Heber C. Kimball

Alternate Names

Heber Chase Kimball (Birth Name)

Birth Date

On 1801 June 14 (Born)

Death Date

On 1868 June 22 (Died)

Gender

Male

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Born in Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont, United States

1801 June 14

Mother

Anna Spaulding

Father

Solomon Farnham Kimball

Date Details

Occurred On 1801 June 14

Married Vilate Murray

1822 November 7 (Age 21)

Served in Early Church Mission: North America

1832 (Age 30) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Married

Missionary Activity Notes

Traveled with Brigham and Joseph Young.

Priesthood Office

Elder

Residence When Called

Pennsylvania

Location Served

New York

Date Details

On 1832

Arrived at Home

Occurred On 1832

Departed from Home

Baptized by Alpheus Gifford

1832 April 15 (Age 30)

Served in Early Church Mission: North America

1834 May 5 – June 30 (Age 32) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Other

Marital Status

Married

Priesthood Office

Elder

Location Served

Missouri (Zion's Camp)

Date Details

Started On 1834 May 5

Departed from Home

Ended On 1834 June 30

Released

On 1834 July 21

Arrived at Home

Images

Heber Chase Kimball British Mission Photo

Served in Early Church Mission: North America

1835 June – September 25 (Age 33) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Married

Priesthood Quorum When Called

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Priesthood Office

Apostle

Residence When Called

Nauvoo, Illinois

Location Served

Traveled through Pennsylvania, New York, Canada and the EasternStates

Date Details

Started On 1835 June

Departed from Home

Ended On 1835 September 25

Arrived at Home

Served in Early Church Mission: North America

1836 May 10 – October (Age 34) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Married

Priesthood Quorum When Called

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Priesthood Office

Apostle

Residence When Called

Kirtland, Ohio

Location Served

New York

Date Details

Started On 1836 May 10

Departed from Home

Ended On 1836 October

Arrived at Home

Called as President to British Mission

1837 June 13 – 1838 April 20 (Age 35) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Married

Priesthood Quorum When Called

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Priesthood Office

Apostle

Residence When Called

Kirtland, Ohio

Location Served

Great Britain

Date Details

Started On 1837 June 13

Departed from Home

Ended On 1838 April 20

Departed from Field

Served in British Mission

1839 September 18 – 1841 July 21 (Age 38) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Married

Priesthood Quorum When Called

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Priesthood Office

Apostle

Residence When Called

Commerce Illinois

Location Served

Great Britain

Date Details

Started On 1839 September 18

Departed from Home

Ended On 1841 July 21

Departed from Field

Member of the Twelve

1841 January 19 (Age 39)

D&C 124:129 at Nauvoo, Illinois

Date Details

Occurred On 1841 January 19

Married Sarah Perry Peake

1842 (Age 40)

Served in Eastern States Mission

1842 September 10 – 1843 October 22 (Age 41) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Married

Priesthood Quorum When Called

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Priesthood Office

Apostle

Residence When Called

Nauvoo, Illinois

Location Served

Eastern U.S.

Date Details

Started On 1842 September 10

Departed from Home

Ended On 1843 October 22

Arrived at Home

Served in Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission

1844 May (Age 42) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Other

Marital Status

Married

Missionary Activity Notes

He went to petition the authorities of the nation to redress the grievances heaped upon the saints by their enemies in Missouri and Illinois.

Priesthood Quorum When Called

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Priesthood Office

Apostle

Residence When Called

Nauvoo, Illinois

Location Served

Washington D.C.

Date Details

Ended On 1844

Arrived at Home

Started On 1844 May

Departed from Home

Married Adelia Almira Wilcox

1844 May 15 (Age 42)

Married Ann Alice Gheen

1844 September 10 (Age 43)

Married Mary Fielding

1844 September 14 (Age 43)

Married Mary Ellen Harris Abel

1844 October 1 (Age 43)

Married Nancy Mariah Winchester

1844 October 10 – 1865 October 12 (Age 43)

Married Charlotte Chase

1844 October 10 – 1850 October 15 (Age 43)

Married Martha McBride

1844 October 12 (Age 43)

Married Aagaat Ellen Ostensdatter

1844 November 5 (Age 43)

Married Frances Jessie Swan

1845 – 1851 December 7 (Age 43)

Married Lucy Walker

1845 February 8 (Age 43)

Married Clarissa Cutler

1845 December 29 – 1849 (Age 44)

Married Abigail Pitkin

1846 January 7 (Age 44)

Married Sarah Ann Whitney

1846 January 12 (Age 44)

Married Harriet Helga Sanders

1846 January 26 (Age 44)

Married Sarah Lawrence

1846 January 26 – 1851 June 16 (Age 44)

Married Sylvia Porter Sessions

1846 January 26 (Age 44)

Married Margaret Warrell McMinn

1846 February – 1850 (Age 44)

Married Amanda Trimble Gheen

1846 February 2 (Age 44)

Married Emily Trask Cutler

1846 February 2 – 1849 (Age 44)

Married Theresa Arathusa Morley

1846 February 3 (Age 44)

Married Ruth Amelia Reese

1846 February 3 (Age 44)

Married Hulda Barnes

1846 February 3 (Age 44)

Married Laura Pitkin

1846 February 3 (Age 44)

Married Ruth Ladurna Pierce

1846 February 3 – 1853 (Age 44)

Married Christeen Golden

1846 February 3 (Age 44)

Married Mary Houston

1846 February 3 (Age 44)

Married Sophronia Melinda Harmon

1846 February 3 (Age 44)

Married Mary Ann Shefflin

1846 February 4 (Age 44)

Married Presendia Lathrop Huntington

1846 February 4 (Age 44)

Married Elizabeth Harford

1846 February 7 (Age 44)

Married Rebecca Swain

1846 February 7 (Age 44)

Married Sarah Shuler

1846 February 7 (Age 44)

Traveled in Brigham Young Vanguard Company (1847)

1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 45) Pioneers in Company

Traveling Group

Aagaat Ellen Ostensdatter (Age 24)

Date Details

Started On 1847 April 16

Joined Company

Ended On 1847 July 21

Company Arrived

Married Mary Dull

1848 May 21 (Age 46)

Called as Captain to Heber C. Kimball Company (1848)

1848 June 7 – September 24 (Age 46) Pioneers in Company

Roles

Captain

Traveling Group

David Patten Kimball (Age 8)

Charles Spaulding Kimball (Age 5)

Vilate Murray (Age 42)

Sarah Ann Whitney (Age 23)

Lucy Walker (Age 22)

Sarah Helen Kimball (Age 2)

Heber Parley Kimball (Age 13)

Solomon Farnham Kimball (Age 1)

Date Details

Started On 1848 June 7

Joined Company

Ended On 1848 September 24

Company Arrived

Married Hannah Moon

1856 March 14 (Age 54)

Married Dorothy Moon

1856 March 14 (Age 54)

Married Eliza Doty

1856 April 11 (Age 54)

Married Mary Smithies

1857 January 25 (Age 55)

Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

1868 June 22 (Age 67)

Media

Heber Chase Kimball (1801-1868)

Heber Chase Kimball (1801-1868)

Heber Chase Kimball (1801 - 1868) Profile

Heber Chase Kimball British Mission Photo

Heber Chase Kimball British Mission Photo

Sources

Person

Deseret Evening News

"Death of a Pioneer", Deseret Evening News, (5 November 1904), Page 2.

Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)

"Kimball, Heber C.", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 4, Page 710.

Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register

Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 10 December 1845.

Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900

Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 56-264, Page 603-810.

Mission

BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971

BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 5 December 1840.

Eastern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977

"1833", Eastern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977, 2, Part 1, Page 17.

"1835", Eastern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977, 2, Part 1, Page 21.

"1837", Eastern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977, 2, Part 1, Page 23.

Heber C. Kimball family collection, 1840-1890, Church History Library

Heber C. Kimball family collection, 1840-1890, Church History Library.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 25 July 1844.

Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports

Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports.

INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports

INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports.

Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)

"Kimball, Heber Chase", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 1, Page 34.

The Joseph Smith Papers

"Heber Chase Kimball biography", The Joseph Smith Papers.

Pioneer

Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853

Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, 7 April 1847.

Alonzo H. Raleigh journal, 1853 September-1861 February

Alonzo H. Raleigh journal, 1853 September-1861 February.
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Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877

Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877, April.

Annals of Wyoming

"The Journal of William A. Empey, May 7-August 4, 1847", Annals of Wyoming, (4 August 1847), Page 124-136.
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Appleton M. Harmon diary, 1847 April-July

Appleton M. Harmon diary, 1847 April-July, April.

Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849

"Heber C. Kimball's 1848 emigration division", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (July), Page 3.

Charles A. Harper diary, 1847 April-August

Charles A. Harper diary, 1847 April-August.
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Charles Smith reminiscences and diary, 1842 March-1905 June

Charles Smith reminiscences and diary, 1842 March-1905 June, March.
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Daniel Davis diaries, 1846-1892

Daniel Davis diaries, 1846-1892, 18 June 1848, Page 90-101.

Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963

"Autobiography of George Woodward, Pioneer of 1847", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 2-4.

"Howard Egan, letters", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963.

"Horace Thornton letter to G. Rognon, 29 December 1896", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 1-3.
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Deseret News

"Local and Other Matters", Deseret News, (13 October 1875), Page 1.

"The Celebration of the Twenty-fourth", Deseret News, (27 July 1870), Page 6.
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Deseret Weekly

"The Utah Pioneers", Deseret Weekly, (25 August 1894), Page 294.

Diary of Aroet Lucious Hale, 1828-1849

Diary of Aroet Lucious Hale, 1828-1849, Page 12, 16-17.
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Erastus Snow journals, 1835-1851; 1856-1857

Erastus Snow journals, 1835-1851; 1856-1857, April.

George Mayer reminiscences and diary

George Mayer reminiscences and diary, January.
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Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866

"Autobiography", Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, (1842).

Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, June.

"Journal, 1847 April - October", Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, (5 April 1847), Page 5.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1848.

"Heber C. Kimball letter", Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, (25 August 1848), Page 1.
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History of Joseph Wood

Frank Wood, "Wood, Joseph, Autobiographical sketch", History of Joseph Wood.
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Howard Egan, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary Also Thrilling Experiences of Pre-frontier Life Among Indians (1917)

Howard Egan, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary Also Thrilling Experiences of Pre-frontier Life Among Indians (1917), Page 21-105.

James Smithies diary, 1846-1859

"Heber C. Kimball letter, 4 July 1847", James Smithies diary, 1846-1859.
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John Brown reminiscences and journals, 1843-1896

John Brown reminiscences and journals, 1843-1896, Vol. 1.

John H. Tippets autobiography, circa 1882

John H. Tippets autobiography, circa 1882.
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John H. Tippets autobiography, circa 1882, Page 99-113.

John Pack letters, 1847

John Pack letters, 1847.

Jonathan Pugmire autobiographical sketch, circa 1878

Jonathan Pugmire autobiographical sketch, circa 1878, Page 2.
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Joseph Fielding journals, 1837-1859

Joseph Fielding journals, 1837-1859, December, Page 134.

Joseph G. Hovey papers, 1845-1856

Joseph G. Hovey papers, 1845-1856, Page 130-75.

Levi Jackman journal, 1847 March-1849 April

Levi Jackman journal, 1847 March-1849 April, March.

Lewis Barney autobiography and diary, 1878-1883

Lewis Barney autobiography and diary, 1878-1883.
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Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938

"Appleton Milo Harmon journal", Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938, Page 11-15.
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"Appleton Milo Harmon journal", Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938.

Littell's Living Age

Vilate M. Kimball, "The Mormons--Salt Lake City", Littell's Living Age, XXI, (1849), Page 165.
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Martha Ann Gardner biographical sketch, undated

Martha Ann Gardner biographical sketch, undated, Page 3-4.
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Memoirs of Anna Clark Hale (1965)

Memoirs of Anna Clark Hale (1965), Page 16-18.

Millen Atwood journal

Millen Atwood journal, April.

Nathaniel George Stringham, Briant Stringham and His People (1949)

Nathaniel George Stringham, Briant Stringham and His People (1949), Page 90-91.
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Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January

"Journal, 1844 May-1852 January", Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January, Page 47-85.

Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January, May, Page 110-115.

Orson F. Whitney. History of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., Publishers, 1892

Orson F. Whitney. History of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., Publishers, 1892, Vol. 4.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886

Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 237.

Peter W. Conover reminiscences, undated

Peter W. Conover reminiscences, undated, Page 6-7.

Thomas Bullock correspondence and papers, 1837-1857

Thomas Bullock correspondence and papers, 1837-1857.

Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849

"Journal, 1847 April-June", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (April).

Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898

"Wilford Woodruff journal", Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898, (January).

William Burton papers, circa 1837-1851

"Journal", William Burton papers, circa 1837-1851, 11, (June).
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William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853

William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, April, Vol. 2.

Woman's Exponent

"Sketches from the Life of Eunice Billings Snow", Woman's Exponent, 40, (1 February 1912), 6. Page 47-48.