Amasa M. Lyman
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Other Names
Amasa Mason Lyman
Born
On 1813 March 30
Died
On 1877 February 4
Birthplace
Lyman, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
Death Place
Fillmore, Millard, Utah Territory, United States
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Born in Lyman, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
1813 March 30
Relationships
Father
Roswell Lyman
Mother
Martha Mason
Baptism
1832 April 28 (Age 19)
Performed By
Departed from Home as Missionary
Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1832 August 24 – 1833 (Age 19)
1832 August 24 – 1833 (Age 19)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended 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
Notes
He was baptized by Lyman E. Johnson and soon afterwards ordained to the Priesthood and called into the mission field.
Called as Missionary
Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1833 March 12 (Age 19)
1833 March 12 (Age 19)
Start Date Details
Called
End Date Details
Ended 1833
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
New York
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
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
Called as Missionary
Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1834 August 6 (Age 21)
1834 August 6 (Age 21)
Start Date Details
Called
End Date Details
Ended 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
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)
1834 December 23 – 1835 May 26 (Age 21)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended 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
Notes
Traveling from Clay county, Missouri, to Kirtland, Ohio, preached the Gospel on the way and held many meetings.
Departed from Home as Missionary
Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1835 – 1835 May (Age 21)
1835 – 1835 May (Age 21)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended 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
Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1836 (Age 22)
1836 (Age 22)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
End 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
Nathan Tanner (20)
Departed from Home as Missionary
Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1840 – 1841 January (Age 26)
1840 – 1841 January (Age 26)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended 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)
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)
1841 April 9 (Age 28)
Start Date Details
Called
End Date Details
Ended 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
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)
1841 August 2 – October 7 (Age 28)
Start Date Details
Called
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)
1841 October 7 (Age 28)
Start Date Details
Called
End Date Details
Ended 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 – 1870 May 12 (Age 29)
1842 August 20 – 1870 May 12 (Age 29)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended 1870 May 12
Released
Additional Dates
On 1843 January 20
Released
On 1844 August 12
Sustained
Departed from Home as Missionary
Eastern States Mission
1842 September 10 (Age 29)
1842 September 10 (Age 29)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
End 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)
1843 February 4 – 1844 June 27 (Age 29)
Start Date Details
Sustained
End Date Details
Ended 1844 June 27
Released
Called as Missionary
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 – June 30 (Age 31)
1844 April 15 – June 30 (Age 31)
Start Date Details
Called
End Date Details
Ended 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
Mission Companionship
George Parker Dykes (29)
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)
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)
1845 February 27 – March 15 (Age 31)
Start Date Details
Called
End Date Details
Ended 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
Mission Companionship
Daniel Spencer, Jr. (50)
Notes
Called as a missionary to the Emmett's Company.
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)
Start Date Details
Joined When Organization Was Formed
End Date Details
Ended 1847 July 21
Organization Was Ended
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)
1847 December 28 – 1848 (Age 34)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended 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
Joined Willard Richards Company
1848 July 3 – October 10 (Age 35)
Start Date Details
Joined When Organization Was Formed
End Date Details
Ended 1848 October 10
Organization Was Ended
Additional Information
Traveling Group
Dionitia Walker (32)
Louisa Maria Tanner (29)
Eliza Maria Partridge (28)
Cornelia Eliza Leavitt (23)
Caroline Ely Partridge (21)
Paulina Eliza Phelps (21)
Priscilla Rebecca Turley (19)
Matilda Lyman (11)
Francis M. Lyman (8)
Amasa Mason Lyman, Jr. (2)
Oscar Morris Lyman (0)
Platte De Alton Lyman (0)
Notes
Was a returning missionary
Called as Missionary
California Mission
1848 November 26 – 1849 (Age 35)
1848 November 26 – 1849 (Age 35)
Start Date Details
Called
End Date Details
Ended 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)
1849 April 12 – 1850 August 17 (Age 36)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended 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
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.
Appointed as Company Captain
Amasa M. Lyman Company
1850 August 17 – September 29 (Age 37)
1850 August 17 – September 29 (Age 37)
Start Date Details
Appointed
End Date Details
Ended 1850 September 29
Organization Was Ended
Notes
Was a returning missionary
Departed from Home as Missionary
California Mission
1851 March 4 – 1852 November 16 (Age 37)
1851 March 4 – 1852 November 16 (Age 37)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended 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
Appointed as Company Captain
Amasa M. Lyman/Charles C. Rich Company
1852 November 16 – December 19 (Age 39)
1852 November 16 – December 19 (Age 39)
Start Date Details
Appointed
End Date Details
Ended 1852 December 19
Organization Was Ended
Notes
Was a returning missionary
Married
Lydia Partridge
1853 February 7 (Age 39)
Appointed as Company Captain
Amasa M. Lyman Company
1855 October 25 – December 1 (Age 42)
1855 October 25 – December 1 (Age 42)
Start Date Details
Appointed
End Date Details
Ended 1855 December 1
Organization Was Ended
Departed from Home as Missionary
California Mission
1856 September 2 – 1857 April 18 (Age 43)
1856 September 2 – 1857 April 18 (Age 43)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended 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
Appointed as Company Captain
Amasa M. Lyman/Charles C. Rich Company
1857 April 18 – June 9 (Age 44)
1857 April 18 – June 9 (Age 44)
Start Date Details
Appointed
End Date Details
Ended Between 1857 June 3 – 9
Organization Was Ended
Departed from Home as Mission President
British Mission
1860 April 30 – 1862 September 16 (Age 47)
1860 April 30 – 1862 September 16 (Age 47)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended 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)
Start Date Details
Joined When Organization Was Formed
End Date Details
Ended 1866 September 28
Organization Was Ended
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)