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
2/28/1828 | Martin Harris takes characters from plates to Charles Anthon
1/1/1830 Martin Harris returns to present the Book of Mormon to Charles Anton, who refuses it.
12/31/1832 Campbell's Delusions published in NYC
12/31/1832 Joseph Smith & Bishop Whitney visit New York to purchase goods for store
9/23/1832 | Revelation that Bishop Whitney should go to New York City to preach gospel
8/31/1833 | Chandler recieves and examines 11 mummies from Egypt & discovers Bof Abraham papyrus
| Letter from Anthon to Howe regarding Martin Harris visit to Anthon in NYC