Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . child, hisfather went to Australia, where he issupposed to have been killed by na-tives; his mother returned to her form-er home in Northamptonshire, whereJohn learned the shoemakers trade. Hewas baptized at Irchester, Northamp-tonshire, March 11, 1845, by Peter Shef-field: w-as ordained to the office of aPriest July 12, 1846, and to that of anElder Nov. 2, 1847; lab<5red as an Elderin the Irchester branch of the Bedford-shire co
Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . child, hisfather went to Australia, where he issupposed to have been killed by na-tives; his mother returned to her form-er home in Northamptonshire, whereJohn learned the shoemakers trade. Hewas baptized at Irchester, Northamp-tonshire, March 11, 1845, by Peter Shef-field: w-as ordained to the office of aPriest July 12, 1846, and to that of anElder Nov. 2, 1847; lab<5red as an Elderin the Irchester branch of the Bedford-shire conference until he was called topreside over the same, March 11, acted in the latter capacity untilhe emigrated to Utah with his wife,Phebe Stafford, of (whom he had mar-ried June 27, 1847, at ), and one child; BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA 649 crossed the Atlantic in the ship Jo-seph Badger, which sailed from Liver-pool Oct. 17, 1850: i^mained in , Missouri, about seventeenmonths; crossed the plains in 1852, ar-riving in Salt Lake City Sept. 1st ofthat year, where he has resided ever. since. He passed through all thehardships incident to early days inUtah, and participated in the Echocanyon expedition in 1857. He acted asa Ward teacher for about twentyyears; was ordained a Seventy by Ly-sander Gee, Feb. 16, 1853, and joinedthe 17th quorum; was set apart as oneof the council of said quorum Nov. 1,J 874. April 20, 1876, he was ordaineda High Priest by Presiding Bishop Ed-ward Hunter, and set apart to act as^irst counselor to Bishop John HenrySmith, of the Seventeenth Ward, occu-pying that position until Nov. 6, 1880,when he was ordained and set aparthy Presiding Bishop Edward Hunter asBishop of that Ward. He was or-dained a Patriarch Sept. 13, 1896,- byPres. Wilford Woodruff, and was hon-orably released from his labors as aBishop. His wife died Oct. 23, 1890. In1893 he made a visit of a few monthsduration
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