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Babbitt, Almon W. (Almon Whiting), 1813-1856

 Person

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 1 Collection or Record:

Duane E. Jeffery collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8432
Scope and Contents Materials consist of items collected by Duane E. Jeffery. Includes original and photocopied correspondence between A.W. Babbit and the high council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about Babbitt's church membership and conduct (1851), a photocopy of an excerpt of a manuscript titled Book of Sundays by J.P. Greene (1837), and a legal divorce document for Leah Frances Clawson (1848). There are also postcards that depict scenes from The Book of Mormon and other Church history...
Dates: 1837-1968

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