| Branches (1830–1839) |
| Branches and proselyting areas to 1839. | ||||||
| Branch | Date | People | Notes | Sources | ||
| The Academy is 10 miles from Paris, Henry county, Kentucky | April 17, 1835 | Wilford Woodruff | "Preached at the Academy to A large congregation." | WWJ 1: 30. | ||
| July 12 | Wilford Woodruff | "Preached at the Academy to A congregation of hundreds." | WWJ 1: 37. | |||
| August 2, 23, September 6, 1835 | Wilford Woodruff | Preaches at the Academy. | WWJ 1: 40, 41, 42. | |||
| Academy
branch |
May 27, 1836 | Wilford Woodruff, David W. Patten, Warren Parrish attend conference in Benton county, Tennessee | Wilford Woodruff represents branch of 10. in good standing "with the exception of their not altogether observing the word of wisdom." | WWJ 1: 72. | ||
| Amherst, Lorain county, Ohio | May 1831 | Harvey Whitlock and Edson Fuller | Begin baptizing in May 1831, "soon Lyman Wight, Samuel H. Smith, and others came to their assistance, and in a few weeks they baptized about fifty in the vicinity." Joel Hills is baptized later, on June 1, 1831 by Sylvester Smith. | Joel Johnson auto, 3. | ||
| Avon (later Farmington, Connecticut) branch | Organized July 1, 1838 | Wilford Woodruff | Wilford baptizes five family members and Methodist class leader Dwight Webster, then organizes a branch of 9 (eight relatives). | WWJ 1: 264. | ||
| Bangor, Maine | March 2, 1838 | Wilford Woodruff | Wilford
and Elder Townsend are the first Mormon missionaries to preach in Bangor,
a city of 10,000. They leave the next day: "I left the city of Bangor
like David: The Lord has delivered my soul from the hands of wicked men." |
WWJ 1: 230. | ||
| Barns, Allegany county, New York | Organized by January 28, 1835 | 17 members. | W. A. Cowdery, January 28, 1835 in Messenger and Advocate, vol.1 no. 5 (February 1835), 75. | |||
| Bath, New Hampshire | Orson Pratt and Lyman E. Johnson | Baptize 15 in April / May 1832, including Amasa Lyman. | ¶ Orson Pratt (h2) | |||
| Orson Pratt and Lyman E. Johnson | Attend conference, June 8, 1833. | ¶ Orson Pratt (h2) | ||||
| Bedford, Massachusetts | August 9, 1835 | Nine of "the traveling High Council" (the Twelve) | Organize the Massachusetts Conference (coterminus with commonwealth boundaries) | HC 2:139. | ||
| Benson, Rutland county, Vermont | Organized by July 1832 | Carter family | Hometown of the Carters | |||
| Blood
River branch |
May 27, 1836 | Wilford Woodruff, David W. Patten, Warren Parrish attend conference in Benton county, Tennessee | Abraham O. Smoot represents branch of 10. | WWJ 1: 72. | ||
| Bolton, Warren county, New York (on Lake George) | Organized by December 20, 1832 | Orson Pratt, Lyman E. Johnson, Hazen Aldrich and William Snow | Attend conference, baptize 10. | ¶ Orson Pratt (h2) | ||
| Boston, Massachusetts | September 1832 | Two missionaries recently made 15 converts, "some of whom are respectable persons," plus 5 in Lynn. | Niles Register (Baltimore), September 8, 1832 | |||
| Chalt Level, Harrison county, Kentucky | May 10–13, 1835 | Warren Parrish, Wilford Woodruff. | Baptize 5 within 20 mile radius. | WWJ 1.29 | ||
| Chalt Level branch, Harrison county, Kentucky (6 miles from Tennessee river) | July 2, 1835 | Warren Parrish, Wilford Woodruff, Br. Nicholson, at Br. Utley's house. | Organize branch. Warren Parrish ordains Abel B. Wilson a deacon. | WWJ 1.36 | ||
| May 27, 1836 | Wilford Woodruff, David W. Patten, Warren Parrish attend conference in Benton county, Tennessee | Deacon A. B. Wilson represents branch of 27 in good standing except a few "who have been Shaken of late by the ungodly conduct & teaching of John Jackson Which was a Teacher in the cyprus branch but has now apostatized." | WWJ 1: 72. | |||
| Charleston, Vermont | Early May 1832 | Orson Pratt and companions | Baptize 14 in 10 days. | ¶ Orson Pratt (h1); Orson Pratt Journal, 12–13. | ||
| October 15, 1832 | Orson Pratt | Preaches twice. | ¶ Orson Pratt (h2) | |||
| July 24, 1833 | Orson Pratt and Lyman E. Johnson | Conference. | ¶ Orson Pratt (h2) | |||
| Clarks
River branch |
May 27, 1836 | Wilford Woodruff, David W. Patten, Warren Parrish attend conference | Daniel S. Thomas (see Damond's Creek branch) represents branch of 9. | WWJ 1: 72. | ||
| Colesville, Fayette township, New York | ||||||
| Spring 1831 | (In Thompson, Ohio) Orson Pratt | Preaches, works 5–6 weeks | ¶ Orson Pratt (h2) | |||
| Columbus, Ohio | April 1835 | Only one member in Columbus. | ¶ Orson Pratt (h2) | |||
| Cypress
branch |
May 27, 1836 | Wilford Woodruff, David W. Patten, Warren Parrish attend conference in Benton county, Tennessee | Wilford represents branch of 10, including 3 apostates (John Jackson their teacher is one), 3 disaffected, 4 in good standing. | WWJ 1: 73. | ||
| Damond's Creek branch, 20 miles from Br. Clapp's (Taropen branch) | Organized November 17, 1835 | Wilford Woodruff | Organizes branch, ordains Daniel Thomas a teacher, rides 12 miles to Brother Loy's to view signs in the heavens: 3 clouds look like fire and blood rising from the earth into the air in the north, east, and west, frequently changing places. | WWJ 1:48–49. | ||
| Danville/St. Johnsbury, Vermont | July 1833 | Orson Pratt | Baptizes seventeen in early July. | ¶ Orson Pratt (h2) | ||
| Dalton, New Hampshire | July 17, 1835 | The Twelve | Included in Vermont conference. | Manuscript History of the Church, 522. | ||
| Eagle Creek, Kentucky | April 6, 7, 1835 | Wilford Woodruff | Preaches in the "Meeting house on Eagle Creek." | WWJ 1: 26. | ||
| Eagle
Creek branch, Kentucky |
June 28, 1835 | Wilford Woodruff, Warrn Parrish | Warren gives Wilford an elder's license, preaches his farewell sermon to the branch. and ordains Caswell Medlock "A Deacon over the Egle Creek branch." | WWJ 1: 33. | ||
| August 2, 1835 | Wilford Woodruff | Preaches at meeting house, baptizes 2. | WWJ 1: 40–41. | |||
| May 27, 1836 | Wilford Woodruff, David W. Patten, Warren Parrish attend conference Benton county, Tennessee | Wilford represents branch of 15. | WWJ 1: 72–73. | |||
| Fabius, New York (60 miles from Richland) | Organized by February 1834 | Zerah Pulsipher | Presides over meetings for several days (accompanied by Wilford). | ¶ Wilford Woodruff (h1) | ||
| Farmington, Connecticut | July 1, 1838 | Wilford Woodruff | 9 members, including Dwight Webster, a Methodist class leader living in Aphek Woodruff's home (ordained a priest) and 8 Woodruff relatives: Aphek Woodruff and Azubah Hart, Wilford's father and stepmother; Eunice, his sister; Seth, a cousin, Aunt Anna Cossett. | ¶ Wilford Woodruff (h3) | ||
| Freedom, Cattaraugus county, New York | March 11, 1834 | Joseph, Parley | Baptize Heman Hyde | ¶ Heman Hyde | ||
| March 30, 1834 | Orson Pratt and John Murdock | Baptize 22 in twelve days. | ¶ Orson Pratt (h2) | |||
| July 28, 1835 | Warren Cowdery, presiding elder of the Freedom Conference, writes Oliver | Branch contributes $341.37 1/2 toward stone church in Kirtland despite Jared Carter's ineffective discourse | Minues of August 4, 1835 | |||
| Georgetown (formerly New Rowley), Essex county, Massachusetts | By July 1838 | Nathaniel Holmes presides. | Leaves
from my Journal, 38. WWJ 2:245. |
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| Grafton, Lorain county, Ohio | February 20, 1841 | Zebedee Coltrin | Organize branch with 12 members. | Times and Seasons, vol. 2 no. 14 (May 15, 1841), 413, | ||
| Grove (not on map), Allegany county, New York | January 28, 1835 | Branch already organized, 16 members, "a firm little band." | Letter of W. A. Cowdery, January 28, 1835 in Messenger and Advocate, vol.1 no.5 (February 1835),75. | |||
| Hornerstown, Monmouth county, New Jersey | December 31, 1838 | Organized by Benjamin Winchester | Josiah Ells, a former Methodist preacher, branch president. By January 28, 1839, there are 26 members. | Benjamin Winchester, Times and Seasons, vol. 1 no. 1 (November 1839), 11. | ||
| Jay, Vermont | October 12–14, 1832 | Orson Pratt | Preaches three times. | ¶ Orson Pratt (h2) | ||
| July 17, 1835 | The Twelve | Included in the Vermont conference (St. Johnsbury). | Manuscript History of the Church, 522. | |||
| Landaff, New Hampshire | July 17, 1835 | The Twelve | Included in the Vermont conference (St. Johnsbury). | Manuscript History of the Church, 522. | ||
| Laona (not on map), Allegany county, New York | May 9–10, 1835 | Branch already organized, 20 members | Orson Hyde and William E. McLellin, Messenger and Advocate, vol.1 no. 8 (May 1835), 116. | |||
| Licking river, Kentucky (just south of Cincinnati) | January 1835 | Orson Pratt | 9 members when Orson visits, baptizes a few. |
Journal History, January 22, 1835; ¶ Orson Pratt (h2) |
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| Littleton, New Hampshire | July 17, 1835 | The Twelve | Included in the Vermont conference. | Manuscript History of the Church, 522. | ||
| Mendon, New York | June 1830 | Samuel H. Smith | Leaves Book of Mormon with Rhoda Greene, Phineas Young. Youngs, Greens, Kimballs come from Mendon. | Samuel's Books | ||
| Nelson, Ohio | April 1831 | John Whitmer, Lyman Wight | John returns to Nelson for April 9, 1831 conference. | Book of John Whitmer in From Historian, 55. | ||
| September 6, 1831 | Joseph, Sidney, Oliver, others | Silence Ezra Booth as an elder. | Minutes of September 6, 1831 | |||
| New Portage, Summit county, Ohio | 1831 | First missionaries Reynolds Cahoon, David Whitmer, Lyman E. Johnson | First missionaries. Later, Thomas B. Marsh and Sidney Rigdon. | Encyclopedic History, 577. | ||
| February 9, 1834 | Sidney is told not to move to New Portage. Not to become site for a stake | KCMB; HC 2:24–25. | ||||
| April 20–21, 1834 | Joseph, Sidney, Oliver, Zebedee Coltrin | Attend conference, raising funds and volunteers for Zion's Camp. "A large congregtion of Saints." | Times and Seasons, vol. 6 no. 19 (December 15, 1845), 1058, 1059–1061, | |||
| 1834 | Organized with 60 members. | Encyclopedic History, 577. | ||||
| May 16, 1834 | Joseph | Arrives with a hundred members of Zion's Camp. | Orson Pratt Journals, 40. | |||
| Winter 1834–1835 | Parley P. Pratt | Spends the winter, then to Kirtland. | ¶ Parley P. Pratt (h) | |||
| June 6, 1835 | Oliver | Presides over conference of New Portage (100 members) and Strongsville branches. | KCMB | |||
| November 18, 1835 | Member found guilty of taking members to civil court, oppressing the family. | Minutes of November 18, 1835 | ||||
| Newry, Maine (southwest of Rumford, near New Hampshire border) | September 26, 1835 | Edward Partridge, William E. McLellin | 26 members. | Edward Partridge journal (vol. 2) | ||
| [North Haven, Fox Islands] branch | October 1, 1837 | Wilford Woodruff and Jonathan Hale | Organize branch of twelve. | WWJ 1: 80. | ||
| Onondage county, New York | January 1832 | Jared Carter | Baptizes about 20, including Zera Pulsipher, who is the presiding elder for about two years. | Off-site link | ||
| Orange, Ohio | November 14, 1830 | John Murdock | Baptizes 3. | ¶ John Murdock | ||
| Orleans Four Corners, Jefferson county, New York | Organized by summer 1833 | David W. Patten | Organizes branch with 18 members, including David W. Patten's family. | ¶ David W. Patten (h) | ||
| Perrysburgh, Chautauqua county, New York (Westfield Conference) | ||||||
| Peru, Delaware county, Ohio | Summer 1831 | Parley and Orson Pratt | Baptize 5 enroute to Missouri. | ¶ Orson Pratt (h2) | ||
| Pontiac, Michigan | Organized 1833 | Branch was organized the year before Joseph visited (1834). | Edward Stevenson manuscript, The Life and History, Elder Edward Stevenson. LDS Church Archives. | |||
| Portage (not on map), Allegany county, New York | Organized by January 28, 1835 | A. J. Squires | Founds branch with 19 members. | W. A. Cowdery, January 28, 1835, Messenger and Advocate, vol.1 no. 5 (February 1835), 75. | ||
| Richland, Oswego county, New York | January 2, 1834 | Zerah Pulsipher | Founds branch. Twelve members, including Wilford and Azmon Woodruff. | ¶ Wilford Woodruff (h1) | ||
| Rome, Oneida county, New York | Spring 1831 | Parley and Orson Pratt | Preach | ¶ Orson Pratt (h2) | ||
| Rutland, Pennsylvania | June 1831 | Missionaries baptizing | Evening and Morning Star, vol. 1 no. 12 (May 1833), [6 of issue]. | |||
| March 1833 | About 45 have been baptized, some have gone to Zion, nearly all others preparing | Evening and Morning Star, vol. 1 no. 12 (May 1833), [7 of issue]. | ||||
| Saco, Maine | February 20, 1834 | Kirtland council schedules general conference for Saco on June 13, 1834. | ¶ Minutes of February 20, 1834 | |||
| Shaftsbury, Vermont | Fall 1831 | Eliel Strong (or possibly Eleazer Miller), and Brothers Potter and Bowen | "… a few received the work." | Evening and Morning Star, vol. 1 no. 12 (May 1833), [7 of issue]. | ||
| St. Johnsbury, Vermont | July 17, 1835 | The Twelve | Vermont conference to include branches in Littleton, Dalton, and Landaff, New Hampshire | Manuscript History of the Church, 522. | ||
| Salt River branch (Allred settlement), Monroe county, Missouri | Conference of September 26, 1833 does not decide whether it should move to in the fall. Edward Partridge journal: 40 members in February 1835. | |||||
| Silver Creek, Chautauqua county, New York (Westfield Conference) | ||||||
| Spafford, Onondaga county, New York | November 8, 1832 | Orson Pratt and L. E. Johnson (h) Hazen Aldrich and William Snow | Branch. Elders remain six days, hold 5 meetings, including a conference attended by 11 elders. Baptize 8. | ¶ Orson Pratt (2) | ||
| Springfield township, Erie county, Pennsylvania | February 1832 | Organized by Samuel H. Smith, Orson Hyde | By late April Jared Carter and Ebenezer Page find 3 already falling away. Erastus and John Rudd Jr. remain faithful. | Jared Carter diary | ||
| Joseph and Freemen Nickerson | Find Sidney preaching to the church. | Joseph Smith 1835–1836 diary in Personal Writings,,17. | ||||
| Strongsville, Ohio, southwest of the junction of I-80 and I-71 | 1814 | Coltrin family moves to Strongsville from New York. | ¶ Zebedee Coltrin | |||
| February 20, 1834 | Sidney Rigdon and John P. Green | Assigned to Strongsville. | ¶ Minutes of Febrary 20, 1834 | |||
| June 6, 1835 | Zebedee Coltrin | Represents branch of 8 at conference in New Portage. (KCMB says 15 members). | ¶ Zebedee Coltrin; KCMB | |||
| Taropen | October 15, 1835 | Wilford Woodruff | "Rode to Mr Clapps on Taropen. Preached at his house." | WWJ 1: 45. | ||
| Taropen
branch |
May 27, 1836 | Wilford Woodruff, David W. Patten, Warren Parrish attend conference | Benjamin Clapp, priest, represents branch of 28 at conference held at Seth Utley's. | |||
| Toronto, Ontario | April 19, 1836 | Parley P. Pratt | First missionary arrives. | ¶ Parley P. Pratt letter | ||
| May 21, 1836 | Parley P. Pratt | Baptize 9, including Isabella Russell Walton | ||||
| May 22, 1836 | Parley P. Pratt | Membership 25 | ||||
| Villanovia (not on map), Chautauqua county, New York (see Laona) | ||||||
| Warrensville, Ohio | November 6, 1830 | John Murdock | Baptizes 5, including wife. | ¶ John Murdock | ||
| November 21, 1830 | John Murdock | Baptizes 3. | ¶ John Murdock | |||
| Westfield, Chautauqua county, New York | June 24, 1833 | Gladden Bishop | Excommunication of Elder James Higby. | Minutes of June 24, 1833 | ||
| Organized by January 23–24, 1835 | W. A. Cowdery | Report 72 members . | Messenger and Advocate, vol.1 no.5 (February 1835), 75. | |||
| May 9–10, 1835 | Orson Hyde and William E. McLellin | Report 75 members. | Messenger and Advocate, vol.1 no. 8 (May 1835), 116. | |||
| Westfield conference | May 9–10, 1835 | Orson Hyde, William E. McLellin. | Boundaries: east to Lodi, south and west to Pennsylvania Line, north to Lake Erie, including Westfield, Silver Creek, Perrysburgh (aka Villanovia), and Laona branches. | Messenger and Advocate, vol.1 no. 8 (May 1835), 116. | ||
| Winchester branch (Half way between Hannibal and Springfield, Illinois, on I-72) | July and August 1831 | Zebedee Coltrin, Levi Hancock | Proselyte, organize branch of 100, and baptize another hundred in nearby Ward township. | Life of Levi Hancock, cited in Journals of William E. McLellin, 55n42. | ||
| October 1831 | Hyrum Smith, William E. McLellin | Visit branch, ordain Jarvis Lee a priest. | ¶ 1831 Journey of Hyrum and William E. McLellin | |||
| In the church of Mendon and Lima, Monroe and Livingston counties, report 8 members in good standing. From this last mentioned church, the greater part have moved away; some to Kirtland, and some to Missouri, and the eight here mentioned, is the remnant which is left. The church was once large. Java and Weathersfield, Genesee county, reported 18 in good standing: this is also the remainder of a church: many have moved to the places of gathering. | W. A. Cowdery in Messenger and Advocate, vol. 1 no. 5 (February 1835), 75. | |||||
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