| Born |
Luke Samuel Johnson, November 3,
1807 in Pomfret, Windsor county, Vermont |
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| Died |
December 9, 1861, in Salt Lake City
at the home of his brother-in-law, Orson Hyde. |
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| Father |
John Johnson |
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| Mother |
Elsa Jacobs |
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| Baptized |
May 10, 1831 by Joseph Smith. |
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| Ordinations |
Priest, soon after baptism by Christian
Whitmer. |
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Elder before October 25, 1831 conference. |
Far
West Record, 19. |
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To the high priesthood, October 25,
1831 by Joseph Smith. |
Far
West Record, 19. |
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Apostle, February 15, 1835 by Oliver
Cowdery, David Whitmer, Martin Harris. |
"Extracts
from HCK," 863; HC
2:187, 190. |
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Bishop (Tooele) |
| Missions |
Southern Ohio with Robert Rathbutn;
New Portage, Ohio, area with Sidney Rigdon; Pittsburgh area in 1831. |
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Virginia and Kentucky with Seymour
Brunson and Hazen Aldrich, 1832–1833. |
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Eastern states, summer of 1835. |
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New York and Upper Canada, 1836.
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| Positions |
Member, first high council of the
Church of Christ, organized February 17, 1834. |
General
Council of High Priests, February 17, 1834 |
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Charter member, Kirtland Safety Society,
1837. |
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| Events |
Family moved to Hiram, Ohio. |
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Zion's Camp, 1834 |
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Hebrew School in Kirtland, winter
1835–1836. |
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Kirtland Temple dedication, March
1836. |
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Charged Joseph Smith with speaking
reproachfully against the brethren, May 1837. |
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Kirtland Safety Society, invested
$46.66. |
Kirtland
Economy, 78 |
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"Cut off though privileged with
conffesing and making satisfaction," September 3, 1837. |
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Conference of September 3, 1837
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November 7, 1837 elected to the Quorum
of Twelve at the General Assembly in Far West. |
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General Assembly of November 7, 1837 |
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Excommunicated April 13, 1838 in
Far West, Missouri. |
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Moved to Cabell County, Virginia,
where he taught school and studied medicine, 1838. |
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Helped the Prophet Joseph escape
from jail in 1838. |
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Returned to Kirtland to practice
medicine. |
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Rebaptized in Nauvoo by Orson Hyde,
March 8, 1846. |
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Arrived in Salt Lake Valley, July
1847 |
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Endowed April 1, 1854. |
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Moved to St. John, Tooele county,
Utah and served as bishop, 1858. |
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| Families |
Susan Poteet md. Nov. 1, 1833 |
Journals
of William E. McMcellin has Susan Armelda Poteet; Cook has Susan H.
Poteet. |
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Elisa Mary |
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Fanny |
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Eliza |
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Vashata |
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James |
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Solomon |
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America Morgan Clark |
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Susan Marinda |
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Orson Albert |
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Mark Anthony |
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Charlotte Elizabeth |
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Lovinia Ann |
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Phebe W. |
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Luke |
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