Moroni Lafayette Bigelow
Birth Date
On 1840 September 1 (Born)
Death Date
On 1870 April 13 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
1
Pioneer
1
Born in Mercer, Illinois, United States
1840 September 1
Mother
Mary Gibbs
Father
Nahum Bigelow
Traveled in
Edward Hunter Company
1850 June 29 – October 13 (Age 9)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Daniel Bigelow (Age 8)
Nahum Bigelow (Age 65)
Jennette Bigelow (Age 5)
Thomas Bigelow (Age 5)
Mary Gibbs (Age 41)
Ruth Bigelow (Age 3)
Mary Jane Bigelow (Age 22)
Hiram Bigelow (Age 21)
Asa Elijah Bigelow (Age 18)
Lovina Bigelow (Age 17)
Sariah Bigelow (Age 12)
Date Details
On 1850 June 29
Joined Company
On 1850 October 13
Company Arrived
Baptized
1852 August 28 (Age 11)
Married
Ellen Bennett
1862 (Age 21)
Married
Elvira Jane Mecham
1863 August 23 (Age 22)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 18 – 1870 April 13 (Age 29)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Fell off of a ferry and died by drowning while on the way home from his mission
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George A Smith
Set Apart By
George Albert Smith
Date Details
On 1869 October 18
Set Apart
On 1870 April 13
Released
Died in Missouri, United States
1870 April 13 (Age 29)
Media
Moroni L. Bigelow (1840 - 1870) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret News
"Local and Other Matters, Drowned", Deseret News, (27 April 1870), Page 5.
Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson
"Moroni Lafayette Bigelow", Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, 3, Page 598.
Nauvoo Community Project
Nauvoo Community Project.
Mission
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 18 October 1869, Vol. 1, Page 15, Line 637.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 18 October 1869, Vol. 2, Page 17, Line 637.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 13 April 1870, Page 1.
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