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| Solomon Humphrey (1776–[1834]) |
| Baptist preacher from New York, visits Joseph
in 1830, is baptized and ordained, proselytes, in Lucy's company to Kirtland,
baptizes Uncle John and George A. Smith, veteran of Zion's Camp. |
| Born |
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September 23, 1775 in Canton, Hartford Co., Connecticut |
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Revelations, 78. |
| Born |
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September 23, 1775 |
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Ancestry.com (by
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| Died |
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September 1834 in Clay Co., Missouri |
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Revelations, 78. |
| Died |
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February 1835 in Clay Co., Missouri |
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Ancestry.com |
| Father |
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Solomon Humphrey |
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Revelations, 78; Ancestry.com |
| Mother |
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Lucy Case |
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Revelations, 78; Ancestry.com |
| Baptized
and ordained |
¶ |
[Summer–fall 1830:] Soon after
uncle Joseph [Smith Sr.] returned home, Mr. Solomon Humphrey, a Baptist
exhorter in Stockholm, being
impressed with the truth of the Work, went to Manchester,
Ontario, county, to see cousin Joseph, and was baptized and ordained an
Elder; returned home and commenced preaching the word to the people, although
constantly hissed at by the ministers of all denominations and their followers.
We were also visited by Elder Joseph H.
Wakefield, who, in connection with Elder
Humphrey, baptized several in Stockholm and Matildaville, among whom were
my mother's brothers, Asa and George Lyman, and my grandmother Philomela
Lyman. |
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George A., 407. |
| Canal journey to
Kirtland |
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[May [1], 1831:] Just before we shoved off from shore an Old Brother
by the name of Humphrey came from Potsdam. He was brought into the church
by Don C's preaching when he went with his father to Potsdam … [513]
This brother was the oldest man in the church and I would have been glad
{if he to have} if he had taken the management of the affairs of {th} for
the company but he as well as Brother Hiram Page who was also with us entirely
refused to do so saying that everything should be done just as Mother smith
said and that I with my sons William and Carlos should have the entire
dictation |
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Original: Humfry, Hyrum
Lucy, 512 (1844 draft). George A. Smith corrected Potsdam to
Stockholm. |
| Elder |
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June [3]–[6], 1831 attends conference as an elder. |
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Minutes
of June [3]–[6], 1831 |
| Mission |
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June 6, 1831 called on a mission with Joseph
H. Wakefield to the east (this is when most go to Missouri with Joseph). |
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¶ D&C
52:35 |
| Baptizes Uncle John |
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January 9, 1832 baptizes Uncle John Smith and
ordains him with Joseph Wakefield. |
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George A., 423. |
| Confirms George A. Smith |
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September 10, 1832 confirms George A. Smith (son of Uncle John) in Potsdam,
New York |
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George A., 438. |
| Mission |
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December 5, 1832 called on mission with Noah
Packard. |
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Minutes of December
5, 1832 |
| Zion's Camp |
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One day a brother in the Camp, by the name of Solomon Humphrey,
who was older than most of the brethren became very tired through traveling,
and lay down on the prairie to rest. He soon fell asleep. At the time
he dropped asleep he had his hat in his hand. When he awoke, he saw a rattlesnake
coiled up between his hat and himself, and not more than a foot from his
head. Just at this moment some of the brethren came up, and gathered around
him saying "it
is a rattlesnake, let us kill it"; but Brother Humphrey said, "no;
I'll protect him; you shan't hurt him, for he and I have had a good nap
together."
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"Biography: Joseph Smith, the
Prophet," JI, 11, no. 21 (Nov. 1, 1876): 242. |
| Mission |
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August 7, 1834 paired with Solomon Wixon to preach in Clay
County, Missouri. |
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Minutes of August 7, 1834 |
| Death |
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In Clay Co. Mo. Sept. last, Solomon Humphrey, aged about
56 years. He was an elder in the church of Latter day Saints and had done
much good in the cause of our Lord. |
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"Obituary," MA, 1, no. 11 (Aug.
1835): 176. The paper was often late. Hence, though this is the August
issue, it also contains the obituary of Mary Hill, who died "in this
town on Tuesday, (the 1st of Sept.) after a lingering illness." The interpretation
of "Sept. last" probably accounts for the discrepancy in death dates
given by various sources. |
| Death |
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Very few knew the old gentleman: he died in Missouri in 1835. |
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George A. Smith, August 2, 1857 discourse, JD
5:104. |
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Family |
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| Wife |
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Ursula Andrews (b. 1776 in
Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut) |
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Revelations, 78; Ancestry.com |
| Children |
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Luther |
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Revelations, 78. |
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Lucy
Mills (b. in Stockholm, Saint Lawrence Co., New York)
Solomon
Pattie
Lewis (b. July 13, 1806 in Glover, Orleans Co., Vermont)
Luther (b Aug. 9, 1809 in Glover, Orleans Co., Vermont)
Ithural (b. Aug. 18, 1814 in Stockholm, Saint Lawrence Co., New York) |
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