Nathan Tanner Porter
Born in Corinth, Orange, Vermont, United States
1820 July 10
Date Details
Occurred On 1820 July 10
Baptized by Johnathan Summer
1832 June 15 (Age 11)
Served in Eastern States Mission
1841 October – 1842 November (Age 21) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Eastern United States
Date Details
Started On 1841 October
Called
Ended On 1842 November
Arrived at Home
Served in Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 – June 27 (Age 23) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Ohio
Date Details
Started On 1844 April 15
Called
Ended On 1844 June 27
Released
Traveled in Charles C. Rich Company (1847)
1847 June 21 – October 2 (Age 26) Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 21
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 October 2
Company Arrived
Married Rebecca Ann Cherry
1848 November 12 (Age 28)
Served in Gibraltar Mission
1852 September 16 – 1853 April 1 (Age 32) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
His temporary permit expired and he was forced to leave. He completed his service in the British Mission.
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1852 August 28
Called
Started On 1852 September 16
Departed from Home
Ended On 1853 April 1
Departed from Field
On 1853 April 6
Arrived at Home
Served in British Mission
1853 April 6 – 1856 March 22 (Age 32) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Gibraltar Mission
Location Served
Reading and Worcestershire Conferences
Date Details
Started On 1853 April 6
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1856 March 22
Departed from Field
Traveled in William B. Hodgetts Company (1856)
1856 July 30 – December 10 (Age 36) Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1856 July 30
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 10
Company Arrived
Married Eliza Ford
1857 April 13 (Age 36)
Served in Eastern States Mission
1869 October 10 – 1870 March 29 (Age 49) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
19th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Centerville, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Date Details
Started On 1869 October 10
Set Apart
Ended On 1870 March 29
Arrived at Home
Served in Eastern States Mission
1872 April 28 – September 14 (Age 51) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Location Served
Eastern United States
Date Details
Started On 1872 April 28
Set Apart
Ended On 1872 September 14
Arrived at Home
Married Elizabeth Alexander
1875 May 24 (Age 54)
Died in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States
1897 April 9 (Age 76)
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Nathan Tanner Porter (1820 - 1897) Profile