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
Married
Sabina Clark
1831 March 23 (Age 27)
Baptized by J. E. Page
1836 December 25 (Age 32)
Served in
Canadian Mission
1841 (Age 36)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Served With
Christopher Merkley
Served in
Northern States Mission
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
Date Details
On 1843 January 25
Departed from Home
On 1843 February 27
Arrived in Field
Traveled in
Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer Company
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
On 1849 May 28
Joined Company
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 McOlney
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)
Media
Arza Matson Adams (1804 - 1889) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Early Temple records, Film No. 183374
Early Temple records, Film No. 183374, Page 151-2.
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City, Page 2.
Transcript for Nauvoo Restoration, comp., High Priests of Nauvoo and Early Salt Lake City, M251.33, p. 2, Church History Library
Seventies Records, Book C
Seventies Records, Book C, Vol. 1, Page 2.
Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., NTER, 977.343/N1 K29c
Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., NTER, 977.343/N1 K29c, Page 81.
The Utah Enquirer
"Death of Arza Adams", The Utah Enquirer, (23 April 1889).
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1 August 1843, Page 87.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 7 October 1841.
Pioneer
Adams, Arza, Journal, in Effie W. Adams, Arza Adams: Chronicle of a Pioneer [1982], 162
Adams, Arza, Journal, in Effie W. Adams, Arza Adams: Chronicle of a Pioneer [1982], 162.
Arza Adams, Chronicle of a Pioneer, M270.1 A199ad 1982
Arza Adams, Chronicle of a Pioneer, M270.1 A199ad 1982, Page 28-36, 64-73.
Transcript for Arza Adams, Chronicle of a Pioneer, M270.1 A199ad 1982, p. 28-36, 64-73
Reuben Miller journals, 1848-1849, Journal
Reuben Miller journals, 1848-1849, Journal, June.
Transcript for Reuben Miller journals, 1848-1849, Journal, 1849 June-September
Reuben Miller letter to Brigham Young
Reuben Miller letter to Brigham Young, 9 September 1849.
Transcript for Reuben Miller letter to Brigham Young, 9 September 1849