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McArthur, Duncan
Biography
22 May 1796–20 Oct. 1865. Farmer. Born at Thornton, Grafton Co., New Hampshire. Son of John McArthur and Margaret Aiken. Moved to Holland, Erie Co., New York, ca. 1816. Married Susan McKeen, 1 Jan. 1818, in Holland. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Daniel Hicks, 22 Mar. 1835, in Holland. Ordained a deacon by Andrew G. Squires, 6 Apr. 1835. Presided over branch in Holland, 1835. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, Sept. 1836. Ordained a seventy by Joseph Young and became member of Second Quorum of Seventy, Dec. 1836. Moved to Missouri, 1838. Moved to near Payson, Adams Co., Illinois, spring 1839. Served mission in New York, Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts, 1839–1840. Ordained a high priest, 27 Oct. 1840. Joined Nauvoo Masonic Lodge, 17 Mar. 1842. Moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, Apr. 1842. Filed complaint against Albert Clements and Albert and Henry Tanner, accusing them of slandering his wife and children, 19 Dec. 1842. Appointed to serve mission to campaign for JS as candidate for U.S. president, 15 Apr. 1844. Moved to Garden Grove, Decatur Co., Iowa Territory, 1846. Migrated to Salt Lake Valley; settled in Pleasant Grove, Utah Co., Utah Territory, by 1852. Counselor to bishop of Pleasant Grove Ward, 1852. Elected to Utah territorial legislature, Aug. 1854. Helped settle Mount Pleasant, Sanpete Co., Utah Territory, 1859. Died at Mount Pleasant.
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papers
- History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Addenda Notes [October–November 1840, November 1841]
- Agreement with Moses Chase, 10 October 1836
- Complaint, 19 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Clements et al. ]
- Docket Entry, between 20 and circa 22 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Clements et al. ]
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 Addenda
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- Introduction to City of Nauvoo v. Clements et al.
- License Record Book
- Marriage Certificate for David Pratt and Esther S. Tyler, 2 March 1843
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843
- Minutes and Discourse, 1–2 June 1839
- Nauvoo Marriage Record, February 1842–January 1846
- Petition from Hosea Stout and Others, 11 January 1845
- Subpoena, 20 December 1842 [ City of Nauvoo v. Clements et al. ]
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book B
- Gender
- Male