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Gee, George Washington
Biography
13 Aug. 1815–20 Jan. 1842. Schoolteacher, farmer, clerk. Born in Ashtabula Co., Ohio. Son of Salmon Gee and Sarah (Sally) Watson Crane. Moved to Richfield, Ashtabula Co., by 1820; to Geauga Co., Ohio, 1828; and to Madison, Geauga Co., by 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 17 Feb. 1833, in Kirtland, Geauga Co. Moved to Kirtland, 1834. Married Mary Jane Smith, 5 Feb. 1837, in Kirtland. Moved to Caldwell Co., Missouri, 1838; to Fredricksburg, Ray Co., Missouri, 1838; and to Ambrosia, Lee Co., Iowa Territory, ca. 1839. Taught school in Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, fall 1839. Ordained an elder, 5 Oct. 1839, in Commerce (later Nauvoo), Hancock Co., Illinois. Served mission to Tennessee, Nov. 1839–Mar. 1840. Appointed church recorder, 9 Aug. 1841, in Zarahemla, Lee Co. Left to serve mission to Pittsburgh, fall 1841. Died in Pittsburgh.
Links
papers
- History, 1838–1856, volume A-1 [23 December 1805–30 August 1834]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Times and Seasons, 15 February 1842
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 Addenda
- Kirtland Safety Society Bank Stock Ledger, 18 October 1836–12 June 1837
- Letter from George Gee, 30 December 1841
- Letter from Levick Sturges and Others, 30 January 1842
- Letter from Richard Savary, 2 February 1842
- Letterbook 2
- Minute Book 1
- Minutes and Discourse, 6 March 1840
- Minutes and Discourses, 5–7 October 1839
- Minutes and Discourses, 7–8 March 1835
- Petition from Richard Savary and Others, circa 2 February 1842
- Petition to Arial Hanson, 7 November 1836
- Revised Articles of Agreement for the Kirtland Safety Society, circa March 1837
- Gender
- Male