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John Milton Bernhisel

Birth
23 June 1799
Tyrone, Perry, Pennsylvania

Death
28 September 1881
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Utah
Alternative Names (Also Known As)

John M. Bernhisel

John Bernhisel

John Milton Bernisel

Parent Marriage

Samuel Bernhisel to Susan Bower

Marriage Type: unknown

Notes

John Milton Bernhisel was not endowed in the Nauvoo temple. However, on 12 Dec 1845 William Clayton recorded in Heber C. Kimball's diary, "John M. Bernhisel assisted [illegible name] through to correct his memory" (Anderson/Bergera-EC). This suggests that he may have participated or assisted in administering the endowment ceremony. Member of the Anointed Quorum, admitted on 28 Sep 1843 (Anderson/Bergera-AQ)HP (Brown)

Baptism - November 1840

Place: New York City, New York, New York

First Anointing - 28 September 1843
Notes

John Milton Bernhisel was not endowed in the Nauvoo temple. However, on 12 Dec 1845 William Clayton recorded in Heber C. Kimball's diary, "John M. Bernhisel assisted [illegible] through to correct his memory" (Anderson/Bergera-EC). This suggests that he may have participated or assisted in administering the endowment ceremony. Member of the Anointed Quorum, admitted on 28 Sep 1843 (Anderson/Bergera-AQ).

Catherine Bernhisel - Sealed for Eternity - 26 October 1843

Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Joseph Smith

Mary Bernhisel - Sealed for Eternity - 26 October 1843

Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Joseph Smith

Mary Ann Bloom - Sealed for Eternity - 26 October 1843

Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Joseph Smith

Magdalena Lupperd - Sealed for Eternity - 26 October 1843

Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Joseph Smith

Mary Shatto - Sealed for Eternity - 26 October 1843

Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Joseph Smith

Elizabeth Shievley - Sealed for Eternity - 26 October 1843

Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Joseph Smith

Catherine Kremer - Sealed for Eternity - 26 October 1843

Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Joseph Smith

Hannah Bower - Sealed for Eternity - 26 October 1843

Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Joseph Smith

Sarah Crosby - Sealed for Eternity - 26 October 1843

Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Joseph Smith

Maria Lawrence - Sealed for Eternity - 26 October 1843

Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Joseph Smith

Fanny Spafford - Sealed for Eternity - 20 January 1846

Place: Nauvoo Temple, Nauvoo, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Brigham Young

Julia Ann Haight - Sealed for Eternity - 20 January 1846

This marriage has 1 child(ren) in the database

Canceled Date: 13 April 1873

Canceled Date, true: 1873-04-13

Place: Nauvoo Temple, Nauvoo, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Brigham Young

Catharine Paine - Sealed for Eternity - 20 January 1846

Place: Nauvoo Temple, Nauvoo, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Brigham Young

Dolly Ransom - Sealed for Eternity - 20 January 1846

Place: Nauvoo Temple, Nauvoo, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Brigham Young

Susan Catherine Paine - Sealed for Eternity - 20 January 1846

Place: Nauvoo Temple, Nauvoo, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Brigham Young

Catherine Burgess - Civil Marriage - 27 January 1846

Place: Nauvoo Temple, Nauvoo, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Amasa Mason Lyman

Elizabeth Barker - Sealed for Eternity - 03 February 1846

This marriage has 9 child(ren) in the database

Place: Nauvoo Temple, Nauvoo, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Amasa Mason Lyman

Catherine Burgess - Sealed for Eternity - 03 February 1846

Place: Nauvoo Temple, Nauvoo, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Amasa Mason Lyman

Melissa Lott - Sealed for Time - 08 February 1846

Place: Nauvoo Temple, Nauvoo, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Officiator: Brigham Young

Notes

Birth Date: 30 January 1852

Death Date: 30 January 1852

Birth Date: 30 January 1852

Death Date: 02 February 1852

Birth Date: 19 March 1856

Death Date: 18 April 1858

Birth Date: 10 September 1860

Death Date: 12 July 1913

Birth Date: 03 July 1864

Death Date: 12 April 1909

Birth Date: 12 February 1866

Death Date: 28 March 1877

Birth Date: 18 October 1867

Death Date: 08 May 1940

Birth Date: 02 July 1871

Death Date: 24 April 1956

Birth Date: 21 December 1846

Death Date: 13 January 1920

Birth Date: 12 January 1821

Death Date: 12 March 1867

Birth Date: 28 February 1849

Death Date: 22 October 1884

High Priest

Start Date: 12 December 1845

At Least By This Date

Elder

Start Date: November 1840

Specific Known Date

Notes: Ordained an elder, Nov. 1840, in New York City. (Joseph Smith Paper - “History of the New York City Branch,” in Nauvoo High Priests Quorum, Record, [18]. )

Bishop

Start Date: 14 April 1841

Specific Known Date

Notes: Ordained a bishop, 15 Apr. 1841, in New York City (Joseph Smith Papers - “Conference Minutes,” Times and Seasons, 2 Aug. 1841, 2:499. )

Council of Fifty
Adoption - 03 February 1846

Place: Nauvoo Temple, Nauvoo, Illinois, USA (UVA)

Sealed to Marriage: Joseph Smith to Emma Hale (1843-05-28 : eternity)

Name as Sealed: John Bernhisel

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