Church History Biographical Database
Charles Blanchard Thompson
Born in Niskayuna, Schenectady, New York
1814 January 27
Date Details
Occurred On 1814 January 27
Baptized
No dates given
Served in Eastern States Mission
1840 January – 1844 April 15 (Age 25) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Labored, together with Nathan K. Knight, in New York; he attended several conferences in 1840, 1841, 1842, and 1843.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Illinois
Location Served
New York
Date Details
Started On 1840 January
Departed from Home
Ended On 1844 April 15
Released
Served in Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 (Age 30) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Missionary Activity Notes
Elders were to faithfully preach the gospel and assist with Joseph Smith's US presidential campaign.
Residence When Called
New York
Location Served
New York
Date Details
Started On 1844 April 15
Called
Ended On 1844
Released
Served in Eastern States Mission
1844 October 8 (Age 30) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Missionary Activity Notes
Called to fill a mission at general conference Oct. 6-8, 1844 In Nauvoo, Brigham Young selected “men from the High Priest’s quorum to go abroad … to preside over the branches of the Church.” They were not to tarry for six months and return, “but to go and settle down, where they could take their families and tarry until the Temple is built.”
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Illinois
Date Details
Started On 1844 October 8
Called
End Date Not Found
Died
1895 February 27 (Age 81)
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Charles Blanchard Thompson (1814 - 1895) Profile