Hyde, Orson, 1805-1878

Utah pioneer and apostle in the Mormon Church.

From the description of Autobiography and funeral, ca. 1842-1878. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122699672

Orson Hyde (8 January 1805 - 28 November 1878) was born in Connecticut to Nathan Hyde and Sally Thorpe. He joined the Mormon movement in 1831, serving as an Apostle in the Church from 1835 until his death. He served a mission to Jerusalem from 1840 to 1842 to dedicate the land for the return of the Jews. He was later assigned by Brigham Young to preside in the Spring City, Utah area.

From the description of Letter, 1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81143685

Mormon pioneer.

From the guide to the William Addington Martindale papers, 1843-1975, 1843-1856, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

Apostle in the Mormon Church.

From the description of Letter to Ann Eliza, 1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367388418

From the description of Blessing, 1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86104611

Mormon high priest, 1831; member, Quorum of Twelve Apostles, 1835-1878.

From the description of Letter : Nauvoo, [Ill.], to Horace R. Hotchkiss, New York, [N.Y.], 1844 Sept. 3. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34202418

William E. McLellin (1806-1883) was one of the original members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

William E. McLellin was born in Smith County, Tennessee on 18 January 1806. William E. McLellin (also spelled M'Lellin) was an early leader in the Latter-day Saint movement. One of the original members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, McLellin later broke with church founder, Joseph Smith, Jr. He married on July 30, 1829. His wife, Cynthia Ann McLellin, died in 1832. He died in 1883.

Orson Hyde (1805-1878) was an original member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

Orson Hyde was born on January 8, 1805. He was a leader in the early Latter-day Saint movement and an original member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He was the President of the Quorum of the Twelve from 1847 to 1875 and was a missionary of the LDS Church in the United States, Europe, and the Ottoman Empire. He died on 28 November 1878.

From the guide to the William E. McLellin and Orson Hyde meeting minutes of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, 1835, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)