Sanford Porter
Birth Date
On 1790 March 7 (Born)
Death Date
On 1873 February 9 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1790 March 7
Mother
Susannah West
Father
Nathan Porter
Date Details
Occurred On 1790 March 7
Married
Nancy Arreta Warriner
1812 January 1 (Age 21)
Baptized
1829 (Age 38)
Re-baptized by
Lyman Wight
1830 August 10 (Age 40)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1843 April 10 (Age 53)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Served With
Samuel Stratton Thornton
Location Served
Illinois and Indiana, United States
Date Details
Started On 1843 April 10
Called
End Date Not Found
Traveled in
Charles C. Rich Company (1847)
1847 June 21 – October 2 (Age 57)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Nancy Arreta Warriner (Age 56)
Nathan Tanner Porter (Age 26)
Lyman Wight Porter (Age 14)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 21
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 October 2
Company Arrived
Married
Phebe Delphia Simpson
1854 September 5 (Age 64)
Died in Porterville, Morgan, Utah Territory, United States
1873 February 9 (Age 82)
Sources
Person
Deseret Evening News
"Lyman Wight Porter, 1847 Pioneer, Dead", Deseret Evening News, (8 April 1914), Page 11.
"An Old Church Member", Deseret Evening News, (27 May 1897), Page 2.
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City, Page 106.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Porter, Sanford", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 4, Page 622.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 5034-5052, Page 429-447.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 10 April 1843.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 49.