Mormon History Gazetteer for New York (1831

Mormon History 1830-1844

Mormon History Gazetteer for New York (1831–1839)

Locality / county

New York counties

Aurelius Aurora Avon Black River Bolton Burlington Burns Butternuts Cambridge Canaan Four Corners Canandaigua Chenango Colesville Day Davenport Dayton Dunkirk		Fabius Fairfield Fayette Freedom Freedom Conference Friendship Geneseo Genoa Greenwood Grove Hanover Hartford Henderson Holland Hurlgate Jamestown Java	Kortright Lake George Laona (Laoni) Le Roy Lewis Lima Livonia Lyonstown (Lyons) Manchester McDonough Mendon Munson New Lebanon New York City Newburgh Niagara	Ogdensburg Onondage County Orangeville Orleans Four Corners Palmyra Parishville Perrysburgh Pillar Point Plattsburg Pomfret Portage Potsdam Richland Rushford Sackets Harbor Savanna Scipio	Silver Creek South Bainbridge [Afton] South Dayton Spafford Stephentown Theresa Tompkins Trenton Victor Villanova Warsaw Waterfield Westfield Whitesborough Wolcott Woodhull

Aurelius / Cayuga
	Oct. 8, 1824	Brigham Young, Miriam Works	Brigham marries Miriam.

Aurora (on the east shore of Cayuga Lake) / Erie
	May 22–25, 1835	Twelve	Freedom Conference: 4 members.		Minutes of May 22–25, 1835

Avon (17 miles south of Rochester, 10 miles north of Geneseo) / Livingston
	[1832–1833]	Heber C. Kimball, Joseph and Brigham Young	"I was ordained an elder by Joseph Young, and in company with himself and his brother, Brigham, I labored in Genesee, Avon and Lyonstown, where we baptized many and built up churches."		¶ Heber C. Kimball (h2)
	[Late Mar.] 1833	David W. Patten	Preaches at Father Bosley's and gains reputation for bodily throwing a man out.		¶ David W. Patten (h)
	March 17, 1834	Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Parley Pratt, Lyman Wight, John Murdock, Orson Pratt, Orson Hyde, etc.	Conference of elders at Alvah Beaman residence to raise volunteers for Zion's Camp.		Meeting of March 17, 1834
	May 22–25, 1835	Twelve	Freedom Conference		Minutes of May 22–25, 1835

Black River / Jefferson
	March 17, 1834	Parley P. Pratt, Harry Brown	To raise funds for Zion among the churches in area.		¶ Meeting of March 17, 1834
	Sept. 19, 1835	David W. Patten, president; J[ames] Blakesley, clerk.	Conference. 6 small branches. 28 added since last conference June 19. Next at Le Roy (175 mi. southwest).		EMS 1, no. 12 (Sept. 1835): 186.

Bolton / Warren (on Lake George)
	Dec. 20, 1832	Orson Pratt, William Snow	Visit branch, 10 meetings, 10 days, 10 baptisms.		¶ Orson Pratt (h2)
	Feb. 2, 1833	Orson Pratt	Arrive, 3 meetings in 4 days, baptize 2, ordain John Tanner priest.		¶ Orson Pratt (h2)
	Aug. 1834	William Burgess, Jonas Putnam	Home of William Burgess and Jonas Putnam, who certify they are "perfectly satisfied" with Joseph Smith's behavior on Zion's Camp.		Minutes of August 23, 1834 Original: Burgees
	Spring 1836	Amasa Lyman, Nathan Tanner	Preach unsuccessfully, John Tanner arrives a few days later (his hometown).		¶ Amasa Lyman (h)

Burlington / Otsego
	Apr. 12, 1807	Parley P. Pratt	Birth.		¶ Parley P. Pratt (h)

Burns / Allegheny
	Jan. 28, 1835		17 members.		W. A. Cowdery, Jan. 28, 1835, MA 1, no. 5 (Feb. 1835): 75.
	Apr. 3, 1835	A. J. Squires	Freedom Conference: 23 members "raised up and established almost wholly by … Elder A. J. Squires," represented by A. J. Squires.		W. A. Cowdery, Apr. 3, 1835, MA 1, no. 7 (May 1835): 101.
	May 22–25, 1835	Twelve	Freedom Conference: 30 in branch.		Minutes of May 22–25, 1835

Butternuts (17 miles NE of Bainbridge) / Otsego
	[Sept.–Oct.] 1835	Harvey Stanley, Jedediah Grant	Preach two months and baptize 7 despite "considerable opposition."		H. Stanley and J. Grant, Dec. 6, 1835 MA 2, no. 4 (Jan. 1836): 256.

Cambridge / Washington
	Apr. 30, 1790	Reynolds Cahoon	Birthplace.

Canaan or Canaan Four Corners / Columbia
	1824–1825, 1827, 1829–1830	Orson Pratt	Works as farm laborer, attends school 3 or 4 months; later returns to work.		¶ Orson Pratt (h1)
	Sept. 9, 1827	Parley P. Pratt	Marries Thankful Halsey.		¶ Parley P. Pratt (h); Parley P. Pratt, 20.

Canandaigua / Ontario
	1824	Heber C. Kimball, W. W. Phelps	Heber sends his petition for advancement in the Masonic Order to Canandaigua—accepted but buildings are burned before degrees can be awarded.		¶ Heber C. Kimball (1)
	1827	W. W. Phelps	Establishes Ontario Phoenix, pioneering the anti-Masonic movement.		¶ W. W. Phelps
	Dec. [30], 1830	Joseph, Sidney	Revelation to stop translating until the reach Ohio.		D&C 37

Chenango or Chenango Point (not on MapQuest; on west bank of Chenango River, borders Binghamton on the north) / Broome
	1831	Jared Carter	First hears of the Church of Christ, is converted by Book of Mormonism.
	Spring 1833	Sylvester Smith, Harpin Riggs	Left Kirtland, April [1], baptize 4, 15 meetings, 6 weeks. 15 churches between Kirtland and Chenango		¶ Sylvester Smith
	May 25, 1835	John Murdock, Lloyd Lewis	Assigned by Twelve at Freedom Conference to set things in order at Chenango Point and Springville, Pennsylvania.		¶ Minutes of May 22–25, 1835

Colesville / Broome
	Fall 1826	Joseph	Works for Joseph Knight
	June 28, 1830	Joseph, Emma, Oliver	Oliver baptizes 13, including Emma and Joseph and Polly Knight.		EMS 1, no. 11 (Apr. 1833); Papers 1:311.
	Dec. 1830	Orson Pratt	Orson's first mission		¶ Orson Pratt (h1)

Davenport / Delaware
	June 1835	Noah Packard	Baptizes one. [Text has "Devenport, Schoharrie co." Davenport is in Delaware County which adjoins Schoharie County.]		MA 2, no. 1 (Oct. 1835), 208.

Day / Saratoga
	[Nov.–Dec.] 1832	Orson Pratt, William Snow	Visit 17 days, hold 15 meetings (no baptisms mentioned).		¶ Orson Pratt (h2)

Dayton / Cattaraugus
	See also South Dayton
	Apr. 1833	Freeman Nickerson	Baptized by Zerubbabel Snow, ordained a deacon.		¶ Freeman Nickerson

Dunkirk / Chautauqua
	May 4, 1834	Twelve	The Twelve Apostles arrive from Fairport, Ohio, at 4:00 on their first mission together. The next morning, they split up to preach in the area.		¶ William E. McLellin
	Sept. 1835	Heber C. Kimball	Steamer United States, carrying Heber and others returning from mission, runs aground, springs a leak, hobbles in to Erie, Pennsylvania, where it is beached on a sandbar.		¶ Heber C. Kimball (h3)

Fabius / Onondaga
	Nov. 1832	Orson Pratt, William Snow	Spend 6 days, baptize 2.		¶ Orson Pratt (h2)
	Feb. 1834	Zerah Pulsipher, Wilford Woodruff, Noah [Hatton/Holton]	Travel to Fabius; Zerah presides over branch meetings for several days. Meet at Brother Newcomb's house.		¶ Wilford Woodruff (h1); WWJ 1:7.

Fairfield / Herkimer
	May 9, 1796	Lyman Wight	Birthplace

Fayette / Seneca
	June 1829	John Whitmer, Joseph Smith	John becomes Joseph's scribe. D&C 14–18.
	Apr. 6, 1830		Traditional location of the organization of the church.		Accounts of April 6, 1830 Minutes of May 3, 1834
	Apr. 11, 1830	Joseph, Oliver, Whitmers	Oliver Cowdery delivers first public discourse. Meet at Whitmer home. Large crowd. Whitmer, Hiram Page, and Jolly families baptized. Branch probably organized.		Papers, 304.
	June 9, 1830	Conference	Conference held "acording to the Church Articles and Covenants." Oliver Cowdery to keep "the Church record and Conference minutes until the next conference."		Minutes of June 9, 1830
	Oct. 1830	Joseph, Ezra Thayer			D&C 33
	Nov. 4, 1830	Orson Pratt	Arrives to see Joseph after two hundred mile walk. D&C 34		¶ Orson Pratt (h1)
	Dec. 1830–Jan. 1831	Sidney Rigdon, Edward Partridge	Visit Joseph, travel to churches. Third conference, Jan. 2, 1831		D&C 35, 36, 38, 39, 40

Fredonia (now in Pomfret) / Chautauqua
	1826	Fredonia Academy	"The Fredonia Academy (later the Fredonia Normal School), one of the only institutions of higher learning in the western US, opened in 1826 in what is now village hall."		Link to "The History of Fredonia" Link to Wikipedia article
	1831	Ebenezer Johnson	Works as a carpenter.		B. F. Johnson life, 6.
	May 5, 1831	Luke Johnson, William E. McLellin
	July 1832	Baptisms, never die, end in 5 years	"Mormonism is said to have taken seep room in the Baptist church in Mendon, Miss. [New York]— a number were redipped a few days ago. The preacher said he would never die, but be transplanted after the manner of Enoch, and in eighteen months Mormonism would be the prevailing religion, and that in five years the wicked would be swept from the face of the earth."		Fredonia Censor, Aug. 1, 1832. Link to source at UDR.

Freedom / Cattaraugus
	See also Freedom Conference.
	[Nov.] 1815	Warren Cowdery	Moves to Freedom.		¶ Warren A. Cowdery
	Mar. 11, 1834	Joseph, Parley	Baptize Heman Hyde.		¶ Heman Hyde
	Mar. 30, 1834	Orson Pratt, John Murdock	Baptize 22 in twelve days.		¶ Orson Pratt (h2)
	Nov. 25, 1834	Warren A. Cowdery	To preside.		D&C 106
	Jan. 24–25, 1835	[Warren A. Cowdery]	74 members represented at conference, presumably by Warren Cowdery.		W. A. Cowdery, Jan 28, 1835, MA 1, no. 5 (Feb. 1835): 75.
	Apr. 3, 1835	Heman Hyde	70 members at conference represented by H. Hyde.		W. A. Cowdery, Apr. 3, 1835, MA 1, no. 7 (May 1835): 101.
	June 1835	Hazen Aldrich	Joined by Darwin Richardson on mission to Vermont, New Hampshire.		¶ Hazen Aldrich
	May 22–25 1835	Twelve	Freedom Conference. 65 members in branch.		Minutes of May 22–25, 1835
	July 28, 1835	Warren writes Oliver	Branch contributes $341.37 1/2 toward stone church in Kirtland despite Jared Carter's ineffective discourse.

Freedom Conference
	Jan. 24–25, 1835	John Gould, chair; Heman Hyde sec.	11 branches: Freedom, Westfield, Mendon-Lima, Java-Weathersfield, Portage, Grove, Perrysburgh, Laoni [Laona] Village [Pomfret], Hanover, Geneseo.		W. A. Cowdery, Jan 28, 1835, MA 1, no. 5 (Feb. 1835): 75.
	Apr. 3, 1835	Sidney Rigdon, chair; W. A. Cowdery, sec.	Freedom, Westfield, Munson-Lima, Portage, Grove, Perrysburgh, Laoni [Laona] Village, Geneseo-Avon.
	May 22–25, 1835	Twelve			Minutes of May 22–25, 1835

Friendship / Allegany
	July 14, 1876	Sidney Rigdon	Residence at time of death.

Genesee (9 miles south of Rochester, 30 miles north of Geneseo) / Monroe
	[May 1832–Fall 1833]	Brigham Young, Joseph Young, Heber Kimball, Ezra Landon	Joseph and Brigham Young and Heber "built up many churches" in Genesee, Avon and Lyonstown. Ezra baptizes 18–20 in Avon and Genesee.		¶ Heber C. Kimball (h2)
	Late Dec. 1833	Lyman E. Johnson, Orson Pratt	From Silver Lake to Genesee to raise volunteers for Zion's Camp, then to Waterloo (early Jan.).		¶ Orson Pratt (h2)
	Mar. 15, 1834	Orson Pratt, Orson Hyde	Arrive on another mission.		¶ Orson Pratt (h2)

Geneseo (10 miles south of Avon) / Livingston
	Dec. [15], 1833– Spring 1834	Orson Pratt, John Murdock, Amasa Lyman (h), others	Labor with branch, excommunicate President Landon and twenty-five others "(perhaps in some instances rather prematurely)."		¶ Amasa Lyman (h)
	March 15, 1834	Orson Pratt, Orson Hyde	Arrive from Kirtland "to assist in gathering up the strength of the Lord's House, preparatory to the redemption of Zion."		Orson Pratt journals, 34
	Jan. 24–25, 1835		Freedom Conference: 24 members represented.		W. A. Cowdery, Jan 28, 1835, MA 1, no. 5 (Feb. 1835): 75.
	Apr. 3, 1835	Reuben Hedlock	Freedom Conference: 23 members (1 moved, 2 excluded) represented by Reuben Hedlock.		W. A. Cowdery, Apr. 3, 1835, MA 1, no. 7 (May 1835): 101.

Genoa / Cayuga
	Nov.12, 1784	Joseph Coe	Possible birth site.

Greenwood (near Pennsylvania border) / Steuben
	Late Mar. 1834	Orson Hyde, Orson Pratt	Baptize 2.		¶ Orson Pratt (h2)
	May 22–25, 1835	Twelve	Freedom Conference		Minutes of May 22–25, 1835
	[October] 1835	Harvey Stanley, Jedediah Grant	Branch numbers about 30; preach twice and baptize 1.		H. Stanley and J. Grant, Dec. 6, 1835 MA 2, no. 4 (Jan. 1836): 256.

Grove / Allegheny
	Nov. 22, 1834	J. Grove	"About 20" recently baptized; added to church of 13 raised up by J. Grove.		W. A. Cowdery to MA 1, no. 3 (Dec. 1834): 45.
	Jan. 28, 1835		Freedom Conference: 16 members, "a firm little band," represented.		W. A. Cowdery, MA 1, no.5 (Feb. 1835): 75.
	Apr. 3, 1835	John Gould	18 members represented at Freedom conference by John Gould.		W. A. Cowdery, Apr. 3, 1835, MA 1, no. 7 (May 1835): 101.
	May 22–25, 1835	Twelve	Freedom Conference		Minutes of May 22–25, 1835

Hanover / Chautauqua
	1833	Jacob Bump	"Not long after this event [Jacob declared he would stop drinking], the great Mormon revival of 1833 set in here. Bump was one of the first converts, and from the first took a prominent and active part in all their meetings. Early in the spring of 1832 he disposed of his property and with his family, and several other families, started for Kirtland."		"Early History of Hanover," Fredonia Censor, Sept. 24, 1884. Link to source at Dale Broadhurst website.
	Jan. 24–25, 1835		Freedom Conference: 11 members represented by Elder Hadlock. "They have much persecution, but count it all joy, being deeply rooted in the faith."		W. A. Cowdery, Jan 28, 1835, MA 1, no. 5 (Feb. 1835): 75.

Hartford / Washington
	Sept. 11, 1811	Orson Pratt	Birth.		¶ Orson Pratt (h1)

Henderson / Jefferson
	[June] 1833	David W. Patten	Baptizes 8 "and when hands were laid upon them the Holy Ghost fell on them, and they spake with tongues and prophesied."		¶ David W. Patten (h)
	Mid-Aug. 1837	Orson Pratt, Sarah Marinda Bates	Move family to Henderson, where they remain until assigned to preside over New York City in spring 1838.		¶ Orson Pratt

Holland (30 miles southeast of Buffalo) / Erie
	May 22–25, 1835	Twelve	Freedom Conference: 15 in branch, "represented by P. P. Pratt as having suffered much from false teachings by hypocrites and knaves"		Minutes of May 22–25, 1835

Hurlgate (before and after, Hell-Gate) / New York (later Queens)
	Spring 1825	Orson Pratt	Moves to Hurlgate with a brother, works for a farmer for most of 2 years, attends school 3 months. returns to Canaan.		¶ Orson Pratt (h1)

Jamestown / Chautauqua
	Aug. 1834	Oliver Higley	Home of Oliver Higley, who certifies he is "perfectly satisfied" with Joseph Smith's behavior on Zion's Camp.		Minutes of August 23, 1834

Java–Weathersfield / Genesee (Wyoming in 1841)
	See also Orangeville-Java.
	Jan. 24–25, 1835		Conference, John Gould chair, Heman Hyde secretary, 18 members. "[M]any have moved to the places of gathering."		W. A. Cowdery, Jan 28, 1835, MA 1, no. 5 (Feb. 1835): 75.
	May 22–25, 1835	Twelve	Freedom Conference		Minutes of May 22–25, 1835

Kortright / Deleware
	July 15, 1792	John Murdock	Birthplace.
	Nov. 1834		Small church. John Murdock previously baptized 6 "or more some time since," James Lawson "informs us of others."		James Lawson, Nov. 17, 1834, cited, MA 1, no. 3 (Dec. 1834): 45.
	Apr. 3, 1835		Freedom Conference: 8 members, including 2 elders, represented by John [James?] Lawson.		W. A. Cowdery, Apr. 3, 1835, MA 1, no. 7 (May 1835): 101.

Lake George / Warren
	Spring 1834	Amasa Lyman, others	John Tanner president.		¶ Amasa Lyman (h)

Laona (Laoni) / Chautauqua (metro Jamestown, southern end of Lake Chautauqua)
	Jan. 24–25, 1835		Freedom Conference: "In Laoni Village, Pomfret, Chautaeque county, there is a church … [of] 20 members in good standing."		W. A. Cowdery, Jan 28, 1835, MA 1, no. 5 (Feb. 1835): 75.
	April 3, 1835		"… in point of number is the same as represented at last coonference, with the exception of one member removed..		W. A. Cowdery, Apr. 3, 1835, MA 1, no. 7 (Apr. 1835): 101.
	May 9–11, 1835	The Twelve	Westfield Conference: 20 members represented. Westfield and Laona branches are "low in spirits" due to "some difficulties" that the missionaries settle.		Meeting of May 9–11, 1835

Le Roy / Genesee
	1820	Warren Cowdery	Living in Le Roy.		¶ Warren A. Cowdery

Lewis (14 mi. W of Lake Champlain in NE New York) / Essex
	Nov. 28, 1834	John H. Tippets, Joseph H. Tippets	Turn over funds and property raised by branch to purchase property in Missouri to Joseph.		Minutes of November 28, 1834

Lima / Livingston
	See also Mindon-Lima, Munson-Lima.
	[1829/1830]	Thomas B. Marsh	Feeling prompted by God to travel west, leaves Boston, stays 3 months in Lima. On return trip stops in Lyonstown and hears of Book of Mormon.

Livonia (48 miles northeast of Palmyra) / Livingston
	June 30, 1830	Samuel H. Smith	Intended destination of Samuel's first book-selling mission.		¶ Samuel's Books

Lyonstown (Lyons) (15 mi. east of Palmyra, on Erie Canal) / Wayne
	March 1830	Thomas B. Marsh	First hears of Book of Mormon, goes to see Martin Harris in Palmyra as book begins to come off the press.		¶ Thomas B. Marsh
	[1832–1833]	Heber C. Kimball	"I was ordained an elder by Joseph Young, and in company with himself and his brother, Brigham, I labored in Genesee, Avon and Lyonstown, where we baptized many and built up churches."		¶ Heber C. Kimball (h2)
	June 5, 1835	Twelve	Conference (scheduled).		¶ Minutes of March 12, 1835 ¶ Heber C. Kimball (h3)

Manchester / Wayne (7 mi. south of Palmyra)
	[1823–1824]	Smith family	Moves to home started by Alvin shortly before his death, Nov. 19, 1823.
	Jan. 1827	Joseph, Emma	Move to Manchester from Colesville after marriage. Move to Harmony, Pennsylvania, late 1827.
	Apr. 6, 1830	Church organization	Location favored by many scholars for the organization of the church.		Accounts of April 6, 1830 Off-site link to H. Michael Marquardt's "An Appraisal of Manchester as Location for the Organization of the Church."
	Dec. 1830	Edward Partridge	Visits to ascertain Joseph Smith's reputation.		¶ Edward Partridge

McDonough / Chenango
	June 23–July 14, 1833	Noah Packard	Preaches in sister's home town, baptizes 16.		¶ Noah Packard
	Aug. 26–Sept. 1, 1833	Noah Packard	Organizes branch with 1 elder, 1 deacon.		Noah Packard synopsis
	[June] 1835	Noah Packard	"… has never been represented in conference. There have been about 30 baptized in this place. Some have moved away and three or four have fallen off; and twelve or fourteen remain. They stand in need of having the word of life dispensed to them."		MA 2, no. 1 (Oct. 1835), 208.

Mendon / Monroe
	See also Mendon-Lima.
	[1821–1822]	Heber C. Kimball	Moves to Mendon to learn be a potter from brother, Charles.		¶ Heber C. Kimball (h1)
	1827	John Young Sr.	Moves family to Mendon.
	Sept. 22, 1827	Heber C. Kimball	Heber and John P. Greene witness signs in the heavens		¶ Heber C. Kimball (h1)
	June 1830	Samuel H. Smith	Leaves Book of Mormon with Rhoda Young Greene, Phineas Young. The Youngs, Greens, Kimballs all live in Mendon.		¶ Samuel's Books
	[Feb.–Mar.] 1832	Eliel Strong, Eleazer Miller	Preach, heal, speak in tongues.		¶ Tongues

Mendon-Lima branch / Monroe-Livingston (Lima is 11 mi. southwest of Mendon)
	Jan. 24–25, 1835		Freedom Conference: 8 members represented.		W. A. Cowdery, Jan 28, 1835, MA 1, no. 5 (Feb. 1835): 75.

Munson-Lima / Monroe-Livingson
	Apr. 3, 1835	Reuben Hedlock	Freedom Conference: 8 members represented by Reuben Hedlock.		W. A. Cowdery, Apr. 3, 1835, MA 1, no. 7 (May 1835): 101.

New Lebanon (on Massachusetts border) / Columbia
	1785		Mount Lebanon Shaker Society is established in New Lebanon as the spiritual headquarters of the movement after the death of Ann Lee.		Link to Shaker Historic Trail
	Mar. 18, 1797	Thankful Halsey	Birth of Parley P. Pratt's first wife.		¶ Parley P. Pratt (h)
	[1815]–1822	Orson (and Parley) Pratt	Childhood years. (Parley is four years older.)		¶ Orson Pratt (h1)

New York City / New York
	[1816–1817, 1819–1820]	Thomas B. Marsh	Works in the New York Hotel as a teenager, marries, then moves to Long Island.		Thomas B. Marsh (h)
	October 1832	Joseph Smith, N. K. Whitney	Joseph accompanies N. K. to purchase merchandise.		Joseph Smith to Emma, October 13, 1832
	Oct.1833	Oliver Cowdery	Purchases press.		¶ Oliver Cowdery
	July 25, 1836	Oliver Cowdery, Sidney Rigdon	Leave Fairport for New York City, apparently looking for materials to print bank notes.		¶ Oliver Cowdery
	May 1837–Apr. 1838	Parley P. Pratt	Writes Voice of Warning, baptizes Addison Everett.		¶ Parley P. Pratt (h)
	June 22, 1837	Elijah Fordham, Joseph Fielding, Orson Hyde, John Gooodson, Isaac Russell, and John Snyder	Heber and Willard arrive enroute to England. Joseph Fielding, Orson, John Goodson, Isaac, and John Snyder had recently arrived. Elijah, the only member of the church resident in the city, puts them up in his father's warehouse where they sleep on straw and blankets for a week.		¶ Elijah Fordham
	Spring 1838	Orson Pratt	Arrives to preside for about a year. "I preached diligently among them some six or seven months; baptized many."		¶ Orson Pratt
	May 18, 1838	Wilford Woodruff, Orson Pratt, David Rogers, Lucian Foster, Elijah Fordham	Arrives from Providence, attends meetings with Orson until the 27th when Wilford "went up the North river to Newburgh, and preached in several towns in New York." "This is the first time mine eyes beheld the preat city of New York the largest City in America & the fourth upon the globe. Pop 300,000. … We finally found a Brother David W. Rogers & his household who were Saints dwelling in Greenwich street corner of Spring street No 515. … From thence we walked to Hamersly Street No 26. I there found Elder Orson Pratt & his family. … I also found another family of Saints residing in the same house viz. Lucian R. Foster. … We met at early Candle light in Varrick street to hold a meeting … principally of Saints as there had been about one hundred baptized & many of them were present. Elder Eligah Fordham was with us also."		¶ Wilford Woodruff (h3); WWJ 1:250–251.
	May 20, 1838	Wilford Woodruff, Elijah Fordham	Varick Street between Vandall and Carlton "is the stated place of Preaching for the saints." Dine with Brother Harderbrook in Carlton Street. Man philadelphia baptized. Addison Everett boards at corner of Spring and Renwick Streets. Elijah Fordham lives at 327 Cherry Street.		WWJ 1:252–253.

Newburgh / Orange
	May 27, 1838	Wilford Woodruff	Arrives from New York City, preaches in area, then to Farmington, Connecticut to visit family.		¶ Wilford Woodruff (h3)

Niagara / Niagara
	May 22–25, 1835	Twelve	Freedom Conference		Minutes of May 22–25, 1835

Ogdensburg / St. Lawrence
	Mid–June 1836	Heber C. Kimball	Baptizes 7 in 7 days.		¶ Heber C. Kimball (h3)
	Aug. 25–29, 1836	Heber C. Kimball, Joseph Sr., Uncle John Smith	Joseph Sr. gives patriarchal blessings, branch organized.		¶ Heber C. Kimball (h3)
	Early Sept. 1836	Heber C. Kimball	Heber says good-bye. 28 members in branch.		¶ Heber C. Kimball (h3)

Onondage County
	Jan. 1832	Jared Carter	Baptizes about 20, including Zerah Pulsipher, who is the presiding elder for about two years.

Orangeville-Java / Genesee (southern Genesee becomes Wyoming in 1841)
	See also Java-Weathersfield.
	Apr. 3, 1835	Reuben Hedlock	Freedom Conference: 14 members (3 excluded) represented by Otis Shumway.		W. A. Cowdery, Apr. 3, 1835, MA 1, no. 7 (May 1835): 101.

Orleans Four Corners / Jefferson
	By summer 1833	David W. Patten	Organizes branch with 18 members, including David W. Patten's family.		¶ David W. Patten (h)

Palmyra / Wayne
	[1815–1816]	Joseph Smith	Smith family moves to Palmyra. Moves to Manchester in 1823.
	Aug. 1829–Mar. 1830		Book of Mormon typeset and printed, Grandin's print shop.
	Sept. 1830	Thomas B. Marsh	Moves family to Palmyra from Charlestown, Massachusetts.		¶ Thomas B. Marsh (h)

Parishville / St. Lawrence
	Aug. 1834	Asa Lyman	Home of Asa Lyman, who certifies he is "perfectly satisfied" with Joseph Smith's behavior on Zion's Camp.		Minutes of August 23, 1834 Original: Burgees

Perrysburg / Cattaraugus
	Oct. 12, 1833	Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Freeman Nickerson	Home of Father Nickerson. Joseph writes, “I feel very well in my mind the Lord is with us but have much anxiety about my family &c.”		D&C 100 (introduction) Diary-1, 7.
	Jan. 24–25, 1835		Freedom Conference: Not represented, 35 members plus recent additions.		W. A. Cowdery, Jan 28, 1835, MA 1, no. 5 (Feb. 1835): 75.
	Apr. 3, 1835		40 members represented at Freedom conference by Freeman Nickerson.		W. A. Cowdery, Apr. 3, 1835, MA 1, no. 7 (May 1835): 101.

Pillar Point (across Black River Bay from Sackets Harbor) / Jefferson
	Nov. 1834	James Blakslee	20–30 members. See Sackets Harbor.		James Blakslee, Nov. 12, 1834, cited, MA 1, no. 3 (Dec. 1834): 44.
	June 19, 1835	The Twelve	Conference (scheduled).		¶ Minutes of March 12, 1835

Plattsburg / Clinton
	Summer 1835	Orson Pratt, Heber C. Kimball	Leave the rest of the Twelve to go to St. Albans, Vermont		¶ Heber C. Kimball (h3)

Pomfret (a town 1.6 mi. S of Dunkirk, including several hamlets and the vllage of Fredonia) / Chautauqua
	Spring 1831	Ebenezer Johnson family	Sons David and Joel Hills Johnson are baptized in Amherst, Ohio, send a Book of Mormon to parents.		[SHOWRF=show], 9; B. F. Johnson life, 5.
	Fall 1831	Ebenezer Johnson family	David Johnson visits family with Almon W. Babbitt. Family converts. James Brackenbury and Jabez Durfee arrive unexpectedly. Mother, older children, Lyman R. Sherman (son-in-law) baptized. Ebenezer, working in Fredonia prevents "minor" children from being baptized.		B. F. Johnson life, 5–6.
	Feb. 14, 1832		"… some miserable fanatics … have made a few converts in Pomfret, Chautauqua county, N. Y. One of their number died and the night after his burial, a party of "resurrection men" were disturbed while disinterring the deceased, and one of the offenders taken and bound over for trial."		"Mormonism," Wayne Sentinel, Feb. 14, 1832, citing Fredonia Censor. Source
	Jan. 9, 1832	Uncle John Smith, Solomon Humphrey, Joseph Wakefield	Uncle John is baptized by Solomon Humphrey, confirmed and ordained an elder by Joseph H. Wakefield and Solomon Humphrey.
	May 1832	Gideon Carter, Sylvester Smith	Have baptized by the time Jared Carter and Ebenezer Page arrive in May. David Johnson feels Edson Fuller was "under the influence of an evil Spirit" when he baptized him shortly before being excommunicated. Jared rebaptizes David. Home of Seth Johnson.		Jared Carter diary, 64–65.
	Aug. 1834	Alman Sherman	Home of Alman Sherman, who certifies he is "perfectly satisfied" with Joseph Smith's behavior on Zion's Camp.		Minutes of August 23, 1834

Portage / Livingston (on Genesse river near Portageville and Oakland)
	Jan. 24–25, 1835	A. J. Squires	Branch of 19 recently organized.		W. A. Cowdery, Jan. 28, 1835, MA 1, no. 5 (Feb. 1835): 75.
	Apr. 3, 1835	A. J. Squires, William Marks	Freedom Conference: 26 members "raised principally by Elder Squires," represented by priest William Marks.		W. A. Cowdery, Apr. 3, 1835, MA 1, no. 7 (May 1835): 101.
	May 22–25, 1835		Freedom Conference		Minutes of May 22–25, 1835

Potsdam / St. Lawrence
	June 26, 1817	George A. Smith	Birthplace.		¶ Uncle John Smith
	Sept 10, 1832	Joseph H. Wakefield, George A. Smith	Joseph H. Wakefield baptizes George, son of Uncle John Smith.		¶ Joseph H. Wakefield
	Aug. 1834	John Smith	Home of Smith, who certifies he is "perfectly satisfied" with Joseph Smith's behavior on Zion's Camp.		Minutes of August 23, 1834
	Summer 1836	Heber C. Kimball, Solon Foster	Heber meets Solon, preaches.		¶ Heber C. Kimball (h3)

Richland / Oswego
	Spring 1832	Azmon Woodruff, Wilford Woodruff	Move to Richland, from Connecticut. Purchase farm, sawmill.		¶ Wilford Woodruff (h1)
	Dec. 31, 1833	Zerah Pulsipher, Azmon Woodruff, Wilford Woodruff	Zerah baptizes the brothers and two young females.		¶ Wilford Woodruff
	Jan 1. 1834	Zerah Pulsipher, Noah [Hatton/Holton]	Baptizes several, including Freewill Baptist preacher Noah Hatton.		WWJ 1:6; ¶ Wilford Woodruff (h)
	Jan. 2, 1834	Zerah Pulsipher, Azmon Woodruff, Wilford Woodruff	Organizes branch of 12, ordains Azmon and Noah elders and Wilford a teacher.		¶ Wilford Woodruff (h1)
	[Mar.] 1834	Harry Brown, James Blakesly/Blakeslee	Visit Richland branch for 2 meetings.
	June 4, 1837	Wilford Woodruff, Jonathan Hale	Wilford visits brothers Azmon and Thompson after three-year separation. Next day: "Brother Azmon said he was still seeking for light & truth & should not have left the truth or the Church of latter day Saints had it not ben for his temptations trials &c. But I commended him to God & was under the necessity of taking the parting hand and perhaps for the last time of my Brethren and their household amid some painful sensations with a firm belief there will be a change in their household which Sentiment I expressed to Azmon."		WWJ 1:150.

Rushford / Allegany
	Apr. 3, 1835	A. J. Squires	Organized March 23, 1835 by A. J. Squires. Freedom Conference: 26 members represented by A. J. Squires.		W. A. Cowdery, Apr. 3, 1835, MA 1, no. 7 (May 1835): 101.
	May 22–25, 1835	Twelve	Freedom Conference: 28 members in branch.		Minutes of May 22–25, 1835

Sackets Harbor / Jefferson
	Nov. 1834	James Blakslee	Writes "that there has been, of late a church organized … Also, on Pillow point, a short distance [away] there is a church which now numbers between 20 and 30 members; and also, a few miles from the last, himself and another brother have been laboring and baptizing. … He further adds, that they greatly need faithful laborers in that region, there being only two elders beside himself, excepting one recently ordained: and closes, to us, by saying, in substance … 'There are, in this county six churches, and but four labore[r]s."		James Blakslee's Nov. 12 letter cited, MA 1, no. 3 (Dec. 1834): 44.
	June 18, 1835	Orson Pratt, Sarah Marinda Bates	Orson baptizes Sarah Marinda.		¶ Orson Pratt (h2)
	June 13, 1836	Orson Pratt, Luke Johnson, Heber C. Kimball	Heber joins Orson and Luke.		¶ Orson Pratt
	July 4, 1836	Luke Johnson, Orson Pratt, Sarah Marinda Bates	Luke marries Orson and Sarah Marinda.		¶ Orson Pratt

Savanna / Wayne
	[June] 1835	Harvey Stanley, Jedediah Grant	Hold 14 meetings in 2 weeks; then to Butternuts, Otsego County for two months; return to Savanna for 2 weeks and baptize 5 in two weeks; then to Greenwood, Steuben County.		H. Stanley and J. Grant, Dec. 6, 1835 MA 2, no. 4 (Jan. 1836): 256.

Scipio (9 mi. N of Genoa) / Cayuga
	Nov. 12, 1784	Joseph Coe	Possible birth site.

Silver Creek / Chautauqua
	Winter 1833	David W. Patten, William F. Cahoon	Eastern-most point of mission. William (and David?) return to Kirtland February 27, 1833.		[SHOWREF=wfc
	Dec. 16, 1833	Lyman E. Johnson, Orson Pratt	Begin 8-day conference raising volunteers for Zion's Camp, then to Genesee, Waterloo.		¶ Orson Pratt (h2)
	Aug. 1834	Jacob Bump	Home of Jacob Bump, who certifies he is "perfectly satisfied" with Joseph Smith's behavior on Zion's Camp.		Minutes of August 23, 1834
	May 9–11, 1835	Orson Hyde, William E. McLellin, Thomas B. Marsh, David W. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball	Westfield Conference		Meeting of May 9–11, 1835

South Bainbridge [Afton] / Chenango
	Jan. 18, 1827	Joseph Smith, Emma Hale	Joseph marries Emma, then move to Manchester.

South Dayton / Cattaraugus (on Chautauqua Co., border)
	Mar. 5, 1834	Joseph Smith, Parley P. Pratt (h), Freeman Nickerson	Joseph and Parley arrive at Freeman's home.		Papers 2:5n3
	Mar. 7, 1834	Joseph Smith, Parley P. Pratt, Freeman Nickerson	Leave to visit Freeman's sons in Mt. Pleasant, Upper Canada.		¶ John Gould

Spafford / Onondaga
	July 17, 1827	John Pulsipher	Birth.
	1830	John Gould	Residence of John Gould, minister of the Baptist Freewill Church until joining the Mormons.		1830 census of Spafford
	Spring 1832	Orson Hyde, Samuel H. Smith	Small branch already organized. Baptize 14.		¶ Orson Hyde (h)
	Nov. 8, 1832	Orson Pratt, Lyman E. Johnson, Hazen Aldrich, William Snow	Arrive, visit branch, hold conference Nov. 10, Lyman baptizes 8. After 6 days, Lyman and Hazen head for Ohio, Orson and William start east.		¶ Orson Pratt (h2) Orson Pratt (Bath, New Hampshire), Jan. 23, 1833, EMS 1, no. 10 (Mar. 1833): 78.

Stephentown / Rensselaer
	March 1 or 7, 1793	Wheeler Baldwin	Birth.		Wheeler Baldwin

Stockholm / St. Lawrence
	Spring 1830	Asael Smith	Joseph Sr. and Don Carlos Smith and Uncle John Smith call on their father/grandfather with Books of Mormon.		¶ Uncle John Smith

Theresa / Jefferson
	Summer 1832	Orson Pratt	Raises a girl who has been dead 3 days.		¶ Raising the Dead

Theresa-Indian River Falls / Jefferson
	May 20, 1833	Brigham Young, David W. Patten	Brigham baptizes David's brothers, "Archibald and Ira Patten, Warren Parrish, Cheeseman and my mother and my sister, Polly."		¶ David W. Patten (h)

Tompkins / Deleware
	Apr. 3, 1835		Freedom Conference: 8 members, including 2 elders, represented by Eleazar Willes.		W. A. Cowdery, Apr. 3, 1835, MA 1, no. 7 (May 1835): 101.

Trenton township / Oneida
	February 25, 1799	John E. Page	Birth.		John E. Page (h)

Victor / Ontario (9 miles west of Manchester and 5 miles east of Mendon)
	Nov. 7, 1822	Heber C. Kimball, Vilate Murray	Marry in her hometown.		¶ Heber C. Kimball (h1)
	1823	Heber C. Kimball	Earns first three degrees of Masonry.		¶ Heber C. Kimball (h1)
	1832	Eleazer Miller, Elial Strong, Alpheus Gifford, Enos Curtis, Daniel Bowen	Missionaries arrive at home of Phinehas H. Young		¶ Heber C. Kimball (h2)
	Oct. 1836	Heber C. Kimball	Visits wife, Vilate and her friends enroute to Kirtland.		¶ Heber C. Kimball (h3)

Villanova / Chautauqua
	May 1834	John P. Greene	Calls "on the church," preaches, and baptizes 3. On the 14th, 10 inches of snow falls.		MA 1, no. 1 (Oct. 1834): 7.
	May 9–10, 1835	The Twelve	Westfield Conference (scheduled).		¶ Minutes of March 12, 1835

Warsaw / Wyoming
	Jan. 3, 1833	Leonard Rich	Baptizes Dwight Harding (b. Apr. 27, 1807 in Sturbridge (Southbridge), Massachusetts; md. Joseph Holbrook's sister, Phebe, Feb. 12, 1833; d. 1871 in Utah).		Source
	Aug. 1834	Isaac Story	Home of Isaac Story, who certifies he is "perfectly satisfied" with Joseph Smith's behavior on Zion's Camp.		Minutes of August 23, 1834

Waterloo / Seneca
	Oct. [17], 1830	Smith family	Samuel H. moves his mother and younger siblings to Waterloo.		¶ Samuel H. Smith
	Dec. 1830–Jan. 1831	Sidney Rigdon, Edward Partridge	Visit Smith family.		¶ Edward Partridge
	[Early Jan. 1834]	Lyman E. Johnson, Orson Pratt	From Genesee to Waterloo to raise volunteers for Zion's Camp.		¶ Orson Pratt (h2)
	Jan. 20, 1834	Orson Pratt	Leaves for Kirtland.		¶ Orson Pratt

Westfield / Chautauqua
	See also Westfield Conference.
	Apr. 28, 1833	William Pratt, Noah Packard meet John Gould, William Cahoon, Amasa Lyman (h)	"had a powerful meeting; … there were fifteen that came forward and were baptized by Elder Gould, … I also met Elder Gladden Bishop for the first time, who I immediately perceived was not in possession of a spirit congenial with the Spirit of God."		¶ Noah Packard
	June 24, 1833	Gladden Bishop	Council of elders excommunicate James Higby.		Minutes of June 24, 1833
	Oct. 10, 1833	Joseph, Sidney, Freeman Nickerson	Arrive, put up at Job Lewis' tavern, speak to brethren. The brethren "appeared to be strong in the faith.”		Diary-1, 6.
	Feb. 28, 1834	Joseph Smith, Parley P. Pratt (h)	Mission to raise volunteers for Zion's Camp. Put up at Job Lewis' tavern, Mar. 1. Preach Mar. 2. "There is a small Church in this place tha[t] seem[s] to be Strong in the faith Oh may God keep them in the faith and save them and lead them to Zion"		¶ John Gould Diary-1, 54.
	Mar. 5, 1834	Joseph Smith, Parley P. Pratt, John Gould	Leave Westfield for South Dayton.		Papers 2:5n3.
	Jan. 24–25, 1835		2 members represented at Freedom Conference.		W. A. Cowdery, Jan 28, 1835, MA 1, no. 5 (Feb. 1835): 75.
			George Babcock, James Burnham preside while president John Gould is away		¶ John Gould

Westfield Conference
	Jan. 24–25, 1835	John Gould, chair; Heman Hyde, sec.	Branches at Westfield, Mendon-Lima, Java-Weathersfield, Portage, Grove, Perrysburgh, Laoni Village, Freedom, Hanover, Geneseo.		W. A. Cowdery, Jan 28, 1835, MA 1, no. 5 (Feb. 1835): 75.
	May 9–11, 1835	The Twelve	Conference (scheduled).		¶ Minutes of March 12, 1835
	May 9–11, 1835	Orson Hyde, William E. McLellin, Thomas B. Marsh, David W. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball	Conference meets at Job Lewis'. Conference boundaries run east to Lodi, south and west to Pennsylvania, north to Lake Erie, "embracing the branches at Westfield, Silver Creek, Perrysburgh, or Villanovia [Villanova] and Laona." Meet in Job's barn the second day. Westfield and Laona branches are "low in spirits" due to "some difficulties" that the missionaries settle. .500 attend and total of 15 baptized. Thomas B. Marsh and David W. Patten preach.		¶ Heber C. Kimball (h3) Minutes of May 9–11, 1835 ¶ William E. McLellin (1)

Whitesborough / Oneida
	Summer 1836	Brigham Young, Joseph Young, Elijah Reed	Having left Kirtland on May 17, the three split up on their way east.		¶ Missionaries

Wolcott / Jefferson
	June 6–7, 1835	William E. McLellin, David W. Patten (h)	William preaches 2 hours, no interest, dust off their feet.		¶ Feet Washing

Woodhull / Steuben
	Apr. 3, 1835	John Gould, Elder Babcock	Freedom Conference: 6 members, recently organized, represented by John Gould.		W. A. Cowdery, Apr. 3, 1835, MA 1, no. 7 (May 1835): 101.
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