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Whitmer, David, 1805-1888

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Personal name headingWhitmer, David, 1805-1888
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Associated countryUnited States
LocatedHarrisburg (Pa.) Fayette (N.Y.) Kirtland (Ohio) Far West (Mo.) Richmond (Mo.)
Birth date1805-01-07
Death date1888-01-25
Place of birthHarrisburg (Pa.)
Place of deathRichmond (Mo.)
AffiliationChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church of Christ (Whitmerites)
Found inHis An address to believers in the Book of Mormon, 1887: t.p. (David Whitmer) p. 1 at end (Richmond, Mo.)
Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonites). The last witness dead, 1936 (David Whitmer; b. 1-7-1805, Harrisburg, Pa.; d. 1-22-1888, Richmond, Mo.)
Wikipedia, website viewed January 26, 2015 (David Whitmer; born January 7, 1805, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; died January 25, 1888, Richmond, Missouri; in the 1820's the Whitmer family had moved to a farm in Fayette, New York; David elected sergeant in a newly organized militia, the Seneca Grenadiers, in 1925; joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was baptized in June 1829, nearly a year prior to the formal organization of the church; witness to the Book of Mormon plates; one of the 6 original members when The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized on April 6, 1830 at the home of David's father, Peter Whitmer, Sr. in Fayett, NY; lived in Kirtland, Ohio until 1837; moved to Far West, Missouri; he separated from the the LDS Church; lived in Richmond, Missouri; mayor of Richmond from 1867-1868; the Church of Christ (Whitmerite) in Kirtland, Ohio was formed in 1844 after the death of Josph Smith although Whitmer didn't join; Whitmer resurrected the Church of Christ (Whitmerite) in 1876 by ordaining John C. Whitmer as president)
Associated languageeng