Arza Matson Adams
Birth Date
On 1804 January 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1889 April 15 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Delta, Rideau Lakes, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
1804 January 22
Mother
Elizabeth Chipman
Father
Joshua Adams
Date Details
Occurred On 1804 January 22
Married
Sabina Clark
1831 March 23 (Age 27)
Baptized by
John Edward Page
1836 December 25 (Age 32)
Called as President to
Early Church Mission: North America
1841 (Age 36)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Served With
Christopher Merkley
Location Served
Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Date Details
Started On 1841
Called
End Date Not Found
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1843 January 25 (Age 39)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
He organized the St. Clair Branch.
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Palmyra, St. Clair, Michigan. Along St. Clair River and Lake Huron.
Date Details
Started On 1843 January 25
Departed from Home
On 1843 February 27
Arrived in Field
End Date Not Found
Traveled in
Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer Company (1849)
1849 May 28 – September 25 (Age 45)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Elizabeth Nancy Adams (Age 7)
Theothen Pendermie Adams (Age 4)
Sabina Clark (Age 36)
Joseph Smith Adams (Age 2)
Nathan William Adams (Age 17)
Joshua Adams (Age 15)
Sabina Ann Moses Adams (Age 12)
Date Details
Started On 1849 May 28
Joined Company
Ended Between 1849 September 22 – 25
Company Arrived
Married
Editha Morgan Anderson
1853 December 7 (Age 49)
Married
Catherine Cunningham
1857 March 7 (Age 53)
Married
Marillah Olney
1857 March 7 (Age 53)
Married
Elizabeth Gaskall
1857 August 17 (Age 53)
Died in American Fork, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
1889 April 15 (Age 85)
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Arza Matson Adams (1804 - 1889) Profile
Sources
Person
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
"Arza Matson Adams", Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration.
Utah Enquirer
"Death of Arza Adams", Utah Enquirer, (23 April 1889), Page 1.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 1 August 1843, Page 87.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 7 October 1841.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"Reuben Miller letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (9 September 1849).
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Effie W. Adams, Arza Adams: chronical of a pioneer, Pleasant Grove, UT, P.G. Printers, 1982
Effie W. Adams, Effie W. Adams, Arza Adams: chronical of a pioneer, Pleasant Grove, UT, P.G. Printers, 1982, Page 162.
Effie W. Adams, Arza Adams: chronical of a pioneer, Pleasant Grove, UT, P.G. Printers, 1982, Page 28-36, 64-73.
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Reuben Miller journals, 1848-1849
Reuben Miller journals, 1848-1849, June.
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