Jacob George Bigler (1813 - 1907) Profile

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Jacob G Bigler

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High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City

Nauvoo Restoration, comp., High Priests of Nauvoo and Early Salt Lake City, M251.33, Page 12.

Ordained High Priest 8 Oct 1844 by President Henry W. Miller and council in Nauvoo.  Received into High Priest Quorum 8 Oct 1844. (High Priest Rec, Qrm orgnzd at Nauvoo, 1840, LDS Arc: High Prest Minutes, Nauvoo 5th Ward, pg 146)

Transcript for Nauvoo Restoration, comp., High Priests of Nauvoo and Early Salt Lake City, M251.33, p. 12, Church History Library

High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City.

Historical Department journal history of the Church

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, April 10, 1843.

Object of the conference held 10 Apr 1843 in Nauvoo was to ordain Elders and send them forth to build up churches.

Transcript for Historical Department journal history of the Church, 10 April 1843

The proceedings of a conference that appointed elders to missions, including Bosley to a mission in New York.

Historical Department journal history of the Church.

Jacob G. Bigler autobiography, 1907

Jacob G. Bigler autobiography, 1907.

Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, Jenson, Andrew, 1850-1941, a, 2:113

Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, Jenson, Andrew, 1850-1941, a, 2:113.

Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959

Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1,2, Page 3, Line 98.

Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959.

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, 25:203

The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, 25:203.

Bigler, Jacob G, Autobiography, 1907

Bigler, Jacob G, Autobiography, 1907.

<xhtml:p xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">on June 10, 1852 we started west. We crossed the Missouri River with a moderate outfit . . . and were organized in Captain Gardner's company, it being Company 10. I was captain of the first 10 families. We arrived . . . in Sept.</xhtml:p>

Transcript for Bigler, Jacob G, Autobiography, 1907

DUP Pioneer History Collection

Oscar F. Lyons autobiographical sketch

"Oscar F. Lyons autobiographical sketch", DUP Pioneer History Collection, Page 1.

In 1849 my uncle, Jacob G. Bigler came to Quincey [Quincy] and took my mother and her four children to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where we remained until the spring of 1850, at which time we started to cross the great plains and rocky mountains for Salt Lake City, where we arrived in September of that year.

Transcript for "Oscar F. Lyons autobiographical sketch", DUP Pioneer History Collection, Page 1.

Daughters of Utah Pioneers. DUP Pioneer History Collection.

Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah (Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Company, 1913), 754

Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah (Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Company, 1913), 754.

Peter Nebeker letter

"Peter Nebeker letter", CR 100 137: Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, August 25, 1863, Page 1.

The "Deseret News" published the following:FROM THE PLAINS
 
Fort Laramie, Aug. 25, '63.
 
Editor of the Deseret News:
 
	
Sir—Knowing the anxiety of the Saints in the mountains to learn the progress of the several trains enroute for Salt Lake, I embrace this opportunity of sending a few lines from this point. The company over which I have charge left the Elk Horn on Monday the 27th of July, and arrived at Laramie, Aug. the 25th, in the morning. It includes fifty church wagons, loaded with machinery and passengers, and eighteen independent wagons. There are about five hundred souls under my charge. The names of the Church emigrants I expect you have received a list of before this time.	
During the two first weeks of our journey the weather was very wet, not affording us dry roads two days together; notwithstanding the health of the company has been very good considering the state of the people when we left the Missouri river. There has been eight deaths—two old persons, five children and Amelia Stumpf, aged 28, killed by lightning. We experienced, last Friday the 21st inst. one of those sudden and terrific thunder storms, killing the young woman, leveling to the ground, as though dead, seven of the cattle in the lead team and shocking both man and beast for quite a distance down the train. Our cattle are in good traveling order and all the teamsters in good spirits. There is but very little water in the Platte river, which indicates a very dry season in the upper country.	
Elders Needham, [Jacob B.] Bigler and [George] Peacock are in company. We have all safely forded across the Platte this morning. 			
<center>Peter Nebeker, Capt. 4th com.</center> (Deseret News; 13:71)

Transcript for Nebeker, Peter, Letter, in Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 25 Aug. 1863, 1

Peacock, George, Journal and reminiscences

Peacock, George, Journal and reminiscences, November 1851, Vol. 3.

Tuesday, the 21st Bro. Feresmore [Faramorz] Little met us, also my Son W. H. Peacock and conveyed us to Florence[.] after remaining a few Days to fit up for the Plains we were joined to Peter Nebukirs [Nebeker's] Church train Leaving Florence for Salt Lake City on the 26th Sunday. our mess consisted of myself, John Needhom[,] Jacob G. Bigler[,] Sister Elizabeth Cannon & three children—Hannah Howard[,] Elisa Lyons and Mary Honyboy [Hornsby] our journey was somewhat Tedious and we were subjected to all the hardshps and incidents attending a journey across the plains[.] the weather hot and dry—over twenty souls died. among whom was a little girl of Sister Geo. Q. Cannon, Georgeana[.] she died on the 2d day of Sept. I Soldered the body up in a tin churn[,] Boxed it up and Bro. F. Little conveyed it to Salt Lake for burial. 
[The journal skips from July to September]
 the 24th Day of September We arrived in Salt Lake City and was gladly Received by President B. Young and many relitives &amp; friends.

Transcript for Peacock, George, Journal and reminiscences, 1851 Nov.-1861 Apr., vol. 3, 22-23

Peacock, George, Journal and reminiscences.

Presiding Bishopric immigrant location committee minutes

Presiding Bishopric immigrant location committee minutes, September 1852, Page 28.

Presiding Bishopric immigrant location committee minutes.

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David George Bigler

Jacob G Bigler Jr.

Amy Lorette Chase

Armeila Caroline Mangum

Mary Ann Bigler

Amy Lorette Bigler

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Oversaw the mission while George Q. Cannon briefly returned to the United States in 1862.

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