Dates

• Existence: 1817 - 1875

Biography

John Bolyston Fairbanks (1817-1875) was an early pioneer of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

John Bolyston Fairbanks was born on 28 April 1817 in New York to Joseph and Polly (Brooks) Fairbanks. In 1843, at age twenty-five, John joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the following year, John married Sarah Van Wagoner, a native of New Jersey, with whom he had eleven children. In 1844, John and Sarah settled at Nauvoo, Illinois with the body of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, accompanied by their parents and several other family members. John worked on the Nauvoo Temple until a sentiment forced the family to relocate to Winter Quarters, Nebraska. In June 1847, John helped lead a company of Latter-day Saints to Salt Lake City in the Jedediah M. Grant Company. John lived at Salt Lake City for four years and then moved to Payson, Utah.

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FamilySearch, via WWW, October 12, 2021 (John Bolyston Fairbanks; born on 28 April 1817 in New York; Parents are Joseph and Polly (Brooks) Fairbanks; Married Sarah Van Wagoner, a native of New Jersey; had eleven children)

history.ChurchofJesusChrist, via WWW, October 12, 2021 (John Bolyston Fairbanks; worked on the Nauvoo Temple; relocated to Winter Quarters, Nebraska; led a company of Latter-day Saints to Salt Lake City in June 1847; in the Jedediah M. Grant Company.)

Paysonhistoricalsociety, via WWW, October 12, 2021 (John Bolyston Fairbanks; settled at Nauvoo, Illinois in 1844; accompanied by their parents and several other family members)

Archives West Orbis Cascade Alliance, via WWW, October, 12, 2021. (John Bolyston Fairbanks; lived at Salt Lake City for four years; moved to Payson, Utah)

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