Moses Clawson

Alternate Names

Birth Date

1801 October 8

Death Date

1879 June 14

Gender

Male

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Born in Dryden, New York

1801 October 8

Mother

Lowly Lola Foote

Father

Ebenezar Clawson

Baptized by John Gould

1835 March 2 (Age 33)

Served in Eastern States Mission

1844 (Age 42) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Married

Priesthood Office

Seventy

Residence When Called

Orlina, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Additional Notes

Called to fill a mission at general conference Oct. 6-8, 1844 In Nauvoo, Brigham Young selected “men from the High Priest’s quorum to go abroad … to preside over the branches of the Church.” They were not to tarry for six months and return, “but to go and settle down, where they could take their families and tarry until the Temple is built.” (Journal history, Oct 8, 1844, p. 2)

Served in British Mission

1850 April–1853 January (Age 48) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Married

Priesthood Office

High-priest

Residence When Called

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

Death

1879 June 14 (Age 77)

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Sources

Autobiography of Moses Clawson

Autobiography of Moses Clawson. Transcript for Autobiography of Moses Clawson, MS 13578 CHL, Salt Lake City, UT

British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971

British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971.

European Missionaries from Zion

European Missionaries from Zion. Transcript for European Missionaries from Zion, MS 17956, 1849:4

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 8 October 1844; 8

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 8 October 1844; 8. Transcript for Historical Department journal history of the Church, 8 October 1844; 8, 13, 20 April 1850

Missionary reports, 1831-1900

Missionary reports, 1831-1900. Transcript for Missionary reports, 1831-1900, MS 6104, Church History Library

Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list

Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list, Vol. 1. Transcript for Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list, vol. 1, A-F, 80, Church History Library

Nauvoo Restoration, comp., High Priests of Nauvoo and Early Salt Lake City, M251.33

Nauvoo Restoration, comp., High Priests of Nauvoo and Early Salt Lake City, M251.33, Page 27. Transcript for Nauvoo Restoration, comp., High Priests of Nauvoo and Early Salt Lake City, M251.33, p. 27, Church History Library

Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 977.343/N1 K29c

Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 977.343/N1 K29c, Page 106. Transcript for Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 977.343/N1 K29c, p. 106, Family History Library