Elijah Abel
Alternate Names
Elijah Able (Alternate Name)
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
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Born in Frederick Town, Frederick, Maryland, United States
1808 July 25
Mother
Delilah Williams
Father
Andrew C Abell
Date Details
Occurred On 1808 July 25
Baptized by Ezekial Roberts
1832 September (Age 24)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
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
Location Served
Ohio
Date Details
Started On 1836 June 1
Arrived in Field
End Date Not Found
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
Location Served
New York, Canada
Date Details
Started On 1838 April
Arrived in Field
End Date Not Found
Married
Mary Ann Adams
1847 February 16 (Age 38)
Traveled in
Appleton M. Harmon Company (1853)
1853 June 15 – October 16 (Age 44)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Moroni Able (Age 5)
Mary Ann Adams (Age 23)
Enoch Able (Age 2)
Rebecca Ann Able (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1853 June 15
Joined Company
Ended 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 Fielding Smith, Sr.
Location Served
Ohio
Date Details
Started On 1883 October 23
Set Apart
Ended 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
Sources
Person
100 Century of Black Mormons
"Elijah Ables", 100 Century of Black Mormons.
Deseret News
"Deaths", Deseret News, (31 December 1884), Page 16.
Elijah Abel: the life and times of a black priesthood holder
Elijah Abel: the life and times of a black priesthood holder. Springville, Utah: CFI, 2013.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Abel, Elijah", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 3, Page 577.
Record of members collection, 1836-1970
Record of members collection, 1836-1970. Nineteenth Ward, Part 1.
Revisiting the Life and Times of Black Mormon Elijah Abel: A Review Essay on Two Recent Biographies
Newell G. Bringhurst, Revisiting the Life and Times of Black Mormon Elijah Abel: A Review Essay on Two Recent Biographies, 34, (2014), 2. Page 129-133.
Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days: Volume 1: The Standard of Truth: 1815-1846
Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days: Volume 1: The Standard of Truth: 1815-1846. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2018.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Died", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (27 December 1884), Page 5.
The Joseph Smith Papers
"Elijah Able biography", The Joseph Smith Papers.
Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946
Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 855, Page 66.
Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949
Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 23 November 1883, Vol. B, Page 75, Line 2955.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 23 November 1883, Vol. A, 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, Page 1-16.
Record of members collection, 1836-1970
Record of members collection, 1836-1970. Mill Creek Ward, Segment 1.