Babbitt, Almon W. (Almon Whiting), 1813-1856
Dates
- Existence: 1813 - 1856
biographical statement
Citation:
Joseph Smith Papers, via WWW, April 17, 2014 (born on October 9, 1813, in Cheshire, Massachussetts; parents Ira Babbitt and Nancy Crosier; In 1830, he was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; 1831 and 1833 respectively; served two missions to New York; November 23, 1833, he married Julia Ann Johnson in Kirtland, Ohio; joined the Camp of Israel expedition to Missouri in 1834; appointed as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy in 1835 and served another mission to Canada in 1837; appointed as president of Kirtland stake in 1840; disfellowshipped in 1841; fellowship was restored in 1843; high profile callings and leadership positions in Illinois; commander of the Ramus militia; member of the Council of the Fifty; 1846 he became the postmaster of Nauvoo, Illinois; family migrated to the Salt Lake Valley in 1849 where Babbitt was succesful in local politics; delegate to U.S. Congress for the state of Deseret in 1849; appointed as secretary of Utah Territory in 1852; disfellowshipped in 1849 and 1851; excommunicated from the Church in May 1854; killed in September 1856 at Ash Hollow, Nebraska Territory.Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Almon W. Babbitt estate record
Handwritten estate record from a copy book. The item deals with the estate of Almon W. Babbitt who had recently died.
Almon W. Babbitt legal documents
Holographs. The collection includes legal documents concerning various cases in which Babbitt represented clients in the Hancock County, Illinois, courts.
Almon W. Babbitt legal papers
Handwritten legal documents. The items relate to Babbitt's career as a lawyer and to the settling of his estate.
Curtis E. Bolton receipt, 1857 : Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory
Signed receipt showing Bolton received two dollars from W.H. Hooper, administrator of A.W. Babbitt's estate, for "acknowledgement and seal of papers of O.P. Rockwell."
Hancock County (Ill.) deposition
Signed documents concerning a debt of $20,000 owed to Isaac Galland by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for land near Nauvoo, Illinois. Galland affirms that the successors to Joseph Smith are fleeing the jurisidiction of the Illinois courts without paying the debt.
William Henry Hooper letter
Handwritten letter addressed to the "Hon. E. Smith, Probate Judge for Great Salt Lake Co." Hooper states that he is submitting an inventory of the estate of the late Almon Whiting Babbitt. The estate items were to be set apart for the use of the deceased's widow and family.
Inventory and appraisement of the goods and chattels found of the estate of Almon W. Babbitt
Handwritten list of goods dated 25 and 26 Nov. 1856 from the estate of Almon W. Babbitt who was killed by Indians in 1856.
Salt Lake County, Utah court affidavit
Handwritten and signed affidavit dated 2 October 1855. The document lists the complaint of C.A. and E.H. Perry vs. Jonathon Moreton regarding failure to pay a $19.78 promissory note. The Perry's were represented by Almon Babbitt.
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