Daniel S. Miles | |
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First Seven Presidents of the Seventy | |
April 6, 1837 | – October 12, 1845|
Called by | Joseph Smith, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Daniel Sanborn Miles July 23, 1772 Sanbornton, Province of New Hampshire |
Died | October 12, 1845 Hancock County, Illinois, United States | (aged 73)
Resting place |
Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds 40°32′12.12″N 91°21′2.16″W / 40.5367000°N 91.3506000°W |
Spouse(s) | Electa Chamberlin |
Parents | Josiah Miles Marah Sanborn |
Daniel Sanborn Miles (July 23, 1772 – October 12, 1845) was an early Mormon leader and member of the Presidency of the Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. [1] [2]
Miles was born in Sanbornton, New Hampshire, on July 23, 1772, to Josiah Miles and Marah Sanborn. [3] In Ryegate, Vermont, on September 30, 1813, he married Electa Chamberlin, [4] with whom he had one son. [3] Miles was baptized by Orson Pratt and Lyman E. Johnson in April 1832 in Bath, New Hampshire. He joined the Latter Day Saints in Kirtland, Ohio, in 1836. [4] On February 28, 1836, Miles was made an elder in the church. [3] He was ordained one of the Seventy later that year on December 20 by Hazen Aldrich. Then, on April 6, 1837, [4] he was called as "one of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventies", a role he held until his death. [3]
Miles moved to Missouri in March 1838. [4] While in Missouri, he attended an April 6, 1838, solemn assembly in Far West. [3] He was among the first Mormons to settle in Nauvoo, Illinois, [4] moving there in 1839. He is mentioned in a Doctrine and Covenants revelation, D&C 124:138, dated January 19, 1841. [3] Miles died on October 12, 1845, at the home of Josiah Butterfield in Hancock County, Illinois. [3] He was remembered as being "faithful and constant to his Seventy call". [3]
Daniel S. Miles | |
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First Seven Presidents of the Seventy | |
April 6, 1837 | – October 12, 1845|
Called by | Joseph Smith, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Daniel Sanborn Miles July 23, 1772 Sanbornton, Province of New Hampshire |
Died | October 12, 1845 Hancock County, Illinois, United States | (aged 73)
Resting place |
Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds 40°32′12.12″N 91°21′2.16″W / 40.5367000°N 91.3506000°W |
Spouse(s) | Electa Chamberlin |
Parents | Josiah Miles Marah Sanborn |
Daniel Sanborn Miles (July 23, 1772 – October 12, 1845) was an early Mormon leader and member of the Presidency of the Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. [1] [2]
Miles was born in Sanbornton, New Hampshire, on July 23, 1772, to Josiah Miles and Marah Sanborn. [3] In Ryegate, Vermont, on September 30, 1813, he married Electa Chamberlin, [4] with whom he had one son. [3] Miles was baptized by Orson Pratt and Lyman E. Johnson in April 1832 in Bath, New Hampshire. He joined the Latter Day Saints in Kirtland, Ohio, in 1836. [4] On February 28, 1836, Miles was made an elder in the church. [3] He was ordained one of the Seventy later that year on December 20 by Hazen Aldrich. Then, on April 6, 1837, [4] he was called as "one of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventies", a role he held until his death. [3]
Miles moved to Missouri in March 1838. [4] While in Missouri, he attended an April 6, 1838, solemn assembly in Far West. [3] He was among the first Mormons to settle in Nauvoo, Illinois, [4] moving there in 1839. He is mentioned in a Doctrine and Covenants revelation, D&C 124:138, dated January 19, 1841. [3] Miles died on October 12, 1845, at the home of Josiah Butterfield in Hancock County, Illinois. [3] He was remembered as being "faithful and constant to his Seventy call". [3]