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Andrus, Milo, 1814-1893

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Dates

  • Existence: 1814 - 1893

Biography

Milo Andrus (1814-1893) was an early member and missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Milo Andrus was born March 6, 1814 in Essex County, New York to Azuba Smit Andrus and Ruluf Andrus, the tenth of thirteen children. In 1833, while living in Ohio, he married Abigail Jane Daley and was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After participating in Zion's Camp, Milo was later called to the First Quorum of the Seventy. He and his family moved with the Latter-day Saints to Missouri, Illinois, and finally the Salt Lake Valley. Milo served a mission to England with Orson Pratt, where he served as president of the Liverpool Conference. He returned to England for a second mission, where he served as president of the Birmingham District. In 1852, Milo served as a major in the Utah War, and was the first president of the St. Louis Stake in 1854. In 1882 he was appointed chaplain of the Utah Legislature. Milo died June 19, 1893 in Oxford, Idaho.

Citation:
found: Barrett, I.J. Trumpeter of God, c1992:t.p. (Milo Andrus) p. 1 (b. Mar. 6, 1814 in Essex Co., N.Y.) p. 314 (d. June 19, 1893) Miloandrus.org, via www, March 20, 2023 (Milo Andrus was born March 6, 1814 in Essex County, New York to Azuba Smit Andrus and Ruluf Andrus, the tenth of thirteen children. In 1833, while living in Ohio, he married Abigail Jane Daley and was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After participating in Zion's Camp, Milo was later called to the First Quorum of the Seventy. He and his family moved with the Latter-day Saints to Missouri, Illinois, and finally the Salt Lake Valley. Milo served a mission to England with Orson Pratt, where he served as president of the Liverpool Conference. He returned to England for a second mission, where he served as president of the Birmingham District. In 1852, Milo served as a major in the Utah War, and was the first president of the St. Louis Stake in 1854. In 1882 he was appointed chaplain of the Utah Legislature. Milo died June 19, 1893 in Oxford, Idaho)

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Milo Andrus journals

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230312073]
Identifier: MSS SC 1499
Scope and Contents Photocopies of typewritten journals and genealogy of Milo Andrus who was a missionary for the mormon Church in the 19th century. A photocopy of a typed transcript of a letter addressed to Brigham Young by Andrus (1854) in which he gives an account of the Mormons in St. Louis, Missouri. Also included is a photocopy of a biography of Milo Andrus by Gary L. Pickell (1979). Andrus' diaries tell of experiences while a missionary in England during 1849, of crossing the plains from Nebraska...
Dates: 1840-1861
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Milo Andrus journals

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