Nauvoo Temple Stone Cutters

The Nauvoo Temple was the second temple constructed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The church's first temple was completed in Kirtland, Ohio, in 1836. When the main body of the church was forced out of Nauvoo, Illinois, in the winter of 1846, the church attempted to sell the building, finally succeeding in 1848. The building was damaged by fire and a tornado before being demolished.

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In 1937, the Church reacquired the lot on which the original temple had stood. In 2000, the church began to build a temple on the original site whose exterior is a replica of the first temple, but whose interior is laid out like a modern Latter-day Saint temple. On June 27, 2002, a date that coincided with the 158th anniversary of the death of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, the temple was dedicated by the LDS Church as the Nauvoo Illinois Temple.

Stone Cutters List

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"The following persons have cut stone much of the time but not from the beginning to-wit:

1. William Huntington, Sen.
2. Samuel Williams
3. John Anderson
4. David B Dille
5. Augustus Stafford,
6. Jerome Bonaparte Kempton (1820-1899) (Jerome Kimpton)
7. Buckley B Anderson
8. Edwin Cutler
9. Franklin B. Cutler
10. William L. Cutler
11. Charles Lambert
12. John Pickles
13. James Sharp
14. Joseph G. Hovey
15. Welcome Chapman (1805-1893) - "He worked on the 3rd crane after it was erected" - Welcome was an experienced New England stone mason who would go on to work on both the Salt Lake Temple and the Manti Temple.
16. Joshua Armstrong
17. James H Rollins
18. Lucius Merchants
19. John Harper
20. James D. Miller
21. John Miller
22. Peter Campbell
23. Samuel Heath
24. Morgan Thomas
25. Ira K. Hillman
26. Foster Curtis
27. Joseph Bates
28. Henry Parker
29. Andrew Smith
30. Benjamin T. Mitchell - "He cut the first capital which was cut for this Temple."
31. Isaac Allred (1788-1870) -
32. Wiley Payne Allred (1818-1912)
33. Wilson Lund
34. Parmelia A. Jackman
35. Wm. Jackman
36. William Adams
37. Thomas McLellan
38. Chancy Gaylord
39. Thomas Johnson
40. David Burrows
41. William Cottier - "The last is a steady, faithful quiet, good workman."

Stone Quarry Workers

1. Albert P Rockwood - temple stone quarry superintendent.
2. Charles Horatio Drury (1825-1859) was an assistant to Albert P Rockwood at the temple quarry for building the Nauvoo temple.

See Also

• Salt Lake Temple Stonemasons
• History of the Construction of the Salt Lake Temple - Master Thesis by Wallace A. Raynor - Aug 1961.
• Video: Only a Stonecutter - Elder Holland tells the story of John R. Moyle, a stonemason who worked on the Salt Lake Temple despite the loss of his leg.
• VouTube: Only a Stonecutter - Deseret Video - of John R. Moyle, a stonemason who worked on the Salt Lake Temple despite the loss of his leg.
• YouTube: Only a Stonecutter - of John R. Moyle, a stonemason who worked on the Salt Lake Temple despite the loss of his leg.

Recap

Nauvoo Temple Stone Cutters

The Nauvoo Temple was the second temple constructed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Temple work started in 1840 and the Saints worked feverishly to complete it by 1846 at which time the main church was forced to abandon it and move to the Salt Lake Valley. But that was not before many were able to go inside to get their temple blessings. This person was one of many to work on this project.