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Nathan Tanner Porter (1820 - 1897) Profile

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Deseret News

Minutes of Conference

"Minutes of Conference", Deseret News, September 18, 1852, Page 4.

Deseret News.

Gibraltar Mission history, 1852-1853, Church History Library

Gibraltar Mission history, 1852-1853, Church History Library.

Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports

Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports.

Millennial Star

Departure

"Departure", Millennial Star, 12, March 19, 1853.

Gibraltar Mission

"Gibraltar Mission", Millennial Star, 15, April 23, 1853, 17. Page 266-267.

Appointments

"Appointments", Millennial Star, 15, January 22, 1853, No. 4. Page 58.

Transcript for The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, 15:58-59

Millennial Star.

MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959

MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, April 28, 1872, Vol. 2, Page 24, Line 946.

MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, April 28, 1872, Vol. 1, Page 22, Line 946.

MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, October 10, 1869, Vol. 2, Page 16, Line 587.

MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, October 10, 1869, Vol. 1, Page 14, Line 587.

MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959.

Missionary reports, 1831-1900

Nathan T. Porter report

"Nathan T. Porter report", Missionary reports, 1831-1900, October 11, 1874.

Transcript for Missionary reports, 1831-1900, Church History Library

Missionary reports, 1831-1900.

Times and Seasons

Special Conference

"Special Conference", Times and Seasons, 8, April 15, 1844, Page 5.

Times and Seasons.

Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862

W. B. Hodgetts Company report, 1856.

"W. B. Hodgetts Company report, 1856.", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, Page 1-8.

Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862.

Dan Jones Emigrating Company journal

Dan Jones Emigrating Company journal, May 1856, Page 2.

Transcript for Dan Jones Emigrating Company journal, 1856 May-December

Dan Jones Emigrating Company journal.

Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963

Emily Hodgetts Lowder, reminiscences

"Emily Hodgetts Lowder, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 5.

Transcript for "Emily Hodgetts Lowder, reminiscences," 5.

Hodgetts, Emily, Autobiographical sketch

"Hodgetts, Emily, Autobiographical sketch", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 37-39.

Transcript for Hodgetts, Emily, Autobiographical sketch, item 3, 37-39, in Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Garfield County Chapter, Biographies and History of Garfield County Pioneers

Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963.

Immigration to Utah

"Immigration to Utah", Deseret News, October 15, 1856, Page 6.

Transcript for "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254

Handcarts West in '56

John Bond, Handcarts West in '56.

Transcript for John Bond, Handcarts West in '56

Handcarts West in '56.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, December 15, 1856.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, June 21, 1847, Page 49.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, December 15, 1856, Page 16-37.

Transcript for Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1896-2001, 15 December 1856, 16-37

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008.

Life history and writings of John Jaques, including a diary of the Martin Handcart Company

Stella Jaques Bell, Life history and writings of John Jaques, including a diary of the Martin Handcart Company, Page 118-22, 129, 134-37, 140-41, 143-44, 150.

Transcript for Stella Jaques Bell, Life History and Writings of John Jaques: Including a Diary of the Martin Handcart Company (Rexburg, Idaho: Ricks College Press, 1978), 118-22, 129, 134-37, 140-41, 143-44, 150

Stella Jaques Bell. Life history and writings of John Jaques, including a diary of the Martin Handcart Company.

Nathan T. Porter reminiscences, circa 1879

Nathan T. Porter reminiscences, circa 1879, Page 146-162.

Transcript for Nathan T. Porter reminiscences, circa 1879, 146-62

Nathan T. Porter reminiscences, circa 1879.

Orson F. Whitney. History of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., Publishers, 1892

Orson F. Whitney. History of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., Publishers, 1892, Vol. 4.

Transcript for Orson F. Whitey, History of Utah: in Four Volumes, Volume 4 (Salt Lake City, Utah: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., Publishers, 1904), 121

Orson F. Whitney. History of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., Publishers, 1892.

Porter, Nathan Tanner, Reminiscences [ca. 1879], 94-99 or 225-33

Porter, Nathan Tanner, Reminiscences [ca. 1879], 94-99 or 225-33.

Transcript for Porter, Nathan Tanner, Reminiscences [ca. 1879], 94-99 or 225-33

Porter, N[athan] T., "Letter From Elder Nathan Porter," The Mormon

Porter, N[athan] T., "Letter From Elder Nathan Porter," The Mormon, July 12, 1856.

Transcript for Porter, N[athan] T., "Letter From Elder Nathan Porter," The Mormon, 12 July 1856, 3

Porter, N[athan] T., "Letter From Elder Nathan Porter," The Mormon.

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Nathan Tanner Porter

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Born in Corinth, Orange, Vermont, United States

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Occurred On 1820 July 10

Baptized by Johnathan Summer

Served in Eastern States Mission

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Started On 1841 October

Ended On 1842 November

Served in Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission

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Started On 1844 April 15

Ended On 1844 June 27

Traveled in Charles C. Rich Company (1847)

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Started On 1847 June 21

Ended On 1847 October 2

Married Rebecca Ann Cherry

Served in Gibraltar Mission

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On 1852 August 28

Started On 1852 September 16

Ended On 1853 April 1

On 1853 April 6

Served in British Mission

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Started On 1853 April 6

Ended On 1856 March 22

Traveled in William B. Hodgetts Company (1856)

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Started On 1856 July 30

Ended On 1856 December 10

Married Eliza Ford

Served in Eastern States Mission

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Started On 1869 October 10

Ended On 1870 March 29

Served in Eastern States Mission

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Started On 1872 April 28

Ended On 1872 September 14

Married Elizabeth Alexander

Died in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States