Elijah Abel
Alternate Names
Elijah Able
Birth Date
On 1808 July 25 (Born)
Death Date
On 1884 December 25 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
1
Born in Frederick Town, Frederick, Maryland, United States
1808 July 25
Mother
Delilah Williams
Father
Andrew C Abell
Baptized by Ezekial Roberts
1832 September (Age 24)
Served in
Northern States Mission
1836 June 1 (Age 27)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1838 April (Age 29)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States
Married
Mary Ann Adams
1847 February 16 (Age 38)
Traveled in
Appleton M. Harmon Company
1853 June 15 – October 16 (Age 44)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Moroni Able (Age 5)
Mary Ann Adams (Age 23)
Enoch Able (Age 0)
Rebecca Ann Able (Age 0)
Date Details
On 1853 June 15
Joined Company
On 1853 October 16
Company Arrived
Served in
Northern States Mission
1883 October 23 – 1884 December 11 (Age 75)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
3rd
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph F. Smith
Set Apart By
Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr.
Date Details
On 1883 October 23
Set Apart
On 1884 December 11
Arrived at Home
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1884 December 25 (Age 76)
Media
Elijah Able (1808 - 1884) Profile
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Person
1850 Ohio Census
1850 Ohio Census.
1860 United States Census
1860 United States Census.
Deseret News
"Deaths", Deseret News, (31 December 1884), Page 16.
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch, image 855
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch, image 855.
Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson
Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 3.
Russell Stevenson, Black Mormon: the story of Elijah Ables (Afton, Wyoming: PrintStar, 2013
Russell Stevenson, Black Mormon: the story of Elijah Ables (Afton, Wyoming: PrintStar, 2013.
Saints
Saints, Vol. 1.
Salt Lake Herald
"Died", Salt Lake Herald, (27 December 1884), Page 5.
The Joseph Smith Papers
"Elijah Able (biographical entry)", The Joseph Smith Papers.
Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946
Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946.
Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949
Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949.
W. Kesler Jackson, Elijah Abel: the life and times of a black priesthood holder (Springville, Ut.: CFI, 2013
W. Kesler Jackson, Elijah Abel: the life and times of a black priesthood holder (Springville, Ut.: CFI, 2013.
W. Paul Reeve, "Elijah Able biography."
W. Paul Reeve, "Elijah Able biography.".
Mission
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 23 October 1883, Vol. 2, Page 75, Line 2955.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 23 October 1883, Vol. 1, Page 69, Line 2955.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"Appleton M. Harmon Company report, 1853.", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862.
Millcreek Ward, Record of members collection, 1836-1970
Millcreek Ward, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.
Nineteenth Ward, Record of members collection, 1836-1970
Nineteenth Ward, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.
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