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Partridge, Edward, 1793-1840

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1793 - 1840

Biographical History

Edward Partridge (1793-1840) was an early convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an ecclesiastical leader.

Edward Partridge was born August 27, 1793 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to William Partridge and Jemima Bidwell. He was ordained as the first bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints in 1831. In 1819, he married Lydia Clisbee in Kanesville, Ohio. On December 11, 1830, Edward was baptized by the Prophet Joseph Smith in New York. He died in 1840 in Nauvoo, Illinois.

Citation:
Edward Partridge, c1998: p. 168 (b. 27 Aug. 1793; d. 27 May 1840)

Let Zion in her beauty rise, ©2001:caption ([text by] Edward Partirdge)

Wikipedia, 8 February 2013 (Edward Partridge, August 27, 1793 - May 27, 1840) was an early member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was the first person to hold the prominent position of Bishop and Presiding Bishop, born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts; died in Nauvoo, Illinois)

Familysearch, July 28, 2022 (born in in Pittsfield, Massachusetts; In 1819, he married Lydia Clisbee in Kanesville, Ohio; On December 11, 1830, Edward was baptized by the Prophet Joseph Smith in New York)

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

William Partridge diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2958
Scope and Contents These 49 diaries consist of notations made by Partridge in almanacs. The information recorded consists of the observations on the weather; farming and stockbreeding activities; births, deaths, and marriages in the community; and the visits from or to friends and family members. While the diaries cover the years 1781 to 1836, the diaries for the following years are missing: 1783, 1784, 1785, 1787, 1788, 1790, 1791, 1794, 1798, 1801, and 1814. Diaries for 1837 and 1839 were kept by perhaps...
Dates: 1781-1839

Edward Partridge road tax receipts

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230236140]
Identifier: MSS SC 242
Scope and Contents

Handwritten road tax receipts for labor on the District Road in Painesville, Ohio, to be applied toward the road tax. Signed by Edward Partridge, early Mormon bishop, who served as superintendent of the district.

Dates: 1827

Ruth Louise Partridge personal papers, 1915-1976

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1544 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains newspaper articles, certificates, awards, journals, correspondence, and writings and drawings of or by Partridge. Also, information about clubs, organizations, finances, legal procedures and writing societies and subscriptions from 1915-1976. Some of the materials were created at Camp Floyd. From 1940-1976, Partridge correspondence and papers regarding Orrin Carl Brierly, correspondence with offices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and correspondence concerning...
Dates: 1915-1976

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College teaching -- United States 6
Diaries 5
Home and Family 4
Latter Day Saint families 4
Social Life and Customs 4