Chronology

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

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 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 || 1/1/1844 || PPPratt publishes "A Dialogue between Joseph Smith and the Devil" in the New York Herald. 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 8/28/1844 || 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 || 12/31/32 || James S. Knecht serves as Branch President of the Brooklyn Branch. 10/4/09 || || Americana magazine publishes Comprehensive History of the Church in serial 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 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. 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

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 NYC
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