John Taylor
Filter Activities
Clear AllBorn in Milnthorpe, Westmoreland, England, United Kingdom
1808 November 1
Date Details
Occurred On 1808 November 1
Birth
Relationships
Father
James Taylor
Mother
Agnes Taylor
Married Leonora Cannon
1833 January 28 (Age 24)
Baptized by Parley P. Pratt
1836 May 9 (Age 27)
Called as Missionary
Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1837 (Age 28)
1837 (Age 28)
Start Date Details
Called
End Date Details
Start Date Not Found
Released
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
Set Apart
Event Notes
Became an apostle under the hands of Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball (2011 Church Almanac, p. 83).
End Date Details
Ended On 1880 October 10
New Assignment
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
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended On 1841 April 21
Departed from the Field
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 Elizabeth Keighan
1843 December 12 (Age 35)
Married Jane Ballantyne
1844 February 25 (Age 35)
Married Mary Ann Oakley
1845 April (Age 36)
Married Mary Amanda Utley
1846 January 17 (Age 37)
Married Mercy Rachel Fielding
1846 January 23 (Age 37)
Married Mary Ramsbottom
1846 January 23 (Age 37)
Married Sarah Thornton
1846 January 30 (Age 37)
Married Ann Hughlings
1846 January 30 (Age 37)
Married Lydia Dibble
1846 January 30 (Age 37)
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
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended On 1847 April 13
Arrived at Home
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 Sophia Whitaker
1847 April 23 (Age 38)
Married Annie Ballantyne
1847 April 23 – 1852 November 9 (Age 38)
End Date Details
Ended On 1852 November 9
Divorced
Joined Edward Hunter/Joseph Horne Company
1847 June 17 – September 29 (Age 38)
Start Date Details
Joined When Organization was Formed
End Date Details
Ended On 1847 September 29
Organization was Ended
Additional Information
Married 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
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended On 1851 December 21
Departed from the Field
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
Joined When Organization was Formed
End Date Details
Ended On 1852 August 20
Organization was Ended
Married 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
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended On 1857 May
Departed from the Field
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 Margaret Taylor
1856 September 27 (Age 47)
Joined Henry W. Miller Company
1857 July 1 – August 7 (Age 48)
Start Date Details
Joined When Organization was Formed
End Date Details
Ended On 1857 August 7
Organization was Ended
Set Apart as Missionary
Eastern States Mission
1869 July 22 (Age 60)
1869 July 22 (Age 60)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended On 1869
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
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
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended On 1873 June 18
Arrived at 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
Additional 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
Sustained
End Date Details
Ended On 1880 October 10
New Assignment
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
Sustained
End Date Details
Ended On 1887 July 25
Died in Position
Married Josephine Elizabeth Roueche
1886 December 19 (Age 78)
Died in Kaysville, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
1887 July 25 (Age 78)
Date Details
Occurred On 1887 July 25
Died
Media
John Taylor Profile Photo
John Taylor (1808 - 1887) Profile
John Taylor