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Jedediah Morgan Grant
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Clear AllBorn in Union, Broome, New York, United States
1816 February 21
Date Details
Occurred On 1816 February 21
Birth
Relationships
Father
Joshua Grant III
Mother
Athalia Nan Howard
Baptized by John F. Boynton
1833 March 2 (Age 17)
Departed from Home as Missionary
Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1835 May 22 – October 15 (Age 19)
1835 May 22 – October 15 (Age 19)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended On 1835 October 15
Arrived at Home
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
New York, United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Mission Companionship
Departed from Home as Missionary
Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1836 April 13 – 1837 March 6 (Age 20)
1836 April 13 – 1837 March 6 (Age 20)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended On 1837 March 6
Arrived at Home
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
New York
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Departed from Home as Missionary
Eastern States Mission
1837 June 13 – 1838 October 9 (Age 21)
1837 June 13 – 1838 October 9 (Age 21)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended On 1838 October 9
Departed from the Field
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
New York, North Carolina
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Departed from Home as Missionary
Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1839 June 2 (Age 23)
1839 June 2 (Age 23)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Start Date Not Found
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
North Carolina, Virginia
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes
He wrote a letter from Airy, Surry, North Carolina, talking of his labors in North Carolina and Virginia.
Called as Missionary
Eastern States Mission
1843 June – 1844 April 24 (Age 27)
1843 June – 1844 April 24 (Age 27)
Start Date Details
Called
End Date Details
Ended On 1844 April 24
Arrived at Home
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
City of Philadelphia
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes
He was sent to preside over the church in Philadelphia.
Departed from Home as Missionary
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 May 9 – 31 (Age 28)
1844 May 9 – 31 (Age 28)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended On 1844 May 31
Arrived at Home
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes
He left on a mission and to attend conferences in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. He also attended a conference in Philadelphia, 1 September 1844. He was recalled to Nauvoo, before June 1844.
Married Caroline Van Dyke
1844 July 3 (Age 28)
Sustained as First Seven President in the First Council of the Seventy
First Council of the Seventy
1845 December 2 – 1854 April 7 (Age 29)
1845 December 2 – 1854 April 7 (Age 29)
Start Date Details
Sustained
End Date Details
Ended On 1854 April 7
New Assignment
Called as Missionary
Eastern States Mission
1847 (Age 30)
1847 (Age 30)
Start Date Details
Called
End Date Details
Start Date Not Found
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Winter Quarters, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Location Served
St Louis, Philadelphia
Mission Qualifier
Other
Additional Notes
He met in Council with President Brigham Young and others about supplies, and was about to leave for St. Louis, Missouri. He was called to fill a special mission to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Appointed as Company Captain
Jedediah M. Grant/Joseph B. Noble Company
1847 June 19 – October 2 (Age 31)
1847 June 19 – October 2 (Age 31)
Start Date Details
Appointed
End Date Details
Ended On 1847 October 2
Organization was Ended
Appointed as Company Captain
Jedediah M. Grant/Willard Snow Company
1847 June 19 – October 4 (Age 31)
1847 June 19 – October 4 (Age 31)
Start Date Details
Appointed
End Date Details
Ended On 1847 October 4
Organization was Ended
Additional Information
Married Susan Fairchild Noble
1848 November 15 (Age 32)
Married Rosetta Robison
1849 February 11 (Age 32)
Appointed as Company Captain
Jedediah M. Grant Freight Train
1850 (Age 33)
1850 (Age 33)
Start Date Details
Occurred Circa 1850
Appointed
End Date Details
Circa 1850
Organization was Ended
Departed from Home as Missionary
Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1851 September 24 (Age 35)
1851 September 24 (Age 35)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Start Date Not Found
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Priesthood Quorum When Called
One of the First Presidency
Mission Qualifier
Other
Additional Notes
Called to "gather poor saints"
Joined John Taylor Independent Company
1852 – 1852 August 20 (Age 35)
Start Date Details
Started Circa 1852
Joined When Organization was Formed
End Date Details
Ended On 1852 August 20
Organization was Ended
Married Sarah Ann Thurston
1853 December 15 (Age 37)
Married Louisa Marie Golay
1854 February 17 (Age 37)
Sustained as Second Counselor in the First Presidency
First Presidency
1854 April 7 – 1856 December 1 (Age 38)
1854 April 7 – 1856 December 1 (Age 38)
Start Date Details
Sustained
Event Notes
Jedediah was ordained to the Priesthood office of Apostle to assume his position as second counselor in the First Presidency, however he never served in the Quorum of the Twelve. The purpose of the Church Leadership dataset it to track Church positions, hence why his ordination to Apostle is not included on his timeline at this time.
End Date Details
Ended On 1856 December 1
Died in Position
Married Marrietta Kesler
1855 August 16 (Age 39)
Married Rachel Ridgeway Ivins
1855 November 29 (Age 39)
Died in Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1856 December 1 (Age 40)
Date Details
Occurred On 1856 December 1
Died
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Jedediah Morgan Grant (1816 - 1856) Profile