of...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 4, 2013 | Who's Who in Mormon History
Isaac Morley, an early member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was known by both the Mormons (a nickname for members of the Church) and by Native Americans as Father Morley. This was a title of affection, not a religious title. Morley became a...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 4, 2013 | Who's Who in Mormon History
John Murdock was born 15 July 1792 in New York and suffered through a mostly unhappy childhood. He often turned to private prayer for comfort during that time. He had one year of formal schooling and was self-taught otherwise. He taught school for a time but was...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 4, 2013 | Who's Who in Mormon History
Edward Partridge was born August 27, 1793, in Massachusetts. He apprenticed as a hatter when he was young and then went into that profession. He became a successful hatter who owned a great deal of land and was considered an important member of his community. During...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Dec 3, 2013 | Who's Who in Mormon History
Heber C. Kimball was born in 1801 in Vermont. In 1830 he became a Baptist, but soon after, he learned that some missionaries from a new faith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, were visiting the home of Phineas P. Young, brother of Brigham Young. He was...
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