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Rigdon, Sidney, 1793-1876

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Personal name headingRigdon, Sidney, 1793-1876
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LocatedKirtland, Ohio Far West, Mo. Nauvoo, Ill. Pittsburgh, Pa.
Birth date17930219
Death date18760714
Place of birthLibrary, Pa.
Place of deathFriendship, N.Y.
AffiliationChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Kirtland Safety Society Bank
Profession or occupationReligious leaders
Found inVan Wagoner, R.S. Sidney Rigdon, 1993: CIP galley (estab. a Reformed Baptist church in Ohio before converting to Mormonism in 1830; 1 of the earliest converts to Joseph's Smith's Church of Christ (Mormon)) p. 4 (b. Feb. 19, 1793) p. 449 (d. July 14, 1876)
LC manual cat. (hdg.: Rigdon, Sidney,1793-1896)
Wikipedia, website viewed 30 May 2013 (Sidney Rigdon; b. St. Clair Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (now known as Library) February 19, 1793; d. July 14, 1876, Friendship, New York; Converted to Mormonism in 1830 in Ohio by Parley P. Pratt; Second Counselor in the First Presidency in Church of Christ, March 8, 1832-March 18, 1833; First counselor in First Presidency, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, March 18, 1833-June 27, 1844; President of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Children of Zion, April 6, 1845-1847; lived in Kirtland, Ohio, 1830-37; Far West, Missouri, 1838; Nauvoo, Illinois, 1839-44, but resided in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania part of that time as a stake president; church leader in Pennsylvania and New York, 1845-76; bank president of the Kirtland Safety Society)
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