Biography[]
Almon W Babbitt was born 9 October 1812 in Cheshire, Berkshire County, Massachusetts to Ira Babbitt (1790-1867) and Nancy Crozier (1789-1859) and died 24 October 1856 Fort Laramie, Goshen County, Wyoming of unspecified causes. He married Julia Ann Johnson (1808-1857) 23 November 1833 in Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio. He married Delcena Diadamia Johnson (1806-1854) 24 January 1846 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois.
Almon Whiting Babbitt was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, a Mormon pioneer, and the first secretary and treasurer of the Territory of Utah. He was killed in a raid by Cheyenne Native Americans in Nebraska Territory while travelling on government business between Utah and Washington, D.C.
Religious Awakening (LDS)[]
Early missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1830 edition of the Book of Mormon.
The 1830's saw a great Protestant religious revival sweep across the United States that was called the "Second Great Awakening" and was characterized by much emotional preaching, spiritual and social reform movements and a surge in membership growth for a great many Christian denominations.
This period also saw the rise of a new Church of Christ that was organized in early 1830 by its young prophet-leader, Joseph Smith (1805-1844), and after 1838 was formally named The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This church group was frequently called the "Mormon Church" or "Latter-day Saints" (LDS) for its belief in a new set of holy scriptures called "The Book of Mormon". For better or worse, this new religion generated a lot of attention in this region.
Missionaries of this church taught that it was not a reform movement or protest movement but a "restoration" of the original church with completeness of the full of doctrine of the gospel of Jesus Christ including the ministering of angels, the restored priesthood, lost scripture, revelations, prophecy, living apostles, the gifts of the spirit and much more. This message had profound impact on many who subsequently left all to follow the Prophet and the Church. In many cases their faith was so strong as to push these early converts to endure many difficult hardships and sacrifices and to eventually journey over a thousand miles westward to settle in the Great Salt Lake Valley. (See also New Religion (LDS 1830).)[1][2]
Zions Camp Participant[]
This Judith Mehr rendition depicts struggles endured by members of Zion's Camp, an expeditionary force to help Church members in Jackson County redeem their brethren.
One of the most interesting episodes in the early history of LDS Church was the march of Zion's Camp (1834). The members of the Church in Missouri were being persecuted, and the Prophet Joseph made it a matter of prayer and received a revelation on February 24, 1834. The Lord instructed the Prophet to assemble at least one hundred young and middle-aged men and to go to the land of Zion, or Missouri. (See D&C 130:19–34.)
Zion’s Camp, a group of approximately one hundred and fifty men, gathered at Kirtland, Ohio, in the spring of 1834 and marched to Jackson County, Missouri. By the time they reached Missouri, the camp had increased to approximately two hundred men.[3]
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| David Homer Babbitt (1835-1836) | |||
| Ann Caroline Babbitt (1843-1844) | |||
| Don Carlos Babbitt (1843-1912) | |||
| Almon Whiting Babbitt (1847-1918) | |||
| Julia Ann Babbitt (1849-1912) | |||
| Nancy Marie Babbitt (1855-1949) | 7 September 1855 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | 9 February 1949 Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States | Charles Hamblin Littlefield Riggs (1846-1932) |
Siblings[]
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Austin Babbitt (1811-1843) | |||
| Almon Whiting Babbitt (1812-1856) | 9 October 1812 Cheshire, Berkshire County, Massachusetts | 24 October 1856 Fort Laramie, Goshen County, Wyoming | Julia Ann Johnson (1808-1857) Delcena Diadamia Johnson (1806-1854) Maria Lawrence (1823-) Mary Tulley (1810-) |
| Frances Babbitt (1815-) | |||
| John Crosier Babbitt (1819-1855) | |||
| Druscilla Babbitt (1822-) | |||
| William Babbitt (1823-1876) | |||
| Harriett Mahala Babbitt (1827-1857) | |||
| Hiram Babbitt (1828-1841) | |||
| Jerome Babbitt (1832-1857) | |||
| Ira Wesley Babbitt (1833-1915) | |||
See Also[]
- Almon Babbitt
- Babbitt Family
- Babbitt in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- Babbitt in Geauga County, Ohio
- wikipedia:en:Almon W. Babbitt
