b Feb 17, 1792 Hanover, Morris Co, NJ
m April 28, 1815 Sally Waterman
bap June 1831
d March 6, 1872
1823- publisher of Lake Light in Trumansburg, NY
by 1828 moved to Canandaigua, NY publishing the
anti-Masonic Ontario Phoenix
June 6, 1831 o elder
Oct 1, 1831 o high priest
1833 printed the Book of Commandments
1835 assisted in compiling and printing 1st edited of
the Doctrine & Covenants
March 17, 1838 excommunicated
July 22, 1840 extended hand of fellowship
1846 left Nauvoo for the west
edited Evening & Morning Star 1832-1833
authored "Redeemer of Israel"
"Come All Ye Sons of Zion"
"Earth with Her Ten Thousand Flowers"
"O Jesus! the Giver"
"The Spirit of God Like a Fire is Burning"
"Glorious Things are Sung of Zion"
"O God the Eternal Father"
bibl RJS:87-88
BOM:204-09
LBE3:692-97photo
AL-Vision 42(6):276-77photo
SH 96(21):481-82photo
note see D&C 55, 57:5a, 58:9, 61:2
scribe during tranlation of Book of Abraham
LBE says 2/6/38 rejected by Saints
LBE says 3/17/39 excommunicated
LBE says early 1841 extended hand of fellowship
