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Whitney, Newel Kimball, 1795-1850

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1795 - 1850

Biographical History

Newel Kimball Whitney (1795-1850) was a American merchant, pioneer, and ecclesiastical leader. He served as the second general bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1831-1850).

Newel Kimball Whitney was born on February 5, 1795 at Marlborough, Windham County, Vermont to Samuel and Susanna Kimball Whitney. Whitney joined the Church in Ohio in 1830, and was a personal friend of Joseph Smith (1805-1844) who founded that faith. He also served as associate justice and treasurer of the provincial state of Deseret (later Utah) in 1849. He married seven times; his wives included Elizabeth Ann Smith (1800-1882, m. 1822), Ann Houston (1821-1848, m. 1846), Elizabeth Almira Pond (1827-1899, m. 1846), Abigail Augusta Pond (m. 1846), Olive M. Bishop (1807-1852, m. 1846), Elizabeth Moore (1826-1858, m. 1846), Henrietta Keyes (1821-1901, m. 1846), and Emmeline Blanche Woodward (1828-1921, m. 1849). Whitney died on September 3, 1850 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
Harold B. Lee Library. Division of Archives and Manuscripts. Register of the Newel Kimball Whitney papers, 1979 (subj.) t.p. (Newel Kimball Whitney) p. 1 (b. Feb. 5, 1795, Bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints), p. 10 (d. Sept. 23, 1850)

Kimball and Whitney Cemetery report, 1911: p. 4 (Newell Kimball Whitney; b. Feb 5, 1795; d. Sept. 23, 1850)

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints records

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4123
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, church related, financial records, legal records, and miscellaneous documents. Notable documents (all photocopies) include an 1844 letter from Joseph Smith while in Carthage Jail and a list of Mormon Battalion soldiers.

Dates: 1831-1964
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints records

Newel Kimball Whitney collection of correspondence, 1837-1845

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents Contains letters pertaining to the operations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its expanding activities. Several are directed to Joseph Smith, and some were written by him or by officials representing him. Others were sent either to or from other prominent figures, including Bishop Newel K. Whitney and Bishop George Miller, who acted for a time with Bishop Whitney as a trustee-in-trust of the Church. Also contains correspondence related to the Whitney family and the...
Dates: 1837-1845
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church

Newel Kimball Whitney collection on Mormon Church, 1829-1882

 Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains revelations, correspondence, legal records, military documents, and church records created and collected by Whitney between 1829 and 1882. Materials document Whitney's service as bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as other aspects of the administration, economics, and community life in Mormon communities in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois.

Dates: 1829-1882
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers

Newel Kimball Whitney papers, 1817-1900

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 76 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains the personal papers of Whitney, including correspondence, account books, patriarchal blessings and other materials dating from between 1817 and 1900. These papers primarily document his church and personal business in Kirtland, Ohio and Nauvoo, Illinois. Includes extensive correspondence with his brother, Samuel F. Whitney. Documents from after Whitney's death deal with the disposition of his estate and his burial.

Dates: 1817-1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 76, Newel Kimball Whitney papers / Whitney family papers

Newel Kimball Whitney papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 76
Scope and Contents Collection contains correspondence, financial and legal documents, church records, military records, manuscript revelations, poetry, journals, and other material by Whitney and his family. The records document the ecclesiastical functions, political activities, and finances of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when it was headquartered in Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, and Utah. The bulk of the material is from the Illinois Era (1839-1846), with papers relating to the steamship...
Dates: 1817-1910; 1957
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Newel Kimball Whitney papers

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