by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 24, 2012 | Early History
Sam Brannon was, for a time, a Mormon best known for causing a great deal of trouble within the Mormon community. He joined the church at age fourteen when his sister, with whom he lived joined the church and moved to Kirtland, Ohio where the Mormons were gathered. He...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 8, 2012 | Who's Who in Mormon History
Orson Hyde is best known for his dedication of the Holy Lands for the gathering of the Jews. He was born in 1805 in Oxford, Connecticut. Orson Hyde’s early years were very difficult. He was one of eleven children and his family became homeless when he was seven. Then...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 1, 2012 | Who's Who in Mormon History
Elias Higbe was born in Galloway, New Jersey in 1795. He became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose members are sometimes nicknamed Mormons, in 1832. He was living in Cincinnati, Ohio at the time, but traveled to Jackson County,...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Sep 22, 2012 | Who's Who in Mormon History
Thomas Grover was born 22 July 1807 in Whitehall, New York. He married Carolyn Whiting in 1828. In 1834, he became a Methodist preacher. However, in 1834, after moving to Freedom New York, he was baptized and became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Sep 17, 2012 | Who's Who in Mormon History
Newel K. Whitney was a member of the Church in its early days. He is mentioned by name in eight revelations. Born 5 February, 1795, in Vermont, just a few miles from where Joseph Smith himself was born ten years later. Despite both having been born in Vermont, it was...
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