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Alpheus
Cutler (1784–1864) |
| Temple builder, member
of the Council of Fifty, polygamist, schismatic. |
| Born |
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February 29, 1784 in
Plainfield, Cheshire County, New
Hampshire |
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| Died |
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August 10, 1864 in
Manti, Fremont County, Iowa |
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| Father |
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Knight Cutler |
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| Mother |
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Elizabeth Boyd |
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| Occupation |
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Stonemason |
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| War veteran |
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Veteran of the War of 1812. |
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| Baptized |
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January 20, 1833 in New York by David W. Patten. |
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| Events |
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1834 moves to Kirtland. |
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| Kirtland
House of the Lord |
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Works on House of the
Lord in Kirtland. |
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| High council |
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August 28, 1834 participant, possibly as a high counselor, in the trial of Sylvester Smith. |
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Minutes of August 28, 1834 |
| Charged with arguing
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March 15, 1835 John Smith's complaint to the high council: |
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Minutes of March 16, 1835 |
| With Asa Lyman, and
Reynolds Cahoon arguing |
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To the president of the High council of the church of Latter
Day Saints in Kirtland. Brother, it having come to my knowledge that there
is a difficulty existing between brethren, (Viz.) Alpheus
Cutler, Asa Lyman & Reynolds Cahoon,
which is injurious to the cause of truth among us. I have made an exertion
to reconcile them to each other, but to no effect. I therefore lay the
case before the council for decision. … |
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| Decision: Asa and Alpheus rebuked
for harming Reynolds' reputation |
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The decision is, that brother Lyman as well as brother Cutler
be rebuked and stand reproved, until they openly acknowledge before the
church, that they have injured Elder Cahoon by speaking evil of his character,
and conduct without any just ground or occasion, |
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| Alpheus to confess he has complained
about pay |
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and that as Elder Cutler has heretofore declared before the
Church, that he has not murmured nor complained, because he has not received
pay for working on the house to his satisfaction, and it is known to the
contrary, that he be as frank in acknowledging this fact, as he had been
in making the declaration. |
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house: House of the Lord |
| Endowment |
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January 1836 receives
Kirtland endowment. |
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| Dedication |
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March 1836 attends dedication
of the House of the Lord. |
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| Ordinations |
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April 29, 1836 high
priest. |
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| Missouri |
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1836 moves to Missouri. |
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| Caldwell County |
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October 1836 buys land
in Caldwell County. |
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| Ray County |
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Settles in Ray County. |
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| Expulsion |
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Winter 1838–1839 expelled from Missouri,
moves to Quincy, Illinois. |
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| Return to Far West |
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April 18, 1839 leaves Quincy
for Far West with Brigham Young, Orson Pratt, Wilford
Woodruff, John Taylor, George A. Smith. |
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WWJ
Wilford Woodruff's Journal, 9 vols., compiled by Scott G. Kenney (Midvale: Signature Books, 1981-1984).
1:325. |
| Recommence temple foundation |
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April 26, 1839 at "a Council held at Far West
by the Twleve, High Priests, Elders, & Priests," several are excommunicated,
"master workman" Alpheus
Cutler "recommenced laying the foundation of the LORD'S house" by
rolling a large stone to the southeast corner of the temple site, the
twelve step onto "the chief corner stone" and ordain Wilford
Woodruff and George A. Smith apostles. |
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Minutes of April 26,
1839
The corner stones had been laid on July 4, 1838. ¶ Order
of the Day |
| Monogamy |
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September or October
1840 signs statement published in the Times and Seasons that
he knows "no other rule or system of marriage than the one published
from the Book of Doctrine and Covenants, and we give this certificate to
show that Dr. J. C. Bennett's 'secret wife system' [940] is a creature of
his own make as we know of no such society in this place nor never did." |
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Times and Seasons
3, no. 23 (Oct. 1, 1840): 939–940. Other signers are: S. Bennett,
George Miller, Wilson Law, Reynolds
Cahoon, W. Woodruff,
N. K. Whitney, Albert Pettey, Elias
Higbee, John Tayor, E. Robinson, Aaron Johnson |
| Nauvoo
high council |
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October 6, 1839 called
to Nauvoo high council. |
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| Schoolhouse
architect |
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October 28, 1839 appointed
architect for projected stone schoolhouse in Nauvoo. |
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| Nauvoo
House of the Lord |
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October 3, 1840 appointed
to committee with Reynolds Cahoon and
Elias Higbe to oversee construction of a "House of the Lord" in
Nauvoo. (The following September, Alpheus goes to Wisconsin for timber.) |
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HC
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, edited by B. H. Roberts, 7 vols. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1902-1912, 1932).
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4:341; William Clayton,
William Clayton journals (Smith)
Intimate Chronicle: The Journals of William Clayton, edited by George D. Smith (Salt Lake City: Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, 1991, 2d ed., 1995).
, 537–538;
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Times and Seasons
1, no. 12 (Dec. 1840): 186. |
| Wisconsin |
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September 1841–1842
obtains lumber for the Nauvoo House and Temple at the pineries on the Black
River in Wisconsin. |
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| Endowment |
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October 12, 1843 receives
Nauvoo endowment. |
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| Council
of Fifty |
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March 11, 1844 joins
Council of Fifty. |
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| Joseph's
estate |
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July 4, 1844 Stake
president William Marks, Reynolds
Cahoon, William Clayton, and Alpheus Cutler decide Marks should be "appointed
president and Trustee in Trust and this accords with Emma's feelings." |
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William
Clayton,
William Clayton journals (Smith)
Intimate Chronicle: The Journals of William Clayton, edited by George D. Smith (Salt Lake City: Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, 1991, 2d ed., 1995).
, 137. |
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Alpheus Cutler
and Reynolds Cahoon are so anxious to
get property, they will all flat out as soon as the Temple is completed
and the faith of the Saints ceases from them, &c. |
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HC
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, edited by B. H. Roberts, 7 vols. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1902-1912, 1932).
6:427. |
| Endowment |
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December 11, 1845 endowed
in Nauvoo temple attic, Brigham Young officiating. Others in group include
Isaac Morley, Orson Spencer, Reynolds Cahoon,
William Clayton, Cornelius P. Lott, Mother
Lucy Smith, and Mercy R. Thompson. |
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HC
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, edited by B. H. Roberts, 7 vols. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1902-1912, 1932).
7:543–544. |
| Leave
Nauvoo |
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February 1846 leaves
Nauvoo for the West. |
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| Cutler's
Park |
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Settles in Cutler's
Park, Nebraska. |
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| Municipal
high council |
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August 9, 1846 appointed
presiding member of the Municipal High Council. |
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| Winter
Quarters |
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September 8, 1846 appointed
to locate site for winter quarters; locates site 3 days later. |
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| Rejects
Brigham |
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1848 rejects Brigham's
leadership and moves to Spring Creek, Mills county, Iowa. |
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| Iowa |
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[1853] moves to Manti,
Fremont county, Iow. |
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| True
Church of Jesus Christ |
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Organizes "The
True Church of Jesus Christ," September 19, 1853. |
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Families |
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| Wife |
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Lois Lathrop (b.
Sept. 24, 1788 in Lebanon, Grafton, NH; md. Nov. 17, 1808 in Lebanon,
Grafton, NH; second anointing: "Alpheus Cutler, Lois (Lathrop) Cutler,
and Luana (Rockwell) Cutler, anointed by Parley P. Pratt," January
14, 1846; d. Mar. 23, 1878 in Oaklake,
Fremont, MN) |
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¶ Ancestry.com
Nauvoo endowments
The Nauvoo Endowment Companies, 1845-1846: A Documentary History, edited by Devery S. Anderson and Gary James Bergera, Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2005.
, 415. |
| Children |
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Thaddeus (b. June 18,
1809 in Lisle, Broome Co., NY)
Libeus (b. 1814 in Ontario, Broome)
Louisa Elizabeth (b. May 16, 1816 in Lisle, Broome)
Sally Mavea (b. Sept. 9, 1818 in Lisle, Broome)
William (b. Feb. 6, 1821 in Ontario, Wayne Co., NY)
Benjamin Franklin (b. Apr. 13, 1823 in Pomfret, Chatauqua Co., NY)
Clarissa Crissy (b. Dec. 23, 1824 in Pomfret, Chattauqua)
Emily Trask (b. Feb. 23, 1828 in Hanover, Chautauqua)
Edwin H. (b. 1829 in New York)
Betsy A. (b. 1832 in Pomfret, Chatauqua, NY)
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| Wife |
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Luana Hart Beebe
Rockwell (b. Oct. 3, 1814 in Lebanon, Madison, NY; second anointing: "Alpheus
Cutler, Lois (Lathrop) Cutler, and Luana (Rockwell) Cutler, anointed
by Parley P. Pratt," January 14, 1846; d. Mar. 6, 1897
in West Tintic, Juab Co., UT) |
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¶ Ancestry.com
Nauvoo endowments
The Nauvoo Endowment Companies, 1845-1846: A Documentary History, edited by Devery S. Anderson and Gary James Bergera, Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2005.
, 415. |
| Wife |
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Margaret Carr
(b. 1771 in North Carolina); second anointing: "Alpheus Cutler, Margaret
(Carr) Cutler, Abigail (Carr) Cutler, Sally (Cox) Cutler, Disey (McCall
Cutler, and Henrietta C. (Miller) Cutler, anointed by [not given])" |
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Book of Anointings
in
Nauvoo endowments
The Nauvoo Endowment Companies, 1845-1846: A Documentary History, edited by Devery S. Anderson and Gary James Bergera, Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 2005.
, 579.
In this case text in both parentheses and brackets are in book. |
| Wife |
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Abigail Carr (b.
1780 in North Carolina; second anointing: "Alpheus Cutler, Margaret
(Carr) Cutler, Abigail (Carr) Cutler, Sally (Cox) Cutler, Disey (McCall
Cutler, and Henrietta C. (Miller) Cutler, anointed by [not given]") |
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Revelations
Revelations of the Prophet Joseph Smith: A Historical and Biographical Commentary of the Doctrine and Covenants, Lyndon Cook (Provo: Seventy’s Mission Bookstore, 1981).
, 255
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| Wife |
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Sally Cox (b.
Feb. 26, 1794 in Bernard, Somerset, NJ; md. Elias Hutchings, Dec. 29,
1816 in Avery, Huron Co., OH, 10 children; he died Jan. 13, 1845 in Nauvoo;
second anointing: "Alpheus
Cutler, Margaret (Carr) Cutler, Abigail (Carr) Cutler, Sally (Cox) Cutler,
Disey (McCall Cutler, and Henrietta C. (Miller) Cutler, anointed by [not
given];" depart Kanesville, Iowa, July, 4, 1849 in Ezra T. Benson
Company, arrive Salt Lake, Oct. 27, 1849; d. Sept. 28, 1863 in Salt Lake
City) |
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not include marriage to Alpheus)
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| Wife |
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Disey Caroline McCall
(b. 1802 in North Carolina); second anointing: "Alpheus Cutler, Margaret
(Carr) Cutler, Abigail (Carr) Cutler, Sally (Cox) Cutler, Disey (McCall
Cutler, and Henrietta C. (Miller) Cutler, anointed by [not given])" |
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Revelations
Revelations of the Prophet Joseph Smith: A Historical and Biographical Commentary of the Doctrine and Covenants, Lyndon Cook (Provo: Seventy’s Mission Bookstore, 1981).
, 255. |
| Wife |
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Henrietta Clarinda
Miller (b. 1822 in New York); second anointing: "Alpheus
Cutler, Margaret (Carr) Cutler, Abigail (Carr) Cutler, Sally (Cox) Cutler,
Disey (McCall Cutler, and Henrietta C. (Miller) Cutler, anointed by
[not given])" |
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Revelations
Revelations of the Prophet Joseph Smith: A Historical and Biographical Commentary of the Doctrine and Covenants, Lyndon Cook (Provo: Seventy’s Mission Bookstore, 1981).
, 255. |
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