Jabez Woodard

Birth Date
On 1821 October 7
Death Date
On 1870 March 2
Gender
Male
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Born in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

1821 October 7

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Occurred On 1821 October 7
Birth

Relationships

Father
James Woodard
Mother
Eleanor Webb

Married Ann Granger

1843 November 5 (Age 22)

Baptized

1849 August 10 (Age 27)

Arrived in the Field as Missionary

Italian Mission
1850 September 18 – 1852 February 20 (Age 28)

Start Date Details

Arrived in the Field
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1852 February 20
Released

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Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
England, United Kingdom
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Called as Mission President

Italian Mission
1852 – 1854 March 10 (Age 30)

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Called
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1854 March 10
Departed from the Field

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Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Arrived in the Field as Missionary

Malta Mission
1852 February 26 – May 16 (Age 30)

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Arrived in the Field
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1852 May 16
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

He accompanied Lorenzo Snow to open Malta for the preaching of the Gospel.

Mission Companionship

Called as Mission President

Malta Mission
1852 May 16 – 30 (Age 30)

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Called
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1852 May 30
Released

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Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

He was left briefly in charge of the mission after Lorenzo Snow departed and before Thomas Obray arrived.


Joined Robert L. Campbell Company

1854 July 18 – October 31 (Age 32)

End Date Details

Ended Between 1854 October 28 – 31
Organization was Ended

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Occurred On 1854 October
Arrived at Home

Departed from Home as Mission President

Swiss Mission
1857 April 23 – 1861 May 16 (Age 35)

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Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1861 May 16
Released

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Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
West Jordan, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Additional Notes

As mission president he served as editor of the mission newspaper, Der Darsteller der Heiligen der Letzten Tage. The German Mission was absorbed by the Swiss and Italian Mission in 1861 and he continued as president of the new Swiss, Italian, and German Mission until the arrival of John L. Smith.


Joined Sixtus E. Johnson Company

1861 July 14 – September 27 (Age 39)

Start Date Details

Started Between 1861 July 14 – 15

End Date Details

Ended On 1861 September 27
Organization was Ended

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Occurred On 1861 September
Arrived at Home

Died in Milton, Morgan, Utah Territory, United States

1870 March 2 (Age 48)

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Occurred On 1870 March 2
Died