John Doyle Lee

Birth Date

On 1812 September 6 (Born)

Death Date

On 1877 March 23 (Died)

Gender

Male

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Crossed the plains in 1848 with the Brigham Young Company. Was a captain of fifty.

Was a participant in the Mountain Meadows Massacre September 11, 1857. For his role he was executed in 1877. For more information read "The Mountain Meadows Massacre" by Richard E. Turley Jr.

Born in Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois Territory, United States

1812 September 6

Mother

Elizabeth Doyle

Father

Ralph Lee

Married Agatha Ann Woolsey

1833 July 23 (Age 20)

Baptized

1837 June 17 (Age 24)

Served in Southern States Mission

1839 (Age 26) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Married

Missionary Activity Notes

(Journal History Dec. 11, 1839). 15 May 1841 Elder Lee writes of success in his mission in Tennessee, baptizing upward of thirty. 18 May 1841: Elder Lee reports false doctrine being taught by William and Alford Young in Putnam Co., Tenn.

Priesthood Office

Seventy

Residence When Called

Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Married Sarah Caroline Wiliams

1844 April 19 (Age 31)

Married Nancy Bean

1844 November 4 – 1849 (Age 32)

Married Louisa Free

1845 April 19 – 1849 January 1 (Age 32)

Married Abigail Schaffer

1845 May 3 (Age 32)

Married Nancy Ann Vance

1846 (Age 33)

Married Rachel Andora Woolsey

1846 January 20 (Age 33)

Married Martha Elizabeth Berry

1846 January 29 (Age 33)

Married Lovina Young

1847 February 27 (Age 34)

Married Mary Vance Young

1847 February 27 (Age 34)

Traveled in Brigham Young Company

1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 35) Pioneers in Company

Traveling Group

John Alma Lee (Age 7)

Abigail Schaffer (Age 61)

Mary Adeline Lee (Age 6)

Agatha Ann Woolsey (Age 34)

Joseph Hyrum Lee (Age 3)

Martha Elizabeth Berry (Age 20)

Sarah Jane Lee (Age 10)

Date Details

On 1848 June 5

Joined Company

Between 1848 September 20 – 24

Company Arrived

Married Mary Leah Groves

1852 December 2 (Age 40)

Married Mary Ann Williams

1856 August 23 (Age 43)

Married Emma Rebecca Batchelor

1858 January 7 (Age 45)

Married Terressa Morse

1859 March 18 (Age 46)

Married Ann Gordge

1865 June 10 (Age 52)

Died in Mountain Meadow, Washington, Utah Territory, United States

1877 March 23 (Age 64)

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A Mormon chronicle: the Diaries of John D. Lee, 1848-1876 edited and annotated by Robert Glass Cleland and Juanita Brooks (1955), 1:30-79

A Mormon chronicle: the Diaries of John D. Lee, 1848-1876 edited and annotated by Robert Glass Cleland and Juanita Brooks (1955), 1:30-79. Transcript for A Mormon chronicle: the Diaries of John D. Lee, 1848-1876 edited and annotated by Robert Glass Cleland and Juanita Brooks (1955), 1:30-79

Alexander Neibaur journal

Alexander Neibaur journal, February. Transcript for Alexander Neibaur journal, 1841 February-1862 April, 26-38

Elizabeth Jane Perkins Belcher in On to the Valley (1957) by Anson G. Perkins

Elizabeth Jane Perkins Belcher in On to the Valley (1957) by Anson G. Perkins. Transcript for Elizabeth Jane Perkins Belcher in On to the Valley (1957) by Anson G. Perkins

Heber C. Kimball journals

Heber C. Kimball journals, June. Transcript for Heber C. Kimball journals, 1848 June-July and 1848 July-September, in Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866

Historical Department journal history of the Church

Historical Department journal history of the Church. Supplement after 31 December 1848: Page 6.

Hosea Stout reminiscences and journals, 1845-1869

Hosea Stout reminiscences and journals, 1845-1869, Vol. 3,4. Transcript for Hosea Stout reminiscences and journals, 1845-1869, Volume 3, 376-79, and, Volume 4, 1-41

MS 14290: Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849

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Oliver Boardman Huntington, Diary

Oliver Boardman Huntington, Diary, Vol. 9. Transcript for Oliver Boardman Huntington, Diary, Volume 9

Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, Journal

Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, Journal, May. Transcript for Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, Journal, 1848 May-September

William B. Pace autobiography, 1904

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