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CANNON, John Q .; born April 19, 1857, at San Francisco, Cal .; baptized April 19, 1865, by his father, George Q. Can- non; ordained an Eider by Geo. Q. Cannon; ordained a Sev- enty Aug. 8, 1881, by Joseph F. Smith; ordained a High Priest and set apart as second counselor to Bisinop Wm. B. Preston in October, 1884, by Pres. John Taylor.
CARRINGTON, Aibert; born Jan. 8, 1813; baptized in July, 1841, by Win. O. Clark; ordained an Apostle July 3, 1870, by Pres. Brigham Young; died Sept. 19, 1889, in Sait Lake City, Utab.
CLAPP, Benjamin L .; born Aug. 19, 1814, in Alabama; or- dained and set apart as one of the presidents of the 8th quorum of Seventy, Oct. 20, 1844, under the hands of Joseph Young and Levi W. Hancock. set apart as one of the First Council of Seventies Dec. 2, 1845, under the hands of Apostles Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimbaii, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt and George A. Smith; died in California about 1860.
CLAWSON, Rudger; born March 12, 1857, in Salt Lake City, Utah; baptized when about eight years old; ordained a Seventy March 7, 1875, by Hiram B. Clawson, who was ordained a Seventy Feb. 2, 1845, by Joseph Young; ordained a High Priest Feb. 12, 1888, by Lorenzo Snow; ordained an Apostie Oct. 10, 1898, by Lorenzo Snow, assisted by his Counselors, and all the Apostles.
CORRILL, John; ordained a High Priest and set apart as second counselor to Bishop Edward Partridge, June 6, 1831, under the hands of Edward Fartridge and others,
COLTRIN, Zebedee; ordained a Seventy Feb. 28, 1835, under the hands of Joseph Smith and others; died July 21, 1887, at Spanish Fork, Utah Co., Utah.
COWDERY, Oliver; born in 1805; ordained to the Aaronic Priesthood in connection with Joseph Smith, May 15, 1829, by John the Baptist; baptized and reordained by Joseph Smith the same day; later in 1829, together with Joseph Smith, ordained to the Melchisedek Priesthood by Peter, James and John; confirmed a member of the Church and reordained an Elder, April 6, 1830, by Joseph Smith; to- gether with David Whitmer and Martin Harris, he was "blessed by the laying on of the hands of the Presidency" (Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon and Fred. G. Williams) to select twelve Elders to constitute the Council of Tweive Apostles, Feb. 14, 1835; died March 3, 1850.
COWLEY, Matthias Foss; born Aug. 25, 1858, in Salt Lake City, Utah, baptized in 1866 by Samuel Turnbow; ordained an Elder Dec. 28, 1874, by Oluf F. Due; ordained a Seventy Oct. 11, 1880, by Joseph Young; ordained a High Priest Oct. 25. 1884, by Francis M. Lyman; ordained an Apostie Oct. 7, 1897, by Geo. Q. Cannon.
ELDREDGE, Horace S .; born Feb. 26, 1816, at Brutus, Cayuga Co., N. Y .; baptized June 4, 1836, by Libbeus T. Coon; ordained a Seventy Oct. 13, 1844, by Joseph Young; chosen one of the First Seven Presidents of Seventies in 1854; died Sept, 6, 1888, in Salt Lake City.
FJELDSTED, Christian Daniel; born Feb. 20, 1829, in Sundbyvester, Amager, Copenhagen Amt, Denmark; bap- tized Feb. 20, 1852, by Chr. Samuel Hansen; confirmed by Ole U. C. Monster; ordained an Elder July 25, 1853, by Peter O. Hansen, who was ordained a Seventy Nov. 17, 1844, by Joseph Young; ordained a Seventy Feb. 5, 1859, by Wm. H. Waiker, who-was ordained a Seventy Nov. 24, 1844. under the hands of Harrison Burgess, who was ordained a Seventy Feb. 28, 1835, by Sidney Rigdon; set apart as one of the First Council of Seventies, April 28, 1884, by Wiiford Wood- ruff.
FOSTER. James; ordained and set apart as one of the First Seven Presidents of Seventies April 6, 1837, under the hands of Sidney Rigdon and Hyrum Smith.
GATES, Jacob; born March 9, 1811, at St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vt .; baptized June 17, 1833, by Orson Pratt; ordained a Seventy in 1838, under the hands of Sidney Rigdon and Joseph Smith; set apart as a president of the 4th quorum of Seventy Oct. 8. 1844; chosen as one of the First Council of Seventies in 1862; died April 14, 1892.
GAYLORD), John; ordained a Seventy December 20, 1836, by Hazen Aldrich, and set apart as one of the First Seven Presidents of Seventies April 6. 1837, under the hands of Sidney Rigdon and Hyrum Smith.
GEE. Salmon; ordained and set apart as one of the First Seven Presidents of Seventies April 6, 1837, under the hands of Sidney Rigdon and Hyrum Smith.
GOULD, John; ordained and set apart as one of the First Seven Presidents of Seventies April 6, 1837, under the hands of Sidney Rigdon and Hyrum Smith.
GRANT, Heber J .; born Nov. 22, 1856; baptized June 2, 1864; ordained a High Priest Oct. 31, 1880, by Pres. John Taylor: ordained an Apostle by Geo. Q. Cannon Oct. 16, 1882. GRANT, Jedediah Morgan; born Feb. 21, 1816, baptized
March 21, 1833, by John F. Boynton; ordained a Seventy Feb. 28, 1835, under the hands of Joseph Smith and others; set apart as one of the First Council of Seventies, Dec. 2, 1845, under the hands of Apostles Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt and George A. Smith; ordained an Apostie and set apart as second Counselor in the First Presidency in 1854, under the hands of Brigham Young and others; died Dec. 1, 1856.
HANCOCK, Levi W .; born April 17, 1803, in Massachusetts; baptized Nov. 16, 1830; ordained a Seventy Feb. 28, 1835, under the hands of Joseph Smith and others; soon after- wards chosen as one of the First Seven Presidents of Seven- ties; died June 10, 1882.
HARDY, Leonard Wilford; born Dec. 31, 1805, in Brad- ford, Essex County, Mass .; baptized Dec. 2, 1832, by Orson Hyde; ordained an Elder soon afterwards; ordalned a Sev- enty March 8, 1851; ordained a High Priest and Bishop of the 12th Ward, Salt Lake City, April 7, 1856; set apart as first counselor to Bishop Edward Hunter, Oct. 12, 1856; died July 31, 1884.
HARRIS, Martin; born May 18, 1783; baptized in 1830; ordained a High Friest June 6, 1831, by Lyman Wight; blessed Feb. 14, 1835, together with Oliver Cowdcry and David Whitmer, under the hands of Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon and Frederick G. Williams, to select and ordain the Twelve Aposties; died July 10, 1875.
HERRIMAN, Henry; born June 9, 1804, in Rowley, Essex Co., Mass .; baptized in 1832, by Orson Hyde; ordained a Seventy in March, 1835, under the hands of Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon; set apart as a member of the First Council of Seventy, Feb. 6, 1838, under the hands of Joseph Young, James Foster and Josiah Butterfield; died May 17, 1891.
HIGBEE, Elias; born Oct. 23, 1795, in Galloway, Gloucester Co., N. J., baptized in 1832; ordained an Eider Feb, 20, 1833, by his brother, Isaac Higbee; ordained a High Priest by Amasa M. Lyman, about 1835; died June 8, 1843, at Nauvoo, Ill.
HUNTER, Edward; born June 22, 1793; baptized Oct. 8. 1840, by Orson Hyde; ordained a High Priest and Bishop Nov. 23, 1844, at Nauvoo, Ill., by Brigham Young, assisted by Heber C. Kimball and Newel K. Whitney; called and sus- tained as presiding Bishop of the Church at the general .conference held in April, 1851; ordained and set apart to that position April 11, 1852, by Wiliard Richards, assisted by Heber C. Kimball; died Oct. 16, 1883.
HYDE, Orson; born Jan. 8, 1805; baptized Oct. 31, 1830, by Sidney Rigdon; ordained a High Fricst about 1831; or- dained an Apostie Feb. 15, 1835, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris; died Nov. 28, 1878.
JAQUES, John; born Jan. 7, 1827, at Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England; baptized in the fall of 1845 by Thos. B. Ward; ordained an Elder Jan. 9, 1848, under the hands of John Fidoe. Thos. Stevenson and Wm. Cartwright; ordained a Seventy Feb. 2, 1857, by Wm. Burgess, who was ordained a Seventy Oct. 8, 1844, by Daniel S. Miles; ordained a High Priest Dec. 31, 1898, by Angus M. Cannon.
JENSON. Andrew; born Dec. 11, 1850, in Torslev. Hjorring Amt. Denmark; baptized and confirmed Feb. 2. 1859, by Carl W. J. Hecker; ordained an Elder April 10, 1873, by William H. Folsom, who was ordained a High Priest Oct. 7, 1862, by Pres. Brigham Young; ordained a Seventy May 4, 1873, by Geo. Q. Cannon.
JOHNSON, Luke S .; born Nov. 3, 1807; baptized May 10, 1831, by Joseph Smith; ordained a High Priest Oct. 25, 1831, by Joseph Smith; ordained an Apostle Feb. 15, 1835, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris; died Dec. 9, 1861.
JOHNSON, Lyman Eugene; born Oct. 24, 1811; ordained an Eider and subsequently a High Priest in 1831, by Joseph Smith; ordained an Apostie Feb. 14, 1835. under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris; died Dec. 20. 1856.
KIMBALL, Heber Chase; born June 14, 1801; baptized in April, 1832, by Alpheus Gifford; ordained an Elder in 1832, . by Joseph Young; ordained an Apostle Feb. 14, 1835, under "the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris; died June 22, 1868.
KIMBALL, Jonathan Golden; born June 8, 1853, in Salt Lake City, Utah; ordained a Seventy July 21, 1886, by Chr. D. Fjeldsted; set apart as one of the First Seven Fresidents of Seventies. April 8, 1892, by Apostle Francis M. Lyman.
LAW, William; called by revelation, Jan. 19, 1841, to "be appointed, ordained and anointed as a Counselor" to Joseph the Prophet (Doc. and Cov., 124:91); soon afterwards he was ordained and set apart as second Counselor in the First Presidency, under the hands of Joseph the Prophet and others.
LITTLE, Jesse Carter; born Sept. 26, 1815, at Belfast, Maine; ordained a High Priest April 17, 1845, by Parley P. Pratt; ordained a Bishop and set apart as second counselor to Bishop Edward Hunter, in 1856; died Dec. 26, 1893.
LUND, Anthon Henrik; born May 15, 1844; baptized May 15, 1856, by Jacob Julander; ordained an Elder a few years later; ordained a Seventy March 23, 1864, by Peter Madsen Peel, who was ordained a Seventy Nov. 21, 1862. by John Tidwell; ordained an Apostle Oct. 7, 1889, by Geo. Q. Cannon.
LYMAN, Amasa Mason; born March 30, 1813; baptized April 27, 1832, by Lyman E. Johnson; confirmed the follow- ing day by Orson Pratt; ordained an Elder Aug. 23, 1832, by Joseph Smith; ordained a High Priest Dec. 11, 1833, by Lyman E. Johnson, assisted by Orson Pratt; ordained an Apostle Aug. 20, 1842, by Brigham Young, assisted by Heber C. Kimball and Geo. A. Smith; died Feb. 4. 1877.
LYMAN, Francis Marion; born Jan. 12, 1840, at Good Hope, McDonough Co., Iil .; baptized in the Elkhorn river, Neb., and confirmed July 1, 1848, by Amasa M. Lyman; or- dained an Elder in 1856, at San Bernardino, Cai., by Amasa M. Lyman; ordained a Seventy Jan. 7, 1860, at Farmington, Davis Co., Utah, by John S. Gieason, who was ordained a
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Seventy Oct. 30, 1843, by Pres. Brigham Young. ordained a High Priest March 13, 1869, at Fillmore, Miilard Co., Utah, by Thomas Callister, who was ordained a High Priest and Bishop Sept. 17, 1855, in Great Salt Lake City, Utah, by Ed- ward Hunter; ordained one of the Twelve Apostles Oct. 27, 1880, in Sait Lake City, Utah, by John Taylor, assisted by his Counselors and nearly all the Apostles.
MARSH, Thomas Baldwin; born Nov. 1, 1799; baptized in September, 1830, by David Whitmer; ordained a High Friest June 6, 1831, by Lyman Wight; ordained an Apostle April 26, 1835, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris; died about 1866, at Ogden, Utah.
McLELLIN, William E .; born 1806, baptized, confirmed and ordained an Elder in 1831, under the hands of Samuel H. Smith and Reynolds Cahoon; ordained an Apostle Feb. 15, 1835, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris; died April 24, 1883,
McMURRIN, Joseph William; born Sept. 5, 1858, at Tooele, Tooele Co., Utah; baptized in 1866, by Henry W. Lawrence; Ordained a Seventy April 21, 1884, by Royal Barney, who was ordained a Seventy in 1835, under the hands of Joseph Smith and' Sidney Rigdon; set apart as one of the First Council of Seventies Jan. 21, 1898, by Apostle Anthon H. Lund in Liverpool, Engiand.
MERRILL, Marriner Wood; born Sept. 25, 1832; baptized April 6, 1852, by John Skerry; ordained an Apostle Oct. 7, 1889, by Wilford Woodruff, assisted by his Counselors and most of the Apostles.
MILES, Daniel S .; ordained a Seventy April 6, 1837, by Hazen Aldrich; set apart as one of the First Seven Presi- dents of Seventies April 6, 1837, under the hands of Sidney Rigdon and Hyrum Smith.
MORGAN, John; born Aug. 8, 1842, near Greensburgh, Decatur Co., Ind .; baptized Nov. 26, 1867, in Salt Lake City, Utah, by Robert Campbell; ordained an Elder Oct. 23, 1868, by Wm. H. Folsom, who was ordained a High Priest Oct. 7, 1862, by Pres. Brigham Young; ordained a Seventy Oct. 8, 1875, by Joseph Young; died Aug. 14, 1894.
MORLEY, Isaac; born March 11, 1786, in Montague, Hamp- shire Co., Mass .; baptized in November, 1830, at Kirtland, Ohio, by Pariey P. Pratt; ordained a High Priest June 6, 1831, by Lyman Wight, and on the same day set apart as a counselor to Bishop Edward Partridge; ordained a Patriarch at Far West, Mo., Nov. 7, 1837, under the hands of Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon and Hyrum Smith; died June 24, 1865.
PAGE, John E .; baptized Aug. 18, 1833, by Emer Harris; ordained an Elder in September, 1833, by Nelson Higgins; ordained an Apostle Dec. 19, 1838, under the hands of Brig- ham Young and Heber C. Kimball; dicd near Sycamore, De- Kalb Co., Ill., in the fall of 1867.
PARTRIDGE, Edward; born Aug. 27, 1893; baptized Dec. 11, 1830, by Joseph the Prophet; ordained an Elder Dec. 5, 1830, by Sidney Rigdon; called by revelation to be the first Bishop of the Church, and ordained and set apart to that position Feb. 4, 1831, by Sidney Rigdon; ordained a High Priest, June 6, 1831, by Lyman Wight; died May 27, 1840.
PATTEN, David W .; born 1800; baptized June 15, 1832, by John Patten; ordained an Elder June 17, 1832, by Ellsha H, Groves; ordained an Apostle Feb. 15, 1835, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris; died Oct. 25, 1838.
PENROSE, Charles William; born Feb. 4, 1832. in London, England, baptized May 14, 1850, by John Hyde, Sr .; ordained an Elder Jan. 6. 1851, by Geo. B. Wallace; ordained a Seventy Oct. 27, 1861, by Truman Leonard; later ordained a High Priest.
PRATT, Orson; born Sept. 19, 1811; baptized Sept. 19, 1830, by Parley P. Pratt; ordained an Elder Dec. 1, 1830, by Joseph Smith; ordained a High Priest Feb. 2, 1832, by Sidney Rigdon; ordained an Apostle April 26, 1835, under the hands of David Whitmer and Oliver Cowdery; died Oct. 3, 1881,
PRATT, Parley Parker; born April 12, 1807; baptized, con- firmed and ordained an Eider by Oliver Cowdery, in Sep- tember, 1830; ordained a High Priest June 6, 1831, by Joseph Smith; ordained an Apostle Feb. 21, 1835, by Joseph Smith; died May 13, 1857.
PRESTON, William Bowker; born Nov. 24, 1830, at Halifax, Franklin Co., Va .; baptized in February, 1857, by Henry G. Boyle; ordained an Elder by Geo. Q. Cannon; ordained a High Priest and Bishop Nov. 14, 1859, by Orson Hyde; set apart as Presiding Bishop of the Church in 1884, by Pres. John Taylor.
PULSIPHER, Zera; born June 24, 1789, in Rockingham, Windham Co., Vt .; baptized and ordained to the ministry in 1832; ordained and set apart as one of the First Seven Presi- dents of Seventies March 6, 1838, under the hands of James Foster and Joseph Young; died Jan. 1, 1872.
REYNOLDS, George; born Jan. 1, 1842, in London, Eng- land; baptized May 4, 1856; ordained a Seventy March 18, 1866, by Israel Barlow, who was ordained a Seventy in 1835, by Sidney Rigdon; set apart as one of the First Seven Presi- dents of the Seventies, April 10, 1890, by Lorenzo Snow.
RICH, Charles Coulson; born Aug. 21, 1809; baptized April 1, 1832, by Geo. M. Hinkle; ordained an Elder May 16, 1832, under the hands of Zebedee Coltrin and Solomon Wixom; ordained a High Priest in April, 1836, under the hands of Hyrum Smith and Uncle John Smith; ordained an Apostle Feb. 12, 1849, by Pres. Brigham Young; died Nov. 17, 1883.
RICH. Leonard; ordained a Seventy Feb. 28, 1835, under the hands of Joseph Smith and others.
RICHARDS, Franklin Dewey; born April 2. 1821; baptized June 3, 1838, by Phinehas Richards, at Richmond, Berkshire Co. Mass .; confirmed June 10, 1838, by Gibson Smith; or- dained a Seventy April 9, 1840. at Nauvoo, Iil., by Joseph Young; ordained a High Priest May 17, 1844, at Nauvoo, Ill., by Brigham Young; ordained an Apostle Feb. 12. 1849, in the "Old Fort," Great Salt Lake City, by Heber C. Kimball.
RICHARDS. Willard; born June 24, 1804; baptized Dec. 31, 1836, by Brigham Young; ordained an Elder March 6, 1837, by Alma Beeman; ordained a High Priest April 1, 1838,
under the hands of Heber C. Kimball and others; ordained an Apostle April 14, 1840, by Brigham Young; died March 11, 1854.
RIGDON, Sidney; born Feb. 19, 1793; baptized, confirmed and ordained an Elder late in 1830, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, Pariey P. Pratt, Peter Whitmer, Jr., and Ziba Peterson. Subsequently he was ordained a High Priest by Joseph the Prophet, and on March 18, 1833, he was ordained and set apart as first Counselor in the First Presidency by Joseph Smith; died July 14, 1876.
ROBERTS, Brigham Henry; born March 13, 1857, in War- rington, Lancashire, England; baptized in 1867, by Seth Dustin; ordained a Seventy March 8, 1877, by Nathan T. Porter, who was ordained a Seventy Oct. 6, 1844, by Joseph Young; set apart as one of the First Council of Seventies in October. 1889, by Lorenzo Snow.
ROCKWOOD, Albert P .; born June 5, 1805, in Holliston, Middlesex Co., Mass .; baptized in 1833; ordained a Seventy Jan. 5, 1839, under the hands of Joseph Young, Zera Puisi- pher, Henry Harriman and Levi W. Hancock; set apart as one of the First Council of Seventies Dec. 2, 1845, under the hands of Apostles Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Parley P. Pratt and Geo. A. Smith; died Nov. 26, 1879. SHERMAN, Lyman; ordained a Seventy Feb. 28. 1835, at Kirtland, Ohio, under the hands of Joseph Smith and others. SLOAN, James; born at Donaghmore, Tyrone Co., Ireland; ordained a High Priest Feb. 18, 1838, under the hands of Joseph Smith, Sr.
SMITH, Asahel, son of Asahel Smith and Mary Duty; born May 21, 1773, at Windham, Rockingham Co., N. H .; bap- tized June 29, 1835, at Stockholm, Lawrence Co., N. Y., by Lyman E. Johnson; ordained a High Priest in 1836, by Don Carlos Smith; ordained a Patriarch Oct. 7, 1844, at Nauvoo, Ill., under the hands of the Twelve Apostles.
SMITH, George Albert; born June 26, 1817; baptized Sept. 10, 1832, by Joseph H. Wakefield; ordained a Seventy March 1, 1835, by Sidney Rigdon; ordained an Apostle April 26, 1839, by Heber C. Kimball; died Sept. 1, 1875.
SMITH, Hyrum; born Feb. 9, 1800; baptized by Joseph Smith in Seneca Lake, N. Y., in June, 1829; ordained a High Priest June 6, 1831, by Joseph Smith; chosen as second Counselor in the First Presidency Nov. 7, 1837; ordained a Patriarch Jan. 28, 1841, under the hands of Joseph the Prophet and others; dicd June 27, 1844.
SMITH, John, familiarly known as Uncle John Smith; born July 16, 1781, in Derryficld, Rockingham Co., N. H .; baptized, confirmed and ordained an Elder Jan. 9, 1832, by his brother Joseph Smith, Sr .; ordained a High Priest June 6, 1833, by Sidney Rigdon; ordained a Patriarch Jan. 10, 1844, by Joseph Smith; ordained Presiding Patriarch Jan. 1, C. 1849, under the hands of Brigham Young and Heber Kimball; died May 23, 1854.
SMITH, John, eldest son of Hyrum Smith; born Sept. 22, 1832, at Kirtland, Ohio; baptized in 1841, hy John Taylor; ordained Presiding Patriarch in the Church Feb. 18, 1855, by Pres. Brigham Young.
SMITH, John Henry; born Sept. 18, 1848; baptized Sept. 18, 1856, by Geo. A. Smith; ordained an Elder Jan. 16, 1864, by Samuel L. Sprague; ordained a High Priest and Bishop Nov. 22, 1875, by Pres. Brigham Young; ordained an Apostle Oct. 27, 1880, by Wilford Woodruff.
SMITH, Joseph, the Prophet, born Dec. 23, 1805; or- dained to the Aaronic Priesthood May 15, 1829, by John the Baptist; baptized and reordained the same day hy Oliver Cowdery; later, perhaps in June or July, 1829, he and Oliver Cowdery were ordained to the Melchisedek Priesthood by Peter, James and John, three of the ancient Apostles, who held the keys of that Priesthood; confirmed a member of the Church and ordained the first Elder in the Church April 6, 1830, by Oliver Cowdery; died June 27, 1844.
SMITH, Joseph, Sr .; born July 12, 1771; baptized April 6, 1830; ordained a High Priest June 6, 1831 by Lyman Wight; ordained a Patriarch Dec. 18, 1833, under the hands of Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, Sidney Rigdon and Frederick G, Williams; died Sept. 14, 1840.
SMITH, Joseph Fielding; born Nov. 13, 1838; baptized in 1850 or 1851 by Heber C. Kimball; ordained an Elder in May, 1854, by Geo. A. Smith; ordained a Seventy March 20, 1858, by George Meyer, who was ordained a Seventy July 13, 1845, by Jesse P. Harmon, who was ordained a Seventy Oct. 8, 1844, by Brigham Young; ordained a High Priest Oct. 16, 1859; ordained an Apostle July 1, 1866, by Pres. Brigham Young, and sct apart as one of the Twelve Apostles Oct. 8, 1867, by Pres. Brigham Young, assisted by all the members of the Council of Twelve Apostles.
SMITH, Sylvester; ordained a Seventy Feb. 28, 1835, at Kirtland, Ohio, under the hands of Joseph Smith and others. SMITH, William; born March 13, 1811; ordained a High Priest June 6, 1833, by Sidney Rigdon; ordained an Apostle Feb. 15, 1835, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris; died Nov. 13, 1893.
SNOW, Erastus; born Nov. 9, 1818; haptized Feb. 3, 1833; ordained an Elder Aug. 16, 1835, by Luke S. Johnson; or- dained a High Priest in October, 1839; ordained an Apostle Feb. 12, 1849, by President Brigham Young; died May 27, 1888.
SNOW, Lorenzo; born April 3, 1814; haptized June. 1836, by John F. Boynton; confirmed by Hyrum Smith; ordained an Elder in the winter of 1836-37 by Alva Beeman; ordained a Seventy July 17, 1840, by Joseph Young; ordained a High Priest July 18, 1840, by Don Carlos Smith; ordained an Apostle Feb. 12, 1849, by Heber C. Kimball.
STEVENSON, Edward; born May 1, 1820, at Gibraltar, Spain; baptized in 1834, by Japhet Fosdick; ordained a Sev- enty May 1, 1845, under the hands of Joseph Young and others; set apart as one of the First Council of Seventics, Oct. 9, 1894, by Apostle Brigham Young; died Jan. 27, 1897. TAYLOR, John; born Nov. 1, 1808; baptized, confirmed and ordained an Elder in 1836, by Parley P. Pratt; ordained an
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Apostle, Dec. 19, 1838, under the hands of Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball; died July 25, 1887.
TAYLOR, John Whittaker; born May 18, 1858, at Provo, Utah Co., Utah; ordained an Elder March 13, 1876, by Wm. J. Smith; ordained an Apostle April 9, 1884, by John Taylor, assisted by his Counselors and most of the Apostles.
TAYLOR, William W .; born Sept. 11, 1853, in Salt Lake City, Utah; baptized by his father, John Taylor; ordained a Seventy Oct. 11, 1875, by Orson Pratt, and chosen as one of the First Council of Seventies in 1880; died Aug. 1, 1884. TEASDALE. George; born Dec. 8. 1831, in London, Eng- land; baptized Aug. 8, 1852, by Robert Till; ordained an Elder April 30. 1854, by John Tuddenham; ordained a Sev- enty Oct. 18, 1875. by Joseph Young; ordained a High Priest July 9, 1877, by Pres. Brigham Young; ordained an Apostle Oct. 16, 1882, by John Taylor.
THATCHER. Moses; born Feb. 2, 1842. in Sangamon County, Ill .; baptized and confirmed Dec. 25, 1856, by Henry G. Boyle; ordained an Elder March 23, 1857, by Henry G. Boyle; or- dained a Seventy by Brigham Young; ordained a High Priest and set apart to preside over the Cache Stake of Zion in 1877, by Pres. Brigham Young; ordained an Apostle April 9, 1879, by John Taylor.
THOMPSON. Robert Blashel; born Oct. 1, 1811, in Great Driffield, Yorkshire, England; baptized and confirmed in May, 1836, in Canada, by Parley P. Pratt; ordained an Elder July 22, 1836. by John Taylor; died Aug. 27, 1841.
VAN COTT, John; born Sept. 7, 1814. at Canaan, Columbia Co., N. Y .; baptized in September, 1845, by Parley P. Pratt; ordained a Seventy Feb. 25, 1847, by Joseph Young; died Feb. 18. 1883.
WELLS, Daniel Hanmer: born Oct. 27, 1814; baptized Aug. 9, 1846, by Almon W. Babbitt, at Nauvoo, Ill .; ordained an Apostle and set apart as second Counselor in the First Pres- idency Jan. 4, 1857, by President Brigham Young; died March 24, 1891.
WELLS, Rulon Seymour; born July 7, 1854, in Salt Lake City, Utah; baptized about 1862, by Daniel H. Wells; con- firmed by John V. Long; ordained an Elder Aug. 15, 1866, by Wm. J. Smith; ordained a Seventy Oct. 22, 1875, by Pres. Brigham Young; set apart as one of the First Seven Presi- dents of Seventies April 5, 1893, by George Q. Cannon.
WHITMER, David; born Jan. 7, 1805; baptized in June, 1829, by Joseph Smith; confirmed April 6, 1830; ordained an Elder soon afterwards, and subsequently ordained a High Priest; set apart in 1834 hy Joseph Smith to preside over the Saints in Missouri; "blessed by the laying on of hands of the Presidency" (Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon and Frederick G. Williams), in connection with Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris, Feb. 14. 1835, to choose the Twelve Apostles, in accordance with revelation (Doc. and Cov., 18:37); died Jan. 25, 1888.
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