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Gates, Jacob
Biography
9 Mar. 1811–14 Apr. 1892. Farmer, carpenter, politician. Born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont. Son of Thomas Gates and Patty Plumly. Married Mary Minerva Snow, 16 Mar. 1833, in St. Johnsbury. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Orson Pratt, 18 June 1833. Moved near Liberty, Clay Co., Missouri, 1834. Served mission to Illinois with Caleb Baldwin, 1836. Ordained an elder, 18 Feb. 1836, in Flat Branch, Sangamon Co., Illinois. Moved to Caldwell Co., Missouri, fall 1836. Arraigned during conflict in Missouri, Nov. 1838. Ordained a seventy by JS and Sidney Rigdon, 19 Dec. 1838. Served mission to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, and Clay Co., ca. 1839. Moved to Lee Co., Iowa Territory, by 1840. Served mission to La Porte, La Porte Co., Indiana, 1841. Served mission to New England, June 1843–May 1844. Ordained as president of Fourth Quorum of the Seventy, Oct. 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois. Migrated to Salt Lake Valley, arriving fall 1847. Served missions to England, 1850–ca. 1853, 1859–1861. Served colonizing mission to southern Utah Territory, 1861, where he helped settle city of St. George, Washington Co., Utah Territory. Member of Washington Co. court. Represented Washington Co. and Kane Co., Utah Territory, in Utah territorial House of Representatives, 1864–1868, 1873–1874. Moved to Bellevue, Kane Co., by 1880. Died in Provo.
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- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Account with the Church of Christ, circa 11–29 August 1834
- Appendix 1: Letter to Oliver Cowdery and Others, circa 17 June 1838
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 14 August 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 17 August 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 4 November 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, 15 April 1840 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, 15 April 1840 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, 17 December 1840 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson ]
- Docket Entry, Costs, 17 December 1840 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Docket Entry, Indictment, 11 April 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson ]
- Docket Entry, Indictment, 11 April 1839, Copy [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson ]
- Docket Entry, Nolle Prosequi, 10 December 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson ]
- Docket Entry, Nolle Prosequi, 5 August 1840 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Docket Entry, Nolle Prosequi, 5 August 1840 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson ]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839, Copy [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839, Copy [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Baldwin et al. for Arson
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Worthington et al. for Larceny and State of Missouri v. JS for Receiving Stolen Goods
- Minute Book 2
- Minutes and Testimonies, 12–29 November 1838 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Minutes and Testimonies, 12–29 November 1838, Copy [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Minutes and Testimonies, 12–29 November 1838, Copy and Letter [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Minutes, 24 March 1838
- Petition from John Workman and Others, circa 11 March 1843
- Petition from Stephen Winchester and Others, circa 11 March 1843
- Ruling, 29 November 1838 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
- Tithing Daybook B
- Transcript of Proceedings, Treason, 6 July 1839 [ Extradition of JS et al. for Treason and Other Crimes ]
- “A History, of the Persecution, of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints in Missouri,” December 1839–October 1840
- Gender
- Male