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== New Chronology ==
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=== 1828 ===
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* February 1828 -- [[Harris, Martin|Martin Harris]] [[Anthon_Reviews_Characters_from_Plates | takes characters from plates]] to [[Anthon, Charles|Charles Anthon]]
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=== 1829 ===
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=== 1830 ===
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* February 1830 -- New-York Telescope v6 n38, 20 February 1830, has first news story about the Book of Mormon published in New York City (draws from Palmyra Freeman article of 11 August 1829)
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* [[Harris, Martin|Martin Harris]] [[Harris_Presents_BOM_to_Anthon | returns to present the Book of Mormon]] to [[Anton, Charles|Charles Anton]], who refuses it.
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=== 1831 ===
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=== 1832 ===
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* September 1832 -- [[Campbell_Delusions | Campbell's Delusions published in Boston]]
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* 22 September 1832 -- Revelation that [[Whitney, Newel K.|Bishop Whitney]] should go to New York City to preach gospel
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* October 1832 -- [[Smith, Joseph Jr.|Joseph Smith]] & [[Whitney, Newel K.|Bishop Whitney]] visit New York to purchase goods for store
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=== 1833 ===
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* 1/1/1833 to 8/31/1833 -- Chandler receives and examines 11 mummies from Egypt & discovers Book of Abraham papyrus
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=== 1834 ===
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* 2/17/1834 -- Letter from [[Anthon, Charles|Charles Anthon]] to [[Howe, Eber|Eber Howe]] regarding [[Harris, Martin|Martin Harris]] visit
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=== 1835 ===
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* 1/1/1835 || 12/31/1839 || [[Rogers, David|David Rogers]] publishes Hymnal for the Church
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=== 1836 ===
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* 7/1/1836 || 7/31/1836 || [[Smith, Joseph|Joseph Smith]] visits New York City
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=== 1837 ===
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* 6/20/1837 -- [[1837 Missionaries to England|Missionaries bound for England]] delayed in NYC before traveling. They finally leave on the Ship Garrick on 1 July, arriving in Liverpool on 20 July 1837.
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* 5 August 1837 -- [[Pratt, Parley P.|Parley P. Pratt]] arrives in New York City to preside over the Eastern States Mission. By October 3 he had baptized four. In addition to working in New York, he visits Providence, Boston and Holliston, Massachusetts. A February 6th, 1838 report indicates he had success in Ossining.
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* 8/1/1837 || 12/31/1837 || Meetings held in upper room on Goerck Street
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* 5 October 1837 -- [[Pratt, Parley P.|Parley P. Pratt]] publishes "[[:Category:A Voice of Warning|A Voice of Warning]]"
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=== 1838 ===
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* 1838 -- Origen Bachelor publishes ''Mormonism exposed, internally and externally. . .'' and James M'Chesney publishes ''An antidote to Mormonism''
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* Early 1838 -- [[Pratt, Parley P.|Parley P. Pratt]] publishes ''Mormonism unveiled''
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* April 1838 -- [[Pratt, Parley P.|Parley P. Pratt]] leaves New York with a group of converts.
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* May 1838 -- (before May 5), La Roy Sunderland publishes ''Mormonism Exposed and Refuted''
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* Sept 1838 — By this time meetings were held in a private house on Main St. in Brooklyn
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=== 1839 ===
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* 1/1/1839 || 12/31/1839 || [[Smith, George A.|George A. Smith]] holds public meetings to get passage to England
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* 5/6/1839 || 5/6/1839 || [[Greene, John P.|John P. Greene]] called to preside over saints in NYC & region.
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* 8/8/1839 -- [[Woodruff, Wilford|Wilford Woodruff]] leaves home for New York City en route to England
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* 9/16/1839 — John P. Greene holds 1st mass meeting on behalf of Mormon refugees from Missouri
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* 11/8/1839 -- [[Woodruff, Wilford|Wilford Woodruff]] arrives in New York City, preparing to go to England
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* 11/8/1839 || 12/19/1839 || [[Woodruff, Wilford|Wilford Woodruff]] in New York City preparing to go to England
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* 12/1/1839 || 12/31/1839 || [[Young, Brigham|Brigham Young]] & [[Smith, George A.|George A. Smith]] get to New York City
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* 12/19/1839 || 12/19/1839 || [[Woodruff, Wilford|Wilford Woodruff]] leaves New York for Liverpool England
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=== 1840 ===
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* 2/1/1840 || 2/28/1840 -- [[Young, Brigham|Brigham Young]] and [[Smith, George A.|George A. Smith]] preach in New York City.
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* 7/20/1840 -- First group of LDS Emigrants arrive from England on the Brittannia
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* 10/17/1840 -- New York City members represented at a Conference in Philadelphia.
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* 11/1/1840 || 11/30/1840 || [[Hyde, Orson|Orson Hyde]] presides over a conference in New York City.
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=== 1841 ===
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=== 1842 ===
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* 30 Aug 1842 — John C. Bennett and Origin Bachelor hold an anti-Mormon meeting
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== A Chronology of events in the history of the LDS Church in New York City ==
 
== A Chronology of events in the history of the LDS Church in New York City ==
 
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|'''Beginning Date | Ending Date | Event'''|
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!'''Beginning Date !! Ending Date !! Event'''
| || Pratt examines Newark Tablet containing letters in the Hebrew language|
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| || Elijah Fordham of New York carves oxen & ornamental mouldings for Nauvoo Temple Baptismal Font|
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| || || Pratt examines [[Newark_Tablet | Newark Tablet]] containing letters in the Hebrew language
| || Mahonri M. Young attends art school in NYC|
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| || Minerva K. Teichert attends art school in NYC|
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| || || Elijah Fordham of New York carves oxen & ornamental mouldings for Nauvoo Temple Baptismal Font
| || Bonneville owns a radio station in New York City|
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| || Church has a Visitor's Center in New York City|
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| || || Mahonri M. Young attends art school in NYC
| || Metropolitan Museum of Art had Joseph Smith papyri for many decades|
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| || Kane, Benson & Little visit New York seeking donations to help exodus from Nauvoo|
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| || || Minerva K. Teichert attends art school in NYC
|2/1/1828 | 2/28/1828 | Martin Harris takes characters from plates to Charles Anthon|
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|1/1/1830 | 1/1/1830 Martin Harris returns to present the Book of Mormon to Charles Anton, who refuses it.|
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| || || Bonneville owns a radio station in New York City
|1/1/1832 | 12/31/1832 Campbell's Delusions published in NYC|
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|1/1/1832 | 12/31/1832 Joseph Smith & Bishop Whitney visit New York to purchase goods for store|
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| || || Church has a Visitor's Center in New York City
|9/22/1832 | 9/23/1832 | Revelation that Bishop Whitney should go to New York City to preach gospel|
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|1/1/1833 | 8/31/1833 | Chandler recieves and examines 11 mummies from Egypt & discovers Bof Abraham papyrus|
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| || || Metropolitan Museum of Art had Joseph Smith papyri for many decades
|2/17/1834 | | Letter from Anthon to Howe regarding Martin Harris visit to Anthon in NYC|
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1/1/1835 12/31/1839 David Rogers publishes Hymnal for the Church
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| || || Kane, Benson & Little visit New York seeking donations to help exodus from Nauvoo
7/1/1836 7/31/1836 Joseph Smith visits New York City
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1/1/1837 12/31/1837 PP Pratt presides over Eastern States Mission
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|2/1/1828 || 2/28/1828 || [[Anthon_Reviews_Characters_from_Plates | Martin Harris takes characters from plates to Charles Anthon]]
7/15/1837 7/31/1837 Parley P. Pratt arrives in New York City to preside over Church
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8/1/1837 12/31/1837 Meetings held in upper room on Goerck Street
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|1/1/1830 || 1/1/1830 || [[Harris_Presents_BOM_to_Anthon | Martin Harris returns to present the Book of Mormon to Charles Anton, who refuses it.]]
9/1/1837 9/30/1837 PPPratt publishes "A Voice of Warning"
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1/1/1838 12/31/1838 Two early anti-mormon books are published.
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|1/1/1832 || 12/31/1832 || [[Campbell_Delusions | Campbell's Delusions published in Boston]]
1/1/1839 12/31/1839 George A. Smith holds public meetings to get passage to England
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5/6/1839 5/6/1839 John P. Greene called to preside over saints in NYC & region.
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|1/1/1832 || 12/31/1832 || Joseph Smith & Bishop Whitney visit New York to purchase goods for store
8/8/1839 8/8/1839 Wilford Woodruff leaves home for New York City en route to England
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11/8/1839 11/8/1839 Wilford Woodruff arrives in New York City, preparing to go to England
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|9/22/1832 || 9/23/1832 || Revelation that Bishop Whitney should go to New York City to preach gospel
11/8/1839 12/19/1839 Wilford Woodruff in New York City preparing to go to England
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12/1/1839 12/31/1839 Brigham Young & George A. Smith get to New York City
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|1/1/1833 || 8/31/1833 || Chandler recieves and examines 11 mummies from Egypt & discovers Bof Abraham papyrus
12/19/1839 12/19/1839 Wilford Woodruff leaves New York for Liverpool England
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2/1/1840 2/28/1840 Brigham Young and George A. Smith preach in New York City.
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|2/17/1834 ||  || Letter from Anthon to Howe regarding Martin Harris visit to Anthon in NYC
7/20/1840 7/20/1840 First group of LDS Emigrants arrive from England on the Brittannia
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10/17/1840 10/17/1840 New York City members represented at a Conference in Philadelphia.
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|1/1/1835 || 12/31/1839 || David Rogers publishes Hymnal for the Church
11/1/1840 11/30/1840 Orson Hyde presides over a conference in New York City.
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4/3/1841 Letter from Anthon to Coit regarding visit of Martin Harris to Anthon in NYC
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|7/1/1836 || 7/31/1836 || Joseph Smith visits New York City
4/6/1841 4/6/1841 Mission Conference in Pennsylvania, NYC represented
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5/20/1841 5/20/1841 Wilford Woodruff Returns to New York from England with some of the Twelve
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|1/1/1837 || 12/31/1837 || PP Pratt presides over Eastern States Mission
8/1/1843 8/31/1843 Quorum of the Twelve hold their quorum meeting in New York City
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1/1/1844 1/1/1844 PPPratt publishes "A Dialogue between Joseph Smith and the Devil" in the New York Herald.
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|7/15/1837 || 7/31/1837 || Parley P. Pratt arrives in New York City to  
1/1/1844 12/31/1844 Brannan publishes in The Prophet a seven-line transcript of BOM characters
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preside over Church
1/1/1844 12/31/1845 William Smith publishes The Prophet, a newspaper
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8/28/1844 8/28/1844 Wilford Woodruff leaves Nauvoo for Europe via New York City
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|6/20/1837 || 6/30/1837 || [[1830-06-20-England|Missionaries bound for England delayed in NYC before traveling]].
12/8/1844 12/8/1844 Wilford Woodruff leaves New York for Liverpool to preside over European Mission
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1/1/1845 12/31/1845 PPPratt publishes a newspaper, The New York Messenger
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|8/1/1837 || 12/31/1837 || Meetings held in upper room on Goerck Street
1/1/1845 12/31/1845 Parley P. Pratt writes to the Twelve in Nauvoo discouraged because only 50 attending meetings in New York City.
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1/1/1845 12/31/1865 Pratt publishes first 'Mormon' Almanacs
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|9/1/1837 || 9/30/1837 || PPPratt publishes "A Voice of Warning"
4/6/1845 4/6/1845 Proclamation of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (April 6, 1845)
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2/4/1846 2/4/1846 Brooklyn sails from New York for California
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|1/1/1838 || 12/31/1838 || Two early anti-mormon books are published.
3/6/1846 3/6/1846 Wilford Woodruff arrives in New York from Liverpool, returning from European Mission
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9/5/1846 9/5/1846 Lines John Taylor wrote in the album of Abby Jane Hart
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|1/1/1839 || 12/31/1839 || George A. Smith holds public meetings to get passage to England
6/21/1848 6/21/1848 Wilford Woodruff leaves Winter Quarters for mission to gather the eastern Saints
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4/9/1850 4/9/1850 Wilford Woodruff leaves New York with company of Eastern Saints for west
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|5/6/1839 || 5/6/1839 || John P. Greene called to preside over saints in NYC & region.
1/1/1851 12/31/1851 Bernhisel selecting the Utah Library in New York City.
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1/1/1854 12/31/1857 John Taylor presides over Eastern States Mission
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|8/8/1839 || 8/8/1839 || Wilford Woodruff leaves home for New York City en route to England
2/17/1855 5/30/1857 John Taylor publishes The Mormon, a weekly newspaper
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6/27/1855 John Taylor appointed to New York City to publish a newspaper there
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|11/8/1839 || 11/8/1839 || Wilford Woodruff arrives in New York City, preparing to go to England
12/10/1856 12/10/1856 John Taylor is publishing The Mormon in New York City
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12/31/1857 12/31/1857 John Taylor and all Missionaries recalled because of JohnstonÕs Army
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|11/8/1839 || 12/19/1839 || Wilford Woodruff in New York City preparing to go to England
1/1/1860
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1/1/1868 12/31/1869 Pratt publishes 1st, 2nd & 3rd school readers in Deseret Alphabet
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|12/1/1839 || 12/31/1839 || Brigham Young & George A. Smith get to New York City
1/1/1869 12/31/1869 Orson Pratt Publishes edition of Book of Mormon in Deseret Alphabet
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1/1/1873 12/31/1873 Orson Hyde writes letter to Editor of New York Sun
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|12/19/1839 || 12/19/1839 || Wilford Woodruff leaves New York for Liverpool England
1/1/1877 9/30/1877 JFSmith & Orson Pratt return home from England via New York following death of BYoung
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1/1/1880 12/31/1889 Richard W. Young attends law school at Columbia
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|2/1/1840 || 2/28/1840 || Brigham Young and George A. Smith preach in New York City.
1/1/1883 12/31/1883 On 1st trip to New York, Heber J. Grant meets a Mr. Pulsipher
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7/23/1885 7/31/1885 Heber J. Grant sees Richard W. Young at head of parade for funeral of ex-Pres. U. S. Grant
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|7/20/1840 || 7/20/1840 || First group of LDS Emigrants arrive from England on the Brittannia
1/1/1889 1/31/1893 New York City part of Northern States Mission
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1/1/1890 1/1/1890 New York Conference was organized by 1890
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|10/17/1840 || 10/17/1840 || New York City members represented at a Conference in Philadelphia.
1/1/1890 12/31/1899 Orestes U. Bean's play Corianton is performed in New York City
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1/1/1891 12/31/1891 HJG attempts to obtain financing for Sugar Beet Industry
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|11/1/1840 || 11/30/1840 || Orson Hyde presides over a conference in New York City.
1/1/1893 1/31/1893 Job Pingree set apart to reopen work in New York City
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1/1/1893 12/31/1893 HJGrant comes to NYCity to broker loans for the Church during panic of 1893
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|4/3/1841 ||  || Letter from Anthon to Coit regarding visit of Martin Harris to Anthon in NYC
1/1/1894 12/31/1894 Regular meetings were being held at 50 Concord Street, Brooklyn
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1/1/1897 12/31/1897 Pensylvania, Maryland & southern West Virginia transfered from Northern States Mission
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|4/6/1841 || 4/6/1841 || Mission Conference in Pennsylvania, NYC represented
5/6/1900 5/6/1900 Relief Society organized in Brooklyn.
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12/31/1900 12/31/1900 Conferences in Eastern States Mission included New York City and Brooklyn
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|5/20/1841 || 5/20/1841 || Wilford Woodruff Returns to New York from England with some of the Twelve
1/1/02 4/30/05 New York Herald story about reliable information about Mormons
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4/1/02 4/1/02 John Henry Smith visits New York
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|8/1/1843 || 8/31/1843 || Quorum of the Twelve hold their quorum meeting in New York City
9/17/02 9/17/02 Ben E. Rich refers to some crime in NYC that reflected badly on the Church!
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5/20/03 Mayor Low of New York withdraws permits to preach in the streets
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|1/1/1844 || 12/31/1844 || Brannan publishes in The Prophet a seven-line transcript of BOM characters
4/1/04 4/1/04 McQuarrie speaks in conference
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1/1/05 12/31/05 Brooklyn Branch organized with a Missionary as Branch President.
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|1/1/1844 || 12/31/1845 || William Smith publishes The Prophet, a newspaper
4/1/05 4/1/05 John G. McQuarrie speaks in conference
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1/1/06 12/31/06 Translation of BOM into Turkish under direction of Elder F. F. Hintze
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|8/25/1844 || 8/25/1844 || PPPratt publishes "A Dialogue between Joseph Smith and the Devil" in the New York Herald.
1/1/07 10/31/07 McQuarrie speaks of a company in NYC that wants to develop Nauvoo area
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10/1/08 10/31/08 McQuarrie speaks in conference - reference to 1902 incident
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|8/28/1844 || 8/28/1844 || Wilford Woodruff leaves Nauvoo for Europe via New York City
11/1/08 11/30/08 MIA organized in Brooklyn
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1/1/09 12/31/32 James S. Knecht serves as Branch President of the Brooklyn Branch.
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|12/8/1844 || 12/8/1844 || Wilford Woodruff leaves New York for Liverpool to preside over European Mission
10/4/09 Americana magazine publishes Comprehensive History of the Church in serial
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10/1/11 10/31/11 John W. Young telegram read at conference
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|1/1/1845 || 12/31/1845 || PPPratt publishes a newspaper, The New York Messenger
1/1/12 12/31/12 Conference of Eastern States Mission Conference Presidents attended by Heber J. Grant
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10/1/12 10/1/12 Rich praises two Eastern States Mission Elders in conference
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|1/1/1845 || 12/31/1845 || Parley P. Pratt writes to the Twelve in Nauvoo discouraged because only 50 attending meetings in New York City.
1/1/14 12/31/14 Sunday School organized in the Brooklyn Branch
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10/1/14 10/31/14 Orson F. Whitney speaks of a friend in NYC
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|1/1/1845 || 12/31/1865 || Pratt publishes first 'Mormon' Almanacs
1/29/16 First Presidency commends the book  "The Case Against Mormonism"
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7/5/16 7/5/16 Property purchased for Mission Home and for Chapel in Brooklyn.
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|4/6/1845 || 4/6/1845 || Proclamation of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (April 6, 1845)
1/1/17 12/31/17 Mission Home Built
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1/1/18 12/31/18 Brooklyn Chapel Built.
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|2/4/1846 || 2/4/1846 || Brooklyn sails from New York for California
2/1/19 2/28/19 Primary organized in Brooklyn
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2/16/19 2/16/19 Brooklyn Chapel dedicated by Reed Smoot
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|3/6/1846 || 3/6/1846 || Wilford Woodruff arrives in New York from Liverpool, returning from European Mission
9/1/19 9/1/19 Stephen L. Richards visits NYC in Sept 1919
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1/1/21 12/31/21 Fred W. Shibley, representing NY Banks, visits Heber J. Grant regarding Sugar Co.
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|9/5/1846 || 9/5/1846 || Lines John Taylor wrote in the album of Abby Jane Hart
1/1/21 4/1/22 HJGrant speaks in conference about obtaining financing for Sugar Beet Industry
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1/1/22 12/31/27 B. H. Roberts wrote pamphlets directed at Jews.
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|6/21/1848 || 6/21/1848 || Wilford Woodruff leaves Winter Quarters for mission to gather the eastern Saints
3/1/22 3/31/22 McCune describes hearing a radio for the first time in the home of a NYC member
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2/11/24 2/11/24 John W. Young dies in New York City
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|4/9/1850 || 4/9/1850 || Wilford Woodruff leaves New York with company of Eastern Saints for west
11/14/25 11/14/25 1st Missionaries sail for South America
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1/1/31 12/31/31 Bay Ridge Brooklyn Branch organized.
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|1/1/1851 || 12/31/1851 || Bernhisel selecting the Utah Library in New York City.
1/1/32 11/27/32 New York District Organized
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8/24/32 8/24/32 Robert D. Hales born in NYC
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|1/1/1854 || 12/31/1857 || John Taylor presides over Eastern States Mission
11/17/32 11/17/32 New York District MIA performs ÒChurch of the AirÓ on CBS radio network.
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12/9/34 12/9/34 New York, New York Stake Organized
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|2/17/1855 || 5/30/1857 || John Taylor publishes The Mormon, a weekly newspaper
12/9/34 12/9/34 Brooklyn Ward Organized.
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1/1/46 12/31/46 Centennial of the Sailing of the Brooklyn observed.
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|6/27/1855 ||  || John Taylor appointed to New York City to publish a newspaper there
1/1/48 12/31/48 Brooklyn Ward becomes Brooklyn Branch
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1/1/50 12/31/50 Bay Ridge Branch dissolved and merged with Brooklyn Branch.
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|12/10/1856 || 12/10/1856 || John Taylor is publishing The Mormon in New York City
1/1/52 12/31/52 New York Stake Welfare Farm purchased.
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2/23/57 2/23/57 Spencer W. Kimball speakes in Stake Conference.
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|12/31/1857 || 12/31/1857 || John Taylor and all Missionaries recalled because of Johnston's Army
11/5/58 11/5/58 Tabernacle Choir performs at Carnegie Hall
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1/1/59 12/31/59 New York City Jewish Mission disbanded
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|1/1/1860 ||  ||
1/1/61 12/31/61 Missionaries re-enter Brooklyn.
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1/1/62 12/31/62 Brooklyn Chapel and Mission Home on Gates Ave. sold.
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|1/1/1868 || 12/31/1869 || Pratt publishes 1st, 2nd & 3rd school readers in Deseret Alphabet
4/22/64 10/17/65 ÒManÕs Search for HappinessÓ premiers at WorldÕs Fair
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6/1/64 6/30/64 Building at 1218 Glenwood Road purchased.
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|1/1/1869 || 12/31/1869 || Orson Pratt Publishes edition of Book of Mormon in Deseret Alphabet
1/1/65 12/31/65 Brooklyn Spanish Branch formed.
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1/1/65 12/31/65 Brooklyn Spanish Branch merged into Spanish American Branch in Manhattan.
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|1/1/1873 || 12/31/1873 || Orson Hyde writes letter to Editor of New York Sun
1/31/65 1/31/65 Staten Island members moved from Short Hills Ward to Brooklyn Branch
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8/20/67 8/20/67 Brooklyn Chapel dedicated by Elder ElRay L. Christiansen
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|1/1/1877 || 9/30/1877 || JFSmith & Orson Pratt return home from England via New York following death of BYoung
1/1/72 12/31/72 Spanish Group formed in Brooklyn
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10/1/72 10/31/72 Brooklyn Branch becomes Brooklyn Ward. Staten Island becomes an independent Branch.
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|1/1/1880 || 12/31/1889 || Richard W. Young attends law school at Columbia
1/1/75 12/31/75 New York Stake Center dedicated by Pres. Kimball
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4/30/78 4/30/78 Yorktown, New York Stake formed, leaving New York Stake entirely in New York City.
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|1/1/1883 || 12/31/1883 || On 1st trip to New York, Heber J. Grant meets a Mr. Pulsipher
4/30/78 4/30/78 Brooklyn Spanish Branch Created.
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4/1/79 4/30/79 Pres. Kimball tells NYC to teach gospel in Spanish, Chinese, Polish, Greek and Russian.
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|7/23/1885 || 7/31/1885 || Heber J. Grant sees Richard W. Young at head of parade for funeral of ex-Pres. U. S. Grant
6/1/79 6/30/79 Chinese and Korean Branches formed.
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6/17/84 6/17/84 Brooklyn 2nd Ward created from Brooklyn Spanish Branch
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|1/1/1889 || 1/31/1893 || New York City part of Northern States Mission
11/17/85 11/17/85 New York, New York East Stake Organized
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5/19/91 5/19/91 New York, New York East Stake disbanded|
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|1/1/1890 || 1/1/1890 || New York Conference was organized by 1890
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|1/1/1890 || 12/31/1899 || Orestes U. Bean's play Corianton is performed in New York City
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|1/1/1891 || 12/31/1891 || HJG attempts to obtain financing for Sugar Beet Industry
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|1/1/1893 || 1/31/1893 || Job Pingree set apart to reopen work in New York City
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|1/1/1893 || 12/31/1893 || HJGrant comes to NYCity to broker loans for the Church during panic of 1893
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|1/1/1894 || 12/31/1894 || Regular meetings were being held at 50 Concord Street, Brooklyn
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|1/1/1897 || 12/31/1897 || Pensylvania, Maryland & southern West Virginia transfered from Northern States Mission
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|5/6/1900 || 5/6/1900 || Relief Society organized in Brooklyn.
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|12/31/1900 || 12/31/1900 || Conferences in Eastern States Mission included New York City and Brooklyn
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|1/1/02 || 4/30/05 || New York Herald story about reliable information about Mormons
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|4/1/02 || 4/1/02 || John Henry Smith visits New York
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|9/17/02 || 9/17/02 || [[Young,_William_Hooper-Murder | Ben E. Rich refers to some crime in NYC that reflected badly on the Church]]
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|-
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|5/20/03 ||  || Mayor Low of New York withdraws permits to preach in the streets
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|-
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|4/1/04 || 4/1/04 || McQuarrie speaks in conference
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|1/1/05 || 12/31/05 || Brooklyn Branch organized with a Missionary as Branch President.
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|4/1/05 || 4/1/05 || John G. McQuarrie speaks in conference
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|1/1/06 || 12/31/06 || Translation of BOM into Turkish under direction of Elder F. F. Hintze
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|1/1/07 || 10/31/07 || McQuarrie speaks of a company in NYC that wants to develop Nauvoo area
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|10/1/08 || 10/31/08 || McQuarrie speaks in conference - reference to 1902 incident
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|11/1/08 || 11/30/08 || MIA organized in Brooklyn
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|1/1/09 || 12/31/09 || Jointly with the Northern States Mission, Eastern States Mission President Ben E. Rich publishes tract of "O My Father," called the "[[Loveliest Missionary Tract Ever Published]]."
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|1/1/09 || 12/31/32 || James S. Knecht serves as Branch President of the Brooklyn Branch.
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|10/4/09 ||  || Americana magazine publishes Comprehensive History of the Church in serial
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|01/1/10 || 10/31/13 || [[Davidian family in New York City]]
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|10/1/11 || 10/31/11 || John W. Young telegram read at conference
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|1/1/12 || 12/31/12 || Conference of Eastern States Mission Conference Presidents attended by Heber J. Grant
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|10/1/12 || 10/1/12 || Rich praises two Eastern States Mission Elders in conference
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|1/1/14 || 12/31/14 || Sunday School organized in the Brooklyn Branch
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|10/1/14 || 10/31/14 || Orson F. Whitney speaks of a friend in NYC
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|1/29/16 ||  || First Presidency commends the book  "The Case Against Mormonism"
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|7/5/16 || 7/5/16 || Property purchased for Mission Home and for Chapel in Brooklyn.
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|1/1/17 || 12/31/17 || Mission Home Built
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|1/1/18 || 12/31/18 || Brooklyn Chapel Built.
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|2/1/19 || 2/28/19 || Primary organized in Brooklyn
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|2/16/19 || 2/16/19 || Brooklyn Chapel dedicated by Reed Smoot
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|9/1/19 || 9/1/19 || Stephen L. Richards visits NYC in Sept 1919
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|-
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|1/1/21 || 12/31/21 || Fred W. Shibley, representing NY Banks, visits Heber J. Grant regarding Sugar Co.
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|-
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|1/1/21 || 4/1/22 || HJGrant speaks in conference about obtaining financing for Sugar Beet Industry
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|1/1/22 || 12/31/27 || B. H. Roberts wrote pamphlets directed at Jews.
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|3/1/22 || 3/31/22 || McCune describes hearing a radio for the first time in the home of a NYC member
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|2/11/24 || 2/11/24 || John W. Young dies in New York City
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|11/14/25 || 11/14/25 || 1st Missionaries sail for South America
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|11/12/28 || 11/15/28 || After the [[S. S. Vestra]] sinks November 12th, ESM in Brooklyn received surviving missionary passenger, Elder David Henry Huish.
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|1/1/31 || 12/31/31 || Bay Ridge Brooklyn Branch organized.
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|1/1/32 || 11/27/32 || New York District Organized
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|8/24/32 || 8/24/32 || Robert D. Hales born in NYC
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|11/17/32 || 11/17/32 || New York District MIA performs ÒChurch of the AirÓ on CBS radio network.
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|12/9/34 || 12/9/34 || New York, New York Stake Organized
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|12/9/34 || 12/9/34 || Brooklyn Ward Organized.
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|-
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|2/15/42 || 2/15/42 || First New York Times Crossword Puzzle includes clue "Member of Mormon Band, "Destroying Angels." The answer was the 6-letter word "Danite"
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|1/1/46 || 12/31/46 || Centennial of the Sailing of the Brooklyn observed.
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|1/1/48 || 12/31/48 || Brooklyn Ward becomes Brooklyn Branch
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|-
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|1/1/50 || 12/31/50 || Bay Ridge Branch dissolved and merged with Brooklyn Branch.
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|-
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|1/1/52 || 12/31/52 || New York Stake Welfare Farm purchased.
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|-
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|2/23/57 || 2/23/57 || Spencer W. Kimball speakes in Stake Conference.
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|-
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|11/5/58 || 11/5/58 || Tabernacle Choir performs at Carnegie Hall
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|-
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|1/1/59 || 12/31/59 || New York City Jewish Mission disbanded
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|1/1/61 || 12/31/61 || Missionaries re-enter Brooklyn.
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|-
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|1/1/62 || 12/31/62 || Brooklyn Chapel and Mission Home on Gates Ave. sold.
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|-
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|4/22/64 || 10/17/65 || "Man's Search for Happiness" premiers at World's Fair
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|-
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|6/1/64 || 6/30/64 || Building at 1218 Glenwood Road purchased.
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|-
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|1/1/65 || 12/31/65 || Brooklyn Spanish Branch formed.
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|-
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|1/1/65 || 12/31/65 || Brooklyn Spanish Branch merged into Spanish American Branch in Manhattan.
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|-
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|1/31/65 || 1/31/65 || Staten Island members moved from Short Hills Ward to Brooklyn Branch
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|-
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|8/20/67 || 8/20/67 || Brooklyn Chapel dedicated by Elder ElRay L. Christiansen
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|-
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|1/1/72 || 12/31/72 || Spanish Group formed in Brooklyn
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|-
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|10/1/72 || 10/31/72 || Brooklyn Branch becomes Brooklyn Ward. Staten Island becomes an independent Branch.
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|1/1/75 || 12/31/75 || New York Stake Center dedicated by Pres. Kimball
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|4/30/78 || 4/30/78 || Yorktown, New York Stake formed, leaving New York Stake entirely in New York City.
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|4/30/78 || 4/30/78 || Brooklyn Spanish Branch Created.
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|-
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|4/1/79 || 4/30/79 || Pres. Kimball tells NYC to teach gospel in Spanish, Chinese, Polish, Greek and Russian.
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|6/1/79 || 6/30/79 || Chinese and Korean Branches formed.
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|6/17/84 || 6/17/84 || Brooklyn 2nd Ward created from Brooklyn Spanish Branch
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|11/17/85 || 11/17/85 || New York, New York East Stake Organized
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|5/19/91 || 5/19/91 || New York, New York East Stake disbanded
 
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Latest revision as of 03:34, 19 August 2023

Contents

[edit] New Chronology

[edit] 1828

[edit] 1829

[edit] 1830

  • February 1830 -- New-York Telescope v6 n38, 20 February 1830, has first news story about the Book of Mormon published in New York City (draws from Palmyra Freeman article of 11 August 1829)

[edit] 1831

[edit] 1832

  • 22 September 1832 -- Revelation that Bishop Whitney should go to New York City to preach gospel

[edit] 1833

  • 1/1/1833 to 8/31/1833 -- Chandler receives and examines 11 mummies from Egypt & discovers Book of Abraham papyrus

[edit] 1834

[edit] 1835

  • 1/1/1835 || 12/31/1839 || David Rogers publishes Hymnal for the Church

[edit] 1836

  • 7/1/1836 || 7/31/1836 || Joseph Smith visits New York City

[edit] 1837

  • 6/20/1837 -- Missionaries bound for England delayed in NYC before traveling. They finally leave on the Ship Garrick on 1 July, arriving in Liverpool on 20 July 1837.
  • 5 August 1837 -- Parley P. Pratt arrives in New York City to preside over the Eastern States Mission. By October 3 he had baptized four. In addition to working in New York, he visits Providence, Boston and Holliston, Massachusetts. A February 6th, 1838 report indicates he had success in Ossining.
  • 8/1/1837 || 12/31/1837 || Meetings held in upper room on Goerck Street

[edit] 1838

  • 1838 -- Origen Bachelor publishes Mormonism exposed, internally and externally. . . and James M'Chesney publishes An antidote to Mormonism
  • May 1838 -- (before May 5), La Roy Sunderland publishes Mormonism Exposed and Refuted
  • Sept 1838 — By this time meetings were held in a private house on Main St. in Brooklyn


[edit] 1839

  • 1/1/1839 || 12/31/1839 || George A. Smith holds public meetings to get passage to England
  • 5/6/1839 || 5/6/1839 || John P. Greene called to preside over saints in NYC & region.
  • 8/8/1839 -- Wilford Woodruff leaves home for New York City en route to England
  • 9/16/1839 — John P. Greene holds 1st mass meeting on behalf of Mormon refugees from Missouri
  • 11/8/1839 -- Wilford Woodruff arrives in New York City, preparing to go to England
  • 11/8/1839 || 12/19/1839 || Wilford Woodruff in New York City preparing to go to England
  • 12/19/1839 || 12/19/1839 || Wilford Woodruff leaves New York for Liverpool England

[edit] 1840

  • 7/20/1840 -- First group of LDS Emigrants arrive from England on the Brittannia
  • 10/17/1840 -- New York City members represented at a Conference in Philadelphia.
  • 11/1/1840 || 11/30/1840 || Orson Hyde presides over a conference in New York City.

[edit] 1841

[edit] 1842

  • 30 Aug 1842 — John C. Bennett and Origin Bachelor hold an anti-Mormon meeting


[edit] A Chronology of events in the history of the LDS Church in New York City

Beginning Date Ending Date Event
Pratt examines Newark Tablet containing letters in the Hebrew language
Elijah Fordham of New York carves oxen & ornamental mouldings for Nauvoo Temple Baptismal Font
Mahonri M. Young attends art school in NYC
Minerva K. Teichert attends art school in NYC
Bonneville owns a radio station in New York City
Church has a Visitor's Center in New York City
Metropolitan Museum of Art had Joseph Smith papyri for many decades
Kane, Benson & Little visit New York seeking donations to help exodus from Nauvoo
2/1/1828 2/28/1828 Martin Harris takes characters from plates to Charles Anthon
1/1/1830 1/1/1830 Martin Harris returns to present the Book of Mormon to Charles Anton, who refuses it.
1/1/1832 12/31/1832 Campbell's Delusions published in Boston
1/1/1832 12/31/1832 Joseph Smith & Bishop Whitney visit New York to purchase goods for store
9/22/1832 9/23/1832 Revelation that Bishop Whitney should go to New York City to preach gospel
1/1/1833 8/31/1833 Chandler recieves and examines 11 mummies from Egypt & discovers Bof Abraham papyrus
2/17/1834 Letter from Anthon to Howe regarding Martin Harris visit to Anthon in NYC
1/1/1835 12/31/1839 David Rogers publishes Hymnal for the Church
7/1/1836 7/31/1836 Joseph Smith visits New York City
1/1/1837 12/31/1837 PP Pratt presides over Eastern States Mission
7/15/1837 7/31/1837 Parley P. Pratt arrives in New York City to

preside over Church

6/20/1837 6/30/1837 Missionaries bound for England delayed in NYC before traveling.
8/1/1837 12/31/1837 Meetings held in upper room on Goerck Street
9/1/1837 9/30/1837 PPPratt publishes "A Voice of Warning"
1/1/1838 12/31/1838 Two early anti-mormon books are published.
1/1/1839 12/31/1839 George A. Smith holds public meetings to get passage to England
5/6/1839 5/6/1839 John P. Greene called to preside over saints in NYC & region.
8/8/1839 8/8/1839 Wilford Woodruff leaves home for New York City en route to England
11/8/1839 11/8/1839 Wilford Woodruff arrives in New York City, preparing to go to England
11/8/1839 12/19/1839 Wilford Woodruff in New York City preparing to go to England
12/1/1839 12/31/1839 Brigham Young & George A. Smith get to New York City
12/19/1839 12/19/1839 Wilford Woodruff leaves New York for Liverpool England
2/1/1840 2/28/1840 Brigham Young and George A. Smith preach in New York City.
7/20/1840 7/20/1840 First group of LDS Emigrants arrive from England on the Brittannia
10/17/1840 10/17/1840 New York City members represented at a Conference in Philadelphia.
11/1/1840 11/30/1840 Orson Hyde presides over a conference in New York City.
4/3/1841 Letter from Anthon to Coit regarding visit of Martin Harris to Anthon in NYC
4/6/1841 4/6/1841 Mission Conference in Pennsylvania, NYC represented
5/20/1841 5/20/1841 Wilford Woodruff Returns to New York from England with some of the Twelve
8/1/1843 8/31/1843 Quorum of the Twelve hold their quorum meeting in New York City
1/1/1844 12/31/1844 Brannan publishes in The Prophet a seven-line transcript of BOM characters
1/1/1844 12/31/1845 William Smith publishes The Prophet, a newspaper
8/25/1844 8/25/1844 PPPratt publishes "A Dialogue between Joseph Smith and the Devil" in the New York Herald.
8/28/1844 8/28/1844 Wilford Woodruff leaves Nauvoo for Europe via New York City
12/8/1844 12/8/1844 Wilford Woodruff leaves New York for Liverpool to preside over European Mission
1/1/1845 12/31/1845 PPPratt publishes a newspaper, The New York Messenger
1/1/1845 12/31/1845 Parley P. Pratt writes to the Twelve in Nauvoo discouraged because only 50 attending meetings in New York City.
1/1/1845 12/31/1865 Pratt publishes first 'Mormon' Almanacs
4/6/1845 4/6/1845 Proclamation of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (April 6, 1845)
2/4/1846 2/4/1846 Brooklyn sails from New York for California
3/6/1846 3/6/1846 Wilford Woodruff arrives in New York from Liverpool, returning from European Mission
9/5/1846 9/5/1846 Lines John Taylor wrote in the album of Abby Jane Hart
6/21/1848 6/21/1848 Wilford Woodruff leaves Winter Quarters for mission to gather the eastern Saints
4/9/1850 4/9/1850 Wilford Woodruff leaves New York with company of Eastern Saints for west
1/1/1851 12/31/1851 Bernhisel selecting the Utah Library in New York City.
1/1/1854 12/31/1857 John Taylor presides over Eastern States Mission
2/17/1855 5/30/1857 John Taylor publishes The Mormon, a weekly newspaper
6/27/1855 John Taylor appointed to New York City to publish a newspaper there
12/10/1856 12/10/1856 John Taylor is publishing The Mormon in New York City
12/31/1857 12/31/1857 John Taylor and all Missionaries recalled because of Johnston's Army
1/1/1860
1/1/1868 12/31/1869 Pratt publishes 1st, 2nd & 3rd school readers in Deseret Alphabet
1/1/1869 12/31/1869 Orson Pratt Publishes edition of Book of Mormon in Deseret Alphabet
1/1/1873 12/31/1873 Orson Hyde writes letter to Editor of New York Sun
1/1/1877 9/30/1877 JFSmith & Orson Pratt return home from England via New York following death of BYoung
1/1/1880 12/31/1889 Richard W. Young attends law school at Columbia
1/1/1883 12/31/1883 On 1st trip to New York, Heber J. Grant meets a Mr. Pulsipher
7/23/1885 7/31/1885 Heber J. Grant sees Richard W. Young at head of parade for funeral of ex-Pres. U. S. Grant
1/1/1889 1/31/1893 New York City part of Northern States Mission
1/1/1890 1/1/1890 New York Conference was organized by 1890
1/1/1890 12/31/1899 Orestes U. Bean's play Corianton is performed in New York City
1/1/1891 12/31/1891 HJG attempts to obtain financing for Sugar Beet Industry
1/1/1893 1/31/1893 Job Pingree set apart to reopen work in New York City
1/1/1893 12/31/1893 HJGrant comes to NYCity to broker loans for the Church during panic of 1893
1/1/1894 12/31/1894 Regular meetings were being held at 50 Concord Street, Brooklyn
1/1/1897 12/31/1897 Pensylvania, Maryland & southern West Virginia transfered from Northern States Mission
5/6/1900 5/6/1900 Relief Society organized in Brooklyn.
12/31/1900 12/31/1900 Conferences in Eastern States Mission included New York City and Brooklyn
1/1/02 4/30/05 New York Herald story about reliable information about Mormons
4/1/02 4/1/02 John Henry Smith visits New York
9/17/02 9/17/02 Ben E. Rich refers to some crime in NYC that reflected badly on the Church
5/20/03 Mayor Low of New York withdraws permits to preach in the streets
4/1/04 4/1/04 McQuarrie speaks in conference
1/1/05 12/31/05 Brooklyn Branch organized with a Missionary as Branch President.
4/1/05 4/1/05 John G. McQuarrie speaks in conference
1/1/06 12/31/06 Translation of BOM into Turkish under direction of Elder F. F. Hintze
1/1/07 10/31/07 McQuarrie speaks of a company in NYC that wants to develop Nauvoo area
10/1/08 10/31/08 McQuarrie speaks in conference - reference to 1902 incident
11/1/08 11/30/08 MIA organized in Brooklyn
1/1/09 12/31/09 Jointly with the Northern States Mission, Eastern States Mission President Ben E. Rich publishes tract of "O My Father," called the "Loveliest Missionary Tract Ever Published."
1/1/09 12/31/32 James S. Knecht serves as Branch President of the Brooklyn Branch.
10/4/09 Americana magazine publishes Comprehensive History of the Church in serial
01/1/10 10/31/13 Davidian family in New York City
10/1/11 10/31/11 John W. Young telegram read at conference
1/1/12 12/31/12 Conference of Eastern States Mission Conference Presidents attended by Heber J. Grant
10/1/12 10/1/12 Rich praises two Eastern States Mission Elders in conference
1/1/14 12/31/14 Sunday School organized in the Brooklyn Branch
10/1/14 10/31/14 Orson F. Whitney speaks of a friend in NYC
1/29/16 First Presidency commends the book "The Case Against Mormonism"
7/5/16 7/5/16 Property purchased for Mission Home and for Chapel in Brooklyn.
1/1/17 12/31/17 Mission Home Built
1/1/18 12/31/18 Brooklyn Chapel Built.
2/1/19 2/28/19 Primary organized in Brooklyn
2/16/19 2/16/19 Brooklyn Chapel dedicated by Reed Smoot
9/1/19 9/1/19 Stephen L. Richards visits NYC in Sept 1919
1/1/21 12/31/21 Fred W. Shibley, representing NY Banks, visits Heber J. Grant regarding Sugar Co.
1/1/21 4/1/22 HJGrant speaks in conference about obtaining financing for Sugar Beet Industry
1/1/22 12/31/27 B. H. Roberts wrote pamphlets directed at Jews.
3/1/22 3/31/22 McCune describes hearing a radio for the first time in the home of a NYC member
2/11/24 2/11/24 John W. Young dies in New York City
11/14/25 11/14/25 1st Missionaries sail for South America
11/12/28 11/15/28 After the S. S. Vestra sinks November 12th, ESM in Brooklyn received surviving missionary passenger, Elder David Henry Huish.
1/1/31 12/31/31 Bay Ridge Brooklyn Branch organized.
1/1/32 11/27/32 New York District Organized
8/24/32 8/24/32 Robert D. Hales born in NYC
11/17/32 11/17/32 New York District MIA performs ÒChurch of the AirÓ on CBS radio network.
12/9/34 12/9/34 New York, New York Stake Organized
12/9/34 12/9/34 Brooklyn Ward Organized.
2/15/42 2/15/42 First New York Times Crossword Puzzle includes clue "Member of Mormon Band, "Destroying Angels." The answer was the 6-letter word "Danite"
1/1/46 12/31/46 Centennial of the Sailing of the Brooklyn observed.
1/1/48 12/31/48 Brooklyn Ward becomes Brooklyn Branch
1/1/50 12/31/50 Bay Ridge Branch dissolved and merged with Brooklyn Branch.
1/1/52 12/31/52 New York Stake Welfare Farm purchased.
2/23/57 2/23/57 Spencer W. Kimball speakes in Stake Conference.
11/5/58 11/5/58 Tabernacle Choir performs at Carnegie Hall
1/1/59 12/31/59 New York City Jewish Mission disbanded
1/1/61 12/31/61 Missionaries re-enter Brooklyn.
1/1/62 12/31/62 Brooklyn Chapel and Mission Home on Gates Ave. sold.
4/22/64 10/17/65 "Man's Search for Happiness" premiers at World's Fair
6/1/64 6/30/64 Building at 1218 Glenwood Road purchased.
1/1/65 12/31/65 Brooklyn Spanish Branch formed.
1/1/65 12/31/65 Brooklyn Spanish Branch merged into Spanish American Branch in Manhattan.
1/31/65 1/31/65 Staten Island members moved from Short Hills Ward to Brooklyn Branch
8/20/67 8/20/67 Brooklyn Chapel dedicated by Elder ElRay L. Christiansen
1/1/72 12/31/72 Spanish Group formed in Brooklyn
10/1/72 10/31/72 Brooklyn Branch becomes Brooklyn Ward. Staten Island becomes an independent Branch.
1/1/75 12/31/75 New York Stake Center dedicated by Pres. Kimball
4/30/78 4/30/78 Yorktown, New York Stake formed, leaving New York Stake entirely in New York City.
4/30/78 4/30/78 Brooklyn Spanish Branch Created.
4/1/79 4/30/79 Pres. Kimball tells NYC to teach gospel in Spanish, Chinese, Polish, Greek and Russian.
6/1/79 6/30/79 Chinese and Korean Branches formed.
6/17/84 6/17/84 Brooklyn 2nd Ward created from Brooklyn Spanish Branch
11/17/85 11/17/85 New York, New York East Stake Organized
5/19/91 5/19/91 New York, New York East Stake disbanded
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