John Taylor
PersonMaleRID: PER-81F32FW
Born
On 1808 November 1
Died
On 1887 July 25
Birthplace
Milnthorpe, Westmoreland, England, United Kingdom
Death Place
Kaysville, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
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Born in Milnthorpe, Westmoreland, England, United Kingdom
1808 November 1
Relationships
Father
James Taylor
Mother
Agnes Taylor
Married to Leonora Cannon
1833 January 28 (Age 24)
Baptism
1836 May 9 (Age 27)
Performed By
Called as Missionary
Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1837 (Age 28)
1837 (Age 28)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
End Date Not Found
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Toronto, Canada
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
Toronto and Charleston, Canada
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Mentioned in Doctrine and Covenants 118:6
1838 July 8 (Age 29)
Set Apart as Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1838 December 19 – 1880 October 10 (Age 30)
1838 December 19 – 1880 October 10 (Age 30)
Start Date Details
Notes
Became an apostle under the hands of Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball (2011 Church Almanac, p. 83).
End Date Details
Ended 1880 October 10
Departed from Home as Missionary
British Mission
1839 August 8 – 1841 April 21 (Age 30)
1839 August 8 – 1841 April 21 (Age 30)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1841 April 21
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
Great Britain
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Mission Companionship
Married to Elizabeth Keighan
1843 December 12 (Age 35)
Married to Jane Ballantyne
1844 February 25 (Age 35)
Married to Mary Ann Oakley
1845 April (Age 36)
Married to Mary Amanda Utley
1846 January 17 (Age 37)
Married to Mercy Rachel Fielding
1846 January 23 (Age 37)
Married to Mary Ramsbottom
1846 January 23 (Age 37)
Married to Ann Hughlings
1846 January 30 (Age 37)
Married to Lydia Dibble
1846 January 30 (Age 37)
Married to Sarah Thornton
1846 January 30 – 1852 September 9 (Age 37)
End Date Details
Ended 1852 September 9
Set Apart as Missionary
British Mission
1846 July 24 – 1847 April 13 (Age 37)
1846 July 24 – 1847 April 13 (Age 37)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1847 April 13
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Winter Quarters, North, Nebraska Territory
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
England
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Married to Sophia Whitaker
1847 April 23 (Age 38)
Married to Annie Ballantyne
1847 April 23 – 1852 November 9 (Age 38)
End Date Details
Ended 1852 November 9
Joined Edward Hunter/Joseph Horne Company
1847 June 17 – September 29 (Age 38)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1847 September 29
Additional Information
Married to Harriett Whitaker
1847 December 4 (Age 39)
Set Apart as Mission President
French Mission
1849 October 7 – 1851 December 21 (Age 40)
1849 October 7 – 1851 December 21 (Age 40)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1851 December 21
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Deseret
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
France
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Mission Companionship
Joined John Taylor Independent Company
1852 – 1852 August 20 (Age 43)
Start Date Details
Started Circa 1852
End Date Details
Ended 1852 August 20
Married to Caroline Hooper Saunders
1852 December 9 (Age 44)
Departed from Home as Mission President
Eastern States Mission
1854 September 4 – 1857 May (Age 45)
1854 September 4 – 1857 May (Age 45)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1857 May
Additional Dates
On 1854 February 28
Called
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
New York, United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Mission Companionship
Married to Margaret Taylor
1856 September 27 (Age 47)
Joined Henry W. Miller Company
1857 July 1 – August 7 (Age 48)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1857 August 7
Set Apart as Missionary
Eastern States Mission
1869 July 22 (Age 60)
1869 July 22 (Age 60)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1869
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
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Brigham Young
Set Apart as Missionary
Turkish Mission
1872 October 13 – 1873 June 18 (Age 63)
1872 October 13 – 1873 June 18 (Age 63)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1873 June 18
Additional Dates
On 1872 October 14
Departed from Home
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
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
Prussia and Palestine
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Brigham Young
Notes
Traveled with George Albert Smith, Daniel Hanmer Wells, Lorenzo Snow, Wilford Woodruff, Anson Call and others.
Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1877 October 6 – 1880 October 10 (Age 68)
1877 October 6 – 1880 October 10 (Age 68)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1880 October 10
Sustained as President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
First Presidency
1880 October 10 – 1887 July 25 (Age 71)
1880 October 10 – 1887 July 25 (Age 71)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1887 July 25
Married to Josephine Elizabeth Roueche
1886 December 19 (Age 78)
Died in Kaysville, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
1887 July 25 (Age 78)