Philip Bessom Lewis, Sr.
Birth Date
On 1804 January 16 (Born)
Death Date
On 1877 November 13 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1804 January 16
Mother
Abigail Bigelow Prentiss
Father
Edmond Lewis
Date Details
Occurred On 1804 January 16
Baptized by William Hutchings
1842 November 26 (Age 38)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1843 – 1855 November 1 (Age 38)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Location Served
Massachusetts
Date Details
Started On 1843
Departed from Home
Ended On 1855 November 1
Arrived at Home
Married
Jane Amanda Stevens
1848 May 13 (Age 44)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 44)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Called as President to
Hawaiian Mission
1851 – 1855 (Age 46)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
He succeeded Hiram Clark as Mission President and served about one year in that position.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Served With
Jane Amanda Stevens
Location Served
Pacific Islands
Date Details
Started On 1851
Called
Ended On 1855
Released
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1856)
1856 (Age 51)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1856
Joined Company
Circa 1856
Company Arrived
Died in Kanab, Kane, Utah Territory, United States
1877 November 13 (Age 73)
Media
Phillip Bessom Lewis (1804 - 1877) Profile
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Person
Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Lewis, Philip Bessom", Latter-Day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 3, Page 672-673.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
"Lewis, Philip B.", Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, 2, Page 276.
Seventies' autobiographies / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Seventies' autobiographies / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Page 96-97.
The Joseph Smith Papers
"Philip Bessom Lewis biography", The Joseph Smith Papers.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 1632-1640, Page 46-54.
Mission
Millennial Star
"The Sandwich Islands' Mission", Millennial Star, 16, (22 July 1854), Page 454.
The Journal of George Q. Cannon
"Philip Bessom Lewis", The Journal of George Q. Cannon.
Pioneer
Cache Valley historical material, circa 1955
Joel Edward Ricks, "John Pulsipher journal and autobiography", Cache Valley historical material, circa 1955.
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Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (June), Page 1-6.
Lyman, Edward Leo, Susan Ward Payne, and S. George Ellsworth, eds., No Place to Call Home: The 1807-1857 Life Writings of Caroline Barnes Crosby, Chronicler of Outlying Mormon Communities [2005], 390-91
Lyman, Edward Leo, Susan Ward Payne, and S. George Ellsworth, eds., No Place to Call Home: The 1807-1857 Life Writings of Caroline Barnes Crosby, Chronicler of Outlying Mormon Communities [2005], 390-91.
Missionary reports, 1831-1900
"Philip B. Lewis letter to George A. Smith", Missionary reports, 1831-1900, (27 August 1865).
Mosiah L. Hancock autobiography, undated
Mosiah L. Hancock autobiography, undated.
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Seventies Quorum records, 1844-1975
"Phillip Bessom Lewis, 12th Quorum", Seventies Quorum records, 1844-1975.
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