Solomon Wilbur Denton Explained

Solomon Wilbur Denton Sr. (1816–1864) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement.

Early life

Denton was born in Fitchville, Huron County, Ohio.

In the Latter Day Saint church

In 1831, Denton joined Joseph Smith's Church of Christ and moved to Independence, Missouri to join the Latter Day Saints there. On March 1, 1835, he was ordained an elder in the church.[1] Denton worked with Don Carlos Smith in the Kirtland, Ohio printing office of the church.[2] In 1835, he married Fanny M. Stanley (Smith's first cousin once removed).[3] He reported "having seen a great vision during the time of the washings and the annointings" in the Kirtland Temple.[4] Denton was also a helper in Smith's household.[5]

In 1835, Denton issued a sworn statement claiming that he had been part of a plot to murder Grandison Newell.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Later life

In 1837, Denton was excommunicated from the church for "lack of faith, non-observance of duties, and contempt of the quorum of High Priests." He moved to Pontiac, Michigan, where he was co-editor of a newspaper and later postmaster. Denton died in Pontiac.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Solomon "Wilbur" Denton (1816-1864). https://web.archive.org/web/20030830065127/http://www.saintswithouthalos.org/b/denton_sw.phtml. dead. 2003-08-30. 2017-01-09.
  2. Web site: Doctrine and Covenants, 1835, Page 0. josephsmithpapers.org. 2017-01-09.
  3. Web site: RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: LDS Historical. wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com. 2017-01-09.
  4. Book: Breaking the Mormon Code. Paulson, M.A.. 2000. WingSpan Press. 9781595940674. 202. 2017-01-09.
  5. Book: Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling. Bushman, R.L.. 2007. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. 9780307426482. 337. 2017-01-09.
  6. Web site: Crisis at Kirtland: Episode 4 Sec. 6. olivercowdery.com. 2017-01-09.
  7. Web site: Old Mormon Articles: Painesville Telegraph 1836-44. sidneyrigdon.com. 2017-01-09.
  8. Web site: Autobiographical Remarks by Ebenezer Robinson (1816-1891). boap.org. 2017-01-09. 2011-06-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20110611094212/http://www.boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/ERobinson.html. dead.
  9. Book: Orson Hyde: The Olive Branch of Israel . 9781888106718 . 2016-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140108005927/http://books.google.com/books?id=mJMJc5AtTpkC&pg=PA77 . 2014-01-08 . dead . Hyde . Myrtle Stevens . 2000 . Agreka Books .

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