Lorenzo Snow

Birth Date

On 1814 April 3 (Born)

Death Date

On 1901 October 10 (Died)

Gender

Male

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Born in Mantua, Portage, Ohio, United States

1814 April 3

Mother

Rosetta Lenora Pettibone

Father

Oliver Snow III

Baptized by John F Boynton

1836 June (Age 22)

Served in Northern States Mission

1837 (Age 22) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Single

Priesthood Office

Elder

Residence When Called

United States

Served in Southern States Mission

1838 (Age 23) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Single

Priesthood Office

Elder

Served in British Mission

1840 October 21 – 1843 January 17 (Age 26) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Single

Priesthood Office

High Priest

Residence When Called

Nauvoo, Hancock, Ilinois.

Date Details

On 1840 October 21

Arrived in Field

On 1843 January 17

Departed from Field

On 1843 April 12

Arrived at Home

Served in Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission

1844 April 15 (Age 30) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Single

Missionary Activity Notes

Called to preside with Lester Brooks over the forty one elders appointed to preach the gospel and assist with Joseph Smith's presidential campaign in Ohio (Journal History, April 15, 1844, p. 2)

Priesthood Office

High Priest

Date Details

On 1844

Released

On 1844 April 15

Called

Married Harriet Amelia Squires

1846 January 17 (Age 31)

Married Charlotte Merrill Squires

1846 January 17 (Age 31)

Served in Northern States Mission

1847 December 9 (Age 33) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Plurally Married

Missionary Activity Notes

He accompanied Jonathan C. Wright and others.

Residence When Called

Winter Quarters, Iowa

Traveled in Brigham Young Company

1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 34) Pioneers in Company

Date Details

On 1848 June 5

Joined Company

Between 1848 September 20 – 24

Company Arrived

Ordained Member of the Quorum of the Twelve

1849 February 12 (Age 34)

Called as President to Italian Mission

1849 October 19 – 1852 August 30 (Age 35) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Plurally Married

Priesthood Quorum When Called

Quorum of the Twelve

Priesthood Office

Apostle

Residence When Called

Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Deseret, United States

Served With

Giuseppe Efisio Taranto

Date Details

On 1849 October 19

Departed from Home

On 1850 June 25

Arrived in Field

On 1852 August 30

Arrived at Home

Traveled in Company Unknown

1852 (Age 37) Pioneers in Company

Roles

Returning Missionary

Date Details

Circa 1852

Joined Company

Circa 1852

Company Arrived

Called as President to Malta Mission

1852 February 26 – May 16 (Age 37) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Plurally Married

Served With

Jabez Woodard

Date Details

On 1852 February 26

Called

On 1852 May 16

Released

Called as President to Hawaiian Mission

1864 March 2 – June (Age 49) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Plurally Married

Priesthood Quorum When Called

Quorum of the Twelve

Priesthood Office

Apostle

Residence When Called

Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States

Date Details

On 1864 March 2

Departed from Home

On 1864 June

Released

Married Sarah Ephramina Jensen

1871 June 12 (Age 57)

Served in Turkish Mission

1872 October 14 – 1873 June 18 (Age 58) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Plurally Married

Priesthood Quorum When Called

Quorum of the Twelve

Priesthood Office

Apostle

Residence When Called

Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States

Date Details

On 1872 October 14

Set Apart

On 1873 June 18

Released

Sustained President of the Quorum of the Twelve

1889 April 7 (Age 75)

Sustained and Set Apart as President of the Church

1898 October 9 (Age 84)

Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1901 October 10 (Age 87)

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Lorenzo Snow (1814 - 1901)

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History of Utah: in four volumes, Salt Lake City, Utah: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., Publishers, 1892

History of Utah: in four volumes, Salt Lake City, Utah: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., Publishers, 1892, Whitney, Orson Ferguson, 1855-1931, Vol. 4, Page 223-24.

Hosea Stout reminiscences and journals, 1845-1869

Hosea Stout reminiscences and journals, 1845-1869, 12 June 1848, Vol. 3, Page 1-41. Transcript for Hosea Stout reminiscences and journals, 1845-1869, Volume 2, 376-79, and, Volume 3, 1-41

Jacob Peart diary, 1847-1872

Jacob Peart diary, 1847-1872, Page 33. Transcript for Jacob Peart diary, 1847-1872, 33

"Lorenzo Snow, Fifth President of the Mormon Church, Expires Suddenly from Bronchitis, Caused by a Cold," The Vernal Express

"Lorenzo Snow, Fifth President of the Mormon Church, Expires Suddenly from Bronchitis, Caused by a Cold," The Vernal Express, 19 October 1901.

Morley family histories, undated

Morley family histories, undated. Transcript for Partial diary of Hannah B. Morley found in Morley family histories, undated

Oliver Boardman Huntington, Diary

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

Richard Ballantyne papers, 1848-1867, 1895 / Journal, 1848 May-August

Richard Ballantyne papers, 1848-1867, 1895 / Journal, 1848 May-August, May, Page 5. Transcript for Richard Ballantyne papers, 1848-1867, 1895, Journal, 1848 May-August

Tooele County Daughters of Utah. History of Utah's Tooele County: from the edge of the Great Basin frontier. Tooele, Utah. Transcript Bulletin Publishing, Inc. 2012

"Agnes Cross Douglass letter", Tooele County Daughters of Utah. History of Utah's Tooele County: from the edge of the Great Basin frontier. Tooele, Utah. Transcript Bulletin Publishing, Inc. 2012. Transcript for "Agnes Cross Douglass letter."