Almon Whiting Babbitt
Birth Date
On 1812 October 9 (Born)
Death Date
On 1856 September 6 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
1812 October 9
Mother
Nancy Crosier
Father
Ira Babbitt
Baptized
1831 (Age 18)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1831 December 19 (Age 19)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Married
Julia Ann Johnson
1834 November 23 (Age 22)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1835 July 22 (Age 22)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1836 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Served in
Northern States Mission
1836 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1840 April 20 (Age 27)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Served in
Northern States Mission
1841 (Age 28)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Church Leadership in Nauvoo
1841 January 19 (Age 28)
D&C 124
in Nauvoo, Illinois
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Revelations in Context
Served in
Northern States Mission
1845 (Age 32)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Married
Delcena Didamia Johnson
1846 January 24 (Age 33)
Married
Maria Lawrence
1846 January 24 (Age 33)
Called as Captain to
Almon W. Babbitt Company (1849)
1849 May 24 (Age 36)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
On 1849 May 24
Joined Company
Circa 1849
Company Arrived
Called as Captain to
Almon W. Babbitt Company (1851)
1851 May 15 – July 17 (Age 38)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Traveling Group
Don Carlos Babbitt (Age 7)
Julia Ann Johnson (Age 42)
Almon Whiting Babbitt, Jr. (Age 4)
Date Details
On 1851 May 15
Joined Company
On 1851 July 17
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Abraham O. Smoot Company (1856)
1856 August 10 – September 6 (Age 43)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1856 August 10
Joined Company
On 1856 September 6
Died en Route
Died in Ash Hollow, Garden, Nebraska Territory, United States
1856 September 6 (Age 43)
Media
Almon Whiting Babbitt (1812 - 1856) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Illinois Census
1850 Illinois Census.
LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson
"Almon W. Babbitt", LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, 1, Page 284-286.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 10 December 1845.
Transcript for Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple endowment register: 10 December 1845 to 8 February 1846 (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1974), 113, 118
New York Daily Times
"Murder of Col. A. W. Babbitt, Secretary of Utah Territory", New York Daily Times, (17 November 1856).
Transcript for "Murder of Col. A. W. Babbitt, Secretary of Utah Territory," New York Daily Times, 17 Nov. 1856
"The Indian Outrages--Confirmation of the Death of Col. Babbitt", New York Daily Times, (7 November 1856).
Transcript for "The Indian Outrages--Confirmation of the Death of Col. Babbitt," New York Daily Times, 7 Nov. 1856
The Joseph Smith Papers
"Almon Whiting Babbitt biography", The Joseph Smith Papers.
The Mormon [newspaper]
"Obituary", The Mormon [newspaper], (22 November 1856).
Transcript for "Obituary," The Mormon, 22 Nov. 1856, 1
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
Pioneer
Albert Jones notes, circa 1906
Albert Jones notes, circa 1906.
Transcript for Albert Jones notes, circa 1906
Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Salt Lake City, Publishers Press, c1998
Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Salt Lake City, Publishers Press, c1998, Vol. 1, Page 125-126.
Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"James Cantwell to S. S. Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914.
Transcript for Cantwell, James to S. S. Jones, Handcart Veterans Association, 28 Sep. 1906. Handcart Veterans Association, Scrapbook, 1906-1914f, fd 2
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 24 May 1849.
Transcript for Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 24 May 1849, 1
Mary H. Snow journal
Mary H. Snow journal, March.
Transcript for Mary H. Snow journal, 1851 March-June, 18-79
The Mormon [newspaper]
"Col. Babbitt", The Mormon [newspaper], (25 October 1856).
Transcript for "Col. Babbitt," The Mormon, 25 Oct. 1856, 2
"Mormons En Route for Utah", The Mormon [newspaper], (13 September 1856).
Transcript for "Mormons En Route for Utah," The Mormon, 13 Sept. 1856, 2
"Col. A. W. Babbitt", The Mormon [newspaper], (8 November 1856), Page 2.
Transcript for "Col. A. W. Babbitt," The Mormon, 8 Nov. 1856, 2
"Snow, Erastus, "Correspondence of President Erastus Snow,"", The Mormon [newspaper], (27 September 1856), Page 2-3.
Transcript for Snow, Erastus, "Correspondence of President Erastus Snow," The Mormon, 27 Sep. 1856, 2-3
"Latest News from the Plains", The Mormon [newspaper], (15 November 1856).
Transcript for "Latest News from the Plains," The Mormon, 15 Nov. 1856, 3
"News From the Plains", The Mormon [newspaper], (18 October 1856).
Transcript for "News From the Plains," The Mormon, 18 Oct. 1856, 2
