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Gould, John
Biography
21 Dec. 1784–25 June 1855. Pastor, farmer. Born in New Hampshire. Married first Oliva Swanson of Massachusetts. Resided at Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, 1808. Lived in Vermont. Moved to northern Pennsylvania, 1817. Served as minister in Freewill Baptist Church, 1817–1832, in New York and Pennsylvania. Lived at Spafford, Onondaga Co., New York, 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Reynolds Cahoon, 16 Dec. 1832, in Chautauque Co., New York. Ordained an elder by David W. Patten, 17 Dec. 1832, in Chautauque Co. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, ca. 1833. Traveled from Kirtland with Orson Hyde to inform church leaders in Missouri of JS’s instructions to obtain redress through legal channels for impending eviction from Jackson Co., Missouri, Aug. 1833. Assisted JS in recruiting volunteers for Camp of Israel expedition to Missouri, 1834. Attended church conference at Freedom, Cattaraugus Co., New York, 24–25 Jan. 1835. Member of Second Quorum of the Seventy, by Apr. 1836. Served as a president of the Seventy, 6 Apr.–3 Sept. 1837. In 1846, located in Knoxville, Knox Co., Illinois, where he affiliated with James J. Strang’s Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Wife died, 2 Sept. 1847. Married second Delia Metcalf, 9 July 1848, at Knox Co. Died at Truro Township, Knox Co.
Links
papers
- History, 1838–1856, volume A-1 [23 December 1805–30 August 1834]
- Charges against John Gould and Dean Gould Preferred to Joseph Smith, 2 October 1835
- Declaration, circa 17 December 1838 [ Halsted, Haines & Co. v. O. Granger et al. ]
- Discourse, 6 April 1837
- Docket Entry, circa 10 July 1837 [ C. Lake for the use of Quinn v. Millet et al. ]
- Doctrine and Covenants, 1835
- Doctrine and Covenants, 1844
- F. G. Williams & Co. Account Book, October 1833–November 1835
- History, 1834–1836
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- Introduction to Bailey, Keeler & Remsen v. JS and O. Cowdery
- Introduction to C. Lake for the use of Quinn v. Millet et al.
- Journal, 1832–1834
- Journal, 1835–1836
- Journal, March–September 1838
- Kirtland Elders’ Certificates
- Letter to Church Leaders in Jackson County, Missouri, 18 August 1833
- Letter to Edward Partridge, 5 December 1833
- Letter to John Corrill and the Church in Missouri, 4 September 1837
- Letter to Moses Nickerson, 19 November 1833
- Letter to Vienna Jaques, 4 September 1833
- Letter, 30 October 1833
- License for John Gould, 21 April 1836
- Minute Book 1
- Minutes, 10 August 1835
- Minutes, 16 May 1836
- Minutes, 17 August 1835
- Minutes, 3 October 1835
- Minutes, 3 September 1837
- Notice, circa Late August 1837
- Promissory Note to Bailey, Keeler & Remsen, 26 September 1837–A
- Promissory Note to Bailey, Keeler & Remsen, 26 September 1837–B
- Promissory Note to Bailey, Keeler & Remsen, 26 September 1837–C
- Promissory Note to Halsted, Haines & Co., 1 September 1837–A
- Promissory Note to Halsted, Haines & Co., 1 September 1837–B
- Promissory Note to Halsted, Haines & Co., 1 September 1837–C
- Promissory Note to Holbrook & Ferme, 1 September 1837–A
- Promissory Note to Holbrook & Ferme, 1 September 1837–C
- Promissory Note to Mead & Betts, 1 September 1837–C
- Promissory Note to Mead & Betts, 1 September 1837–C, Unidentified Scribe Copy
- Proposal for Zion’s City Center from Edward Partridge, circa Late September 1833
- Recognizance, 22 July 1837 [ C. Lake for the use of Quinn v. Millet et al. ]
- Record of the Twelve, 14 February–28 August 1835
- Revelation Book 2
- Revelation, 12 October 1833 [D&C 100]
- Revelation, 16–17 December 1833 [D&C 101]
- Revised Plan of the House of the Lord, circa 10 August–circa 4 September 1833
- Revised Plat of the City of Zion, circa Early August 1833
- Summons, 15 October 1838 [ Halsted, Haines & Co. v. O. Granger et al. ]
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 16 April 1839 [ Halsted, Haines & Co. v. O. Granger et al. ]
- Gender
- Male