Amasa M. Lyman

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Amasa Mason Lyman (Birth Name)
Birth Date
On 1813 March 30
Death Date
On 1877 February 4
Gender
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Born in Lyman, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

1813 March 30

Date Details

Occurred On 1813 March 30
Birth

Relationships

Father
Roswell Lyman
Mother
Martha Mason

Baptized by Lyman Johnson

1832 April 28 (Age 19)

Departed from Home as Missionary

Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1832 August 24 – 1833 (Age 19)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1833
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
Ohio and Virginia
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

He was baptized by Lyman E. Johnson and soon afterwards ordained to the Priesthood and called into the mission field.


Start Date Details

End Date Details

Ended On 1833
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
New York
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Called on a mission March 12, 1833, he labored in New York, etc., with William F. Cahoon as a companion. Journal History of Mar 23, Apr 16, May 1, 1833


Start Date Details

End Date Details

Ended On 1834
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Volunteered his services as a missionary Aug. 6 1834; Horace Cowan was appointed to labor with him. Journal History of Aug. 6, 7, 1834


Departed from Home as Missionary

Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1834 December 23 – 1835 May 26 (Age 21)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1835 May 26
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
Missouri to Ohio
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Traveling from Clay county, Missouri, to Kirtland, Ohio, preached the Gospel on the way and held many meetings.


Departed from Home as Missionary

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1835 May
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
New York
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Married Louisa Maria Tanner

1835 June 10 (Age 22)

Departed from Home as Missionary

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
New York, Pennsylvania
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Mission Companionship

Departed from Home as Missionary

Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1840 – 1841 January (Age 26)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1841 January
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
Iowa
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Mission Companionship
George Miller (45)
George Miller

Mentioned in Doctrine and Covenants 124:136

1841 January 19 (Age 27)

Additional Information

Additional Notes

Doctrine and Covenants 124:136 in Nauvoo, Illinois. 

Doctrine and Covenants 136:14 in Winter Quarters, Nebraska.


Called as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1841 April 9 (Age 28)

Start Date Details

End Date Details

Ended On 1841
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
United States
Mission Qualifier
Other
Additional Notes

Called at a general conference of the Church held at Nauvoo, Illinois, April 9, 1841, to travel extensively to collect means for the building of the Nauvoo temple.


Called as Missionary

Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1841 August 2 – October 7 (Age 28)

Start Date Details

End Date Details

Ended Before 1841 October 7
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
Illinois
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Called as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1841 October 7 (Age 28)

Start Date Details

End Date Details

Ended On 1841
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
New York City
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Set Apart as Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1842 August 20 – 1843 January 20 (Age 29)

Start Date Details

End Date Details

Ended On 1843 January 20
Released

Departed from Home as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1842 September 10 (Age 29)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Sustained as Assistant Counselor in the First Presidency

First Presidency
1843 February 4 – 1844 June 27 (Age 29)

Called as Missionary

Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 – June 30 (Age 31)

Start Date Details

End Date Details

Ended On 1844 June 30
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
Indiana
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Served With Children
Yes
Additional Notes

To preside with George P. Dykes over the twenty three missionaries sent to assist Joseph Smith's presidential campaign and preach the gospel in Indiana. (History Journal, April 15, 1844, p. 2)

Mission Companionship

Sustained as Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1844 August 12 – 1870 May 12 (Age 31)

Start Date Details

End Date Details

Ended On 1870 May 12
Released

Married Caroline Ely Partridge

1844 September 6 (Age 31)

Married Eliza Maria Partridge

1844 September 28 (Age 31)

Married Cornelia Eliza Leavitt

1844 November 14 (Age 31)

Called as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1845 February 27 – March 15 (Age 31)

Start Date Details

Called

End Date Details

Ended On 1845 March 15
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Location Served
Iowa
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Called as a missionary to the Emmett's Company.

Mission Companionship

Married Dionitia Walker

1845 July 28 (Age 32)

Married Paulina Eliza Phelps

1846 January 16 (Age 32)

Married Priscilla Rebecca Turley

1846 January 16 (Age 32)

Joined Brigham Young Vanguard Company

1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 34)

End Date Details

Ended On 1847 July 21
Organization was Ended

Additional Information

Additional Notes

Amasa made several trips across the plains. He traveled to the Valley for the first time with the 1847 Brigham Young Company and was part of the 2nd Company of Ten led by Ezra Taft Benson. He left the company on 3 June at Fort Laramie to take a message to the Mormon Battalion sick detachments and Mississippi Saints at Pueblo, Colorado.


Departed from Home as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1847 December 28 – 1848 (Age 34)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1848
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Called as Missionary

California Mission
1848 November 26 – 1849 (Age 35)

Start Date Details

End Date Details

Ended On 1849
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
California
Mission Qualifier
Other

Departed from Home as Missionary

California Mission
1849 April 12 – 1850 August 17 (Age 36)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1850 August 17
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Deseret, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
Western Coast
Mission Qualifier
Other
Additional Notes

Called to San Francisco  to oversee the California branches & collect tithing; then lead a company of California Saints to the valley in the fall.


Departed from Home as Missionary

California Mission
1851 March 4 – 1852 November 16 (Age 37)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1852 November 16
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Married Lydia Partridge

1853 February 7 (Age 39)

Departed from Home as Missionary

California Mission
1856 September 2 – 1857 April 18 (Age 43)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1857 April 18
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
San Bernardino, California
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Departed from Home as Mission President

British Mission
1860 April 30 – 1862 September 16 (Age 47)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1862 September 16
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Brigham Young

Joined Daniel Thompson Company

1866 July 24 – September 28 (Age 53)

End Date Details

Ended On 1866 September 28
Organization was Ended

Additional Information

Additional Notes

As a returning missionary he crossed the plains again in 1866 with the Daniel Thompson company. His name appears on company records, but it is unclear if the notation indicates that he was actually present, or if the company was simply carrying freight that was to be delivered to him.


Died in Fillmore, Millard, Utah Territory, United States

1877 February 4 (Age 63)

Date Details

Occurred On 1877 February 4
Died

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