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Johnson, Benjamin F.
Biography
28 July 1818–18 Nov. 1905. Brickmaker, merchant, tavern keeper, leatherworker, farmer, nurseryman, beekeeper. Born at Pomfret, Chautauque Co., New York. Son of Ezekiel Johnson and Julia Hills. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, 1833. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Lyman E. Johnson, spring 1835, at Kirtland. Moved to Adam-ondi-Ahman, Daviess Co., Missouri, 1838. Ordained an elder by Heber C. Kimball, 10 Mar. 1839, at Far West, Caldwell Co., Missouri. Moved to Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois, 1839. Served missions to eastern states and Upper Canada, 1840–1842. Married Melissa Bloomfield LeBaron, 25 Dec. 1841, at Kirtland. Settled at Ramus (later Webster), Hancock Co., Illinois, 1842. Member of Masonic lodge in Nauvoo, Hancock Co. Served as business agent for JS, 1842–1844. Ordained a high priest by John Smith, 1843, at Ramus. Admitted to Council of Fifty, 26 Mar. 1844. Moved to Nauvoo, 1845; to Bonaparte, Van Buren Co., Iowa Territory, 1846; and to Salt Lake City, 1848. Moved to Summit Creek (later Santaquin), Utah Co., Utah Territory, 1851. Served in Utah territorial legislature, 1855–1867. Delegate to constitutional convention, 1856, at Salt Lake City. Moved to Spring Lake, Utah Co., 1862. Moved to Tempe, Maricopa Co., Arizona Territory, 1882. Moved to Colonia Díaz, Chihuahua, Mexico, 1890. Moved to Mesa, Maricopa Co., 1892. Died at Mesa.
Links
papers
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Account, 1 September 1844–September 1846 [ Coolidge Administrator of the Estate of JS ]
- Appendix 2: William Clayton, Journal Excerpt, 1–4 April 1843
- Appendix 4: Council of Fifty, Roll, 22 April 1845–27 December 1846
- Appendix 7: Council of Fifty, Minutes, 19 January 1846
- Blessing from Joseph Smith Sr., 9 December 1834
- Bond to Watson Faburn, 1 November 1843
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846
- Deed to Calvin C. Downey, 24 June 1844
- Deed to Charles Thompson, 29 September 1843
- Deed to Cleon Elmer, 4 June 1844
- Deed to Joel Johnson, 25 June 1844
- Deed to John Brown, 13 May 1843
- Deed to John Smith, 27 April 1844
- Deed to Joseph Parkin, 7 July 1843
- Deed to Melissa LeBaron Johnson, 4 April 1844
- Deed to W. M. Wall, 16 October 1843
- Discourse, 17 May 1843–A
- History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- Instruction, 16 May 1843
- Instruction, 2 April 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards [D&C 130]
- Instruction, 2 April 1843, as Reported by William Clayton [D&C 130]
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Letter from Almon Babbitt, 5 May 1844
- Letter from Benjamin F. Johnson, 16 April 1843
- Letter from Elias Higbee, 20 February 1840–B
- Letter from Wilford Woodruff and Others, 9 March 1838
- Letter from William Smith, 18 December 1835
- Letter to Benjamin F. Johnson, 18 April 1843
- List of Members, Council of Fifty, May 1844
- List of Members, Council of Fifty, probably between 25 April and 3 May 1844
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843
- Minute Book 1
- Minute Book 2
- Minutes and Discourse, 18 April 1844
- Minutes and Discourse, 3 May 1844
- Minutes and Discourses, 5–7 October 1839
- Minutes and Discourses, 6 May 1844
- Minutes and Discourses, 7–8 March 1835
- Minutes, 13 March 1843
- Minutes, 26 March 1844
- Minutes, 28 December 1835
- Minutes, 4–5 May 1839
- Nauvoo Registry of Deeds, Deed Record Book A, 1840–1843
- Power of Attorney to Benjamin F. Johnson, 10 April 1843
- Promissory Note to Justis Morse, 5 January 1844
- Subscription List from Ramus, Illinois, Saints, circa 3 March 1843
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book B
- Trustees Land Book B, 4 August 1842–8 December 1845
- “A History, of the Persecution, of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints in Missouri,” December 1839–October 1840
Benjamin F. Johnson 1866, photograph by Edward Martin (Church History Library, Salt Lake City).
- Gender
- Male