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Durfee, James
Biography
9 Sept. 1794–16/17 July 1844. Likely born in Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. Son of Perry Durfee and Annie Salisbury (Sulsbury). Moved with grandparents James and Ann Borden Durfee to Broadalbin, Montgomery Co., New York, 1801. Married Cynthia. Moved to Jackson Township, Wayne Co., Ohio, by Oct. 1818. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by 1831. As a priest, attended a church conference in Geauga Co., Ohio, 3 June 1831. Appointed to serve mission to eastern U.S. with Edmund Marvin, 20 Feb. 1834. Ordained an elder, 26 Mar. 1836. Resided in Caldwell Co., Missouri, Sept. 1836–1 Nov. 1838. Fought in skirmish at Crooked River, 24 Oct. 1838, near Ray Co., Missouri. Member of branch of church, 23 Oct. 1840, in Lima, Adams Co., Illinois. Disfellowshipped, 23 Jan. 1842, in Lima; restored to fellowship, 4 Feb. 1842, at Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois. Buried in Nauvoo.
Links
papers
- History, 1838–1856, volume A-1 [23 December 1805–30 August 1834]
- Elders’ Journal, November 1837
- 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 ]
- Henry G. Sherwood, Account Book, November 1839–June 1844, November 1844
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- 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. Gates et al. for Arson
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason
- Kirtland Elders’ Certificates
- Letter from Thomas B. Marsh, 15 February 1838
- License for James Durfee, 4 July 1836
- Minute Book 1
- Minute Book 2
- Minutes and Discourses, 7–8 March 1835
- Minutes, 20 February 1834
- Minutes, 7 November 1837
- Minutes, circa 3–4 June 1831
- Recognizance, 7 September 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book B
- Transcript of Proceedings, Treason, 6 July 1839 [ Extradition of JS et al. for Treason and Other Crimes ]
- Trustees Land Book A, 11 September 1839–30 April 1842
- Trustees Land Book B, 4 August 1842–8 December 1845
- William D. Huntington, Cemetery Records, 1839–1846
- William D. Huntington, Report, circa 22 July 1844
- “A History, of the Persecution, of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints in Missouri,” December 1839–October 1840
- Gender
- Male
- Alternate Names
Durphy, James