Daniel S. Miles
| Daniel S. Miles | |
|---|---|
| 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 (aged 73) Hancock County, Illinois, United States |
| 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]
Life
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Manuscript History of the Church, LDS Church Archives, book A-1, p. 37; reproduced in Dean C. Jessee (comp.) (1989). The Papers of Joseph Smith: Autobiographical and Historical Writings (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book) 1:302–03.
- ^ H. Michael Marquardt and Wesley P. Walters (1994). Inventing Mormonism: Tradition and the Historical Record (Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books) p. 160.
- ^ a b c d e f g h McCune, George M. (1991). Personalities in the Doctrine and Covenants and Joseph Smith–History. Salt Lake City, Utah: Hawkes Publishing. p. 77. ISBN 9780890365182.
- ^ a b c d e "Daniel Sanborn Miles – Biography". The Joseph Smith Papers. Archived from the original on 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
External links
[edit]- J. W. Whitcomb letter to Daniel S. Miles, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
- Pliny Miles letter to Daniel S. Miles, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
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