Daniel S. Miles
Daniel Sanborn Miles (July 23, 1772 – October 12, 1845) was an early Mormon leader and member of the Presidency of the Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.[1][2]
| Daniel S. Miles | |
|---|---|
| First Seven Presidents of the Seventy | |
| April 6, 1837 – October 12, 1845 | |
| Called by | Joseph Smith, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Sanborn Miles July 23, 1772 Sanbornton, Province of New Hampshire |
| Died | October 12, 1845 (aged 73) Hancock County, Illinois, United States |
| Resting place | Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds 40°32′12.12″N 91°21′2.16″W |
| Spouse(s) | Electa Chamberlin |
| Parents | Josiah Miles Marah Sanborn |
Life
Miles was born in Sanbornton, New Hampshire, and married Electa Chamberlin in Ryegate, Vermont, in 1813.[3] Orson Pratt and Lyman E. Johnson baptized him in April 1832 in Bath, New Hampshire. He joined the Latter Day Saints in Kirtland, Ohio by 1836, and Joseph Smith, Jr. named him one of the seven Presidents of the Seventy later that year. Sidney Rigdon and Hyrum Smith ordained him.[4]
Miles moved to Missouri in early 1838, from which he was later expelled with the rest of the Mormons. He was among the first Mormons to settle in Nauvoo, Illinois. He is mentioned in a Doctrine and Covenants revelation, D&C 124:138. Miles died in 1845 at the home of Josiah Butterfield from complications from a fall.[4]
References
- Manuscript History of the Church, LDS Church Archives, book A-1, p. 37; reproduced in Dean C. Jessee (comp.) (1989). The Papers of Joseph Smith: Autobiographical and Historical Writings (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book) 1:302–03.
- H. Michael Marquardt and Wesley P. Walters (1994). Inventing Mormonism: Tradition and the Historical Record (Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books) p. 160.
- "Daniel Sanborn Miles – Biography". josephsmithpapers.org. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- "Daniel S. (Sanborn) Miles". Grampa Bill. Retrieved 2008-04-06.