| Friend,
missionary companion of Wilford Woodruff. |
| Born |
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January 16, 1811 in
Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts |
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| Father |
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Nathaniel Holmes (June, 17,
1776–February 20, 1849) |
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| Mother |
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Sarah Harriman (April 17, 1775–February
5, 1816) |
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| Profession |
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Shoemaker |
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Papers
2:554. |
| New
York |
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1830 living at Napoli,
Cattaraugus County, New York |
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Papers
2:555. |
| Mission
to Canada |
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February 20, 1834 assigned
mission to Canada with Lyman E. Johnson
(h). |
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Minutes of February 20, 1834 |
Zion's
Camp
Zelph |
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May–June 1834 Zion's
Camp. Milton takes the arrow out of Zelph's back bones and brings it and
some bones back to camp |
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WWJ
1:10.
¶ Zion's Camp: Heber's Accounts (1) |
| Work
for Lyman Wight |
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Summer 1834 works for
Lyman Wight (h) (swh)
with Wilford Woodruff (h1)
and Heman Hyde
cutting wheat, quarrying rock, and making brick. |
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Lyman Wight (h) |
| Tennessee
and Illinois |
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December
1834 mission to Tennessee and Illinois >. |
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| First
Quorum of 70 |
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January 3, 1837 ordained
member of the First Quorum of Seventy by Hazen
Aldrich. |
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WWJ
1:118. |
| Wilford
and Phebe |
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January 28, 1837 introduces
Wilford Woodruff to Phebe Carter. |
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WWJ
1:139. |
| Temple
experience |
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April
7, 1837 spends the evening with Wilford Woodruff, Joseph B. Noble, and Freeman
Nickerson in the temple >. |
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| Mission
with Wilford |
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May 31, 1837 takes steamboat
with Wilford Woodruff from Fairport to Sackett's
Harbor, then Upper Canada.
Attend conference with John E. Page, James
Blakeslee, and a large number of Saints. A few days later, leave with John
Goodson and others bound for England. At Schenectady, John Goodson and party
head for New York city while Milton and Wilford continue on to Wilford's
hometown of Canaan, Connecticut. After a few days there, Milton starts out
for Massachusetts. |
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Wilford
Woodruff, Sept. 18, 1837, Elders' Journal 1, no.1
(Oct. 1837): 1–2. |
| Fox
Islands |
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April 8, 1838 joins
Wilford Woodruff for conference on Fox Islands. |
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WWJ
1:238. |
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May 9, 1838 Wilford
accompanies Milton to his home town of Georgetown (formerly New Rowley),
Massachusetts and the next day leaves for Salem. |
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WWJ
1:245. |
| Fox
Islands company |
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October 6, 1838 Wilford
arrives in Georgetown, Massachusetts with company of Saints from the Fox
Islands en route to Kirtland. Milton and his family join them along with
Nathaniel Thomas and James Townsend. |
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WWJ
1:295. |
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November 2, 1838 at
Buffalo, New York, Milton and his family leave Wilford's company to take
the steamboat to Fairport. |
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WWJ
1:299. |
| Goes
to Kirtland |
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November 16, 1838 rather
than continue on to Missouri with Wilford, Milton decides to "tarry
in kirtland or in the regions round about untill spring. We have had many
interesting seasons together but I know not when we shall meet again or
what we shall be called to pass through before that time." It was not
yet known in Kirtland that Far West had fallen and Joseph was imprisoned. |
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WWJ
1:301. |
| Call
to England |
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May 6, 1839 high council
in Quincy authorizes Milton and other seventies to accompany the Twelve
to England. |
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HC 3:347. |
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1840–1841 England. |
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| Milton
and father won't gather |
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September 9, 1843 the
Twelve hold a conference in Boylston Hall, Boston. Elder Bryant reports
there is "not much spirit of gathering" among the 30 members of
the Georgetown branch. Elder E. Snow remarks that it is little wonder "when
their Presiding Elder Nathaniel Holmes & his Son Elder Milton Holmes
has setteled down with the Church manifesting No disposition to gather themselves.
It was no wonder the Church had not the spirit of it." |
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HC 2:286. |
| To
Maine with Wilford |
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July
2, 1844 takes steamer with Wilford Woodruff for Portland, Maine >. |
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| Mission
to England |
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November 7, 1844 sails
for England with Wilford Woodruff, Hiram Clark, Leonard W. Hardy, and Dan
Jones. |
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WWJ
2:488.
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February 16, 1845 appointed
to preside over Manchester conference. |
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WWJ
2:506. |
| Massachusetts
home |
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The Holmes families
did not follow Brigham and the Twelve West, but remained in Massachusetts. |
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| Join
Strangites |
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April 19, 1847 Wilford
receives word from L. Hardy in Massachusetts that Milton and his parents
have been excommunicated, that they "turned Strangites And that Aphia
his wife was a great apostate. O Milton [152] Holmes how hast thou fallen." |
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WWJ
3:151-152. |
| Depressed |
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August 28, 1848 in Boston
Wilford calls on Milton. "He is quite gloomy feels unhappy And hardly
knows what Course to take," Wilford concludes. "We were glad to
meet." |
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WWJ
3:364. |
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January 7, 1849 learning
that Wilford is again in the Boston area, Milton calls on him. They visit
for several hours. "He is quite unhappy at the present time. He is
now out of the church And has not taken Any active part in the work since
his Father And Mother was cut off." |
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WWJ
3:402.
Milton's father, Nathaniel, had joined the Strangites. Wilford's life,
152. |
| Wife |
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Aphia Woodman |
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Papers
2:555. |
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1834–1835 mission |
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I left Clay co. Mo. on the 23 of December, 1834—
in company with elder J. Holbrook, we travelled and preached until we
arrived at Salt River church.
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MA 2, no.4 (Jan. 1836): 255 |
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From this place I journeyed with Elder W. Ivy, we journeyed as far as
Montgomery co. —Ill. preached by the way and baptized two.
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From thence we journeyed to Bedford co. Tennessee: we tarried in this
State about two months. The people flocked from every quarter, to hear
preaching, many were convinced of the truth, but few obeyed the gospel.
We baptized five in this State;
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we left Bedford co. the first day of June; arrived at Hamilton co. Ill.
the 8th day of same month, here we tarried, and labored in company with
elders E. H.— Groves and I. Higbee about three weeks, and baptized
33.
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After this elder Ivy and myself baptized seven, after the afore mentioned
brethren left us.
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Elder Ivy left here the 29 of September, since he left, I baptized two
more, I expect to baptize a number more in this place, who believe the
work of the Lord. The Lord is blessing his children here with some of
the gifts of the gospel. <
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On December 7, 1835
Joseph receives a letter from Milton, reporting his "prosperity in
proclaiming the gospel." Joseph replies with a request for him to
return to Kirtland. |
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Papers
2:97. |
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April 7, 1837 visits the House
of the Lord with Wilford Woodruff and Joseph B Nobles. Wilford strives
"with my brethren to enter
into the visions of heaven" until Satan drives him from the stand. They
leave the building and come upon Freeman
Nickerson. Together they pray,
re-enter the stand. "We were immersed in the liberty
of the sons of God. Many great things were shown unto us. The power of
God & the Spirit of prophesy & revelation rested upon us." |
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July 2, 1844 leaves Boston with
Wilford Woodruff on the steamer Com Pribble, travel to Portland, Scarboro (to visit Phebe's parents), then Fox Islands where, on July 9, they read of the martyrdom. |
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