John Snider, Sr.
Birth Date
On 1800 February 11 (Born)
Death Date
On 1875 December 18 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Pleasant Valley, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, British North America
1800 February 11
Mother
Sarah Armstrong
Father
Martin Snider Sr.
Married
Mary Heron
1822 February 28 (Age 22)
Baptized
1836 (Age 35)
Served in
Canadian Mission
1837 (Age 36)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Served in
British Mission
1837 July 1 – October (Age 37)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Date Details
On 1837 July 1
Departed from Home
On 1837 October
Departed from Field
Church Leadership in Nauvoo
1841 January 19 (Age 40)
D&C 124
in Nauvoo, Illinois
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Served in
British Mission
1842 March 26 – 1843 January 23 (Age 42)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Date Details
On 1842 March 26
Departed from Home
On 1843 January 23
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
Almon W. Babbitt Company
1851 May 15 – July 17 (Age 51)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Julia Ann Hillock (Age 9)
Mary Heron (Age 46)
John Snider (Age 23)
Date Details
On 1851 May 15
Joined Company
On 1851 July 17
Company Arrived
Married
Sylvia Ameretta Mecham
1855 November 3 (Age 55)
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1856 February 24 – 1857 March 23 (Age 56)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Date Details
On 1856 February 24
Called
On 1856 June 15
Arrived in Field
On 1857 March 23
Departed from Field
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1875 December 18 (Age 75)
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John Snider Sr. (1800 - 1875) Profile
John Snider (1800 - 1875) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 Illinois census, Hancock County
1850 Illinois census, Hancock County.
1856 Utah census, Great Salt Lake County
1856 Utah census, Great Salt Lake County.
"Obituary," Deseret Evening News
"Obituary," Deseret Evening News, 5 January 1876.
Salt Lake City, Utah Cemetery Records, 1848-1992
Salt Lake City, Utah Cemetery Records, 1848-1992.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949
Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949.
Mission
A Gamble in the Desert: the Mormon Mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Woods, Fred Emmett 1956-, M277.93 W875g 2005, Church History Library
A Gamble in the Desert: the Mormon Mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857), Woods, Fred Emmett 1956-, M277.93 W875g 2005, Church History Library.
British Mission history 1841-1971
British Mission history 1841-1971.
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 24 February 1856.
Joseph Smith Papers Biographies, John Snider (Snyder
Joseph Smith Papers Biographies, John Snider (Snyder.
Las Vegas Mission Historical Record, 1855-1856, CLR 5691 21 F 1, Church History Library
Las Vegas Mission Historical Record, 1855-1856, CLR 5691 21 F 1, Church History Library.
Mormon Indian Mission-1855, Law, Wesley Ruane, 1929-: M273.4 L416m
Mormon Indian Mission-1855, Law, Wesley Ruane, 1929-: M273.4 L416m, Page 40.
Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list
Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list, Vol. 3.
Pioneer
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah (Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Company, 1913), 1173
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah (Salt Lake City: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Company, 1913), 1173.
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