James Blakesly

James Blakesly (Blakeslee) (1802-1866) was born 18 Jul. 1802 in Milton, Chittenden Co., Vermont. He married Louisiana Edmunds about 1824. He was baptized in Jul. 1833. He presided over a branch of the Church in Upper Canada when Wilford Woodruff was a missionary there. He died 18 Dec. 1866 in Batavia, Kane Co., Illinois.

Footnotes

James Blakeslee (LZS3-YML), "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 6 Feb. 2022). James Blakesly, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/james-blakesly, accessed 7 Feb. 2022). James Blakeslee, The Joseph Smith Papers (https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/james-blakeslee, accessed 11 Jan. 2022).

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    Vinal Haven bordering East upon the State of Maine although it was a country I never had visited. I named my feelings upon the subject to Elder Kimball Sidney Rigdon, and some others they incoraged me to go, Elder Kimball blessed me and said in the name of the Lord I should be blessed and prospered on my mission & do a good work I made a proposition to Elder Johnathan H. Hale to accompany me upon my mission which he excepted. On the 31st day of ...
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    May 10, 1837 May 31, 1837 June 1, 1837 June 4, 1837 July 6, 1837 July 10, 1837

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    taken from the Kirtland bank, – having been a Clerk in that institution., He We crossed the lake Ontario, visited upper Canada, and attended a conference, May 10th, with Elders John E. Page and James Blakesly, in the township of Bastard, Leeds Co., there was eight branches represented containing 300 members, 13 elders, 5 priests, 8 teachers and 6 deacons. Elder Wm. Draper and myself ordained 7 Elders, 9 Priests, 11 teachers ...

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    ELDERS' JOURNAL OF THE CHURCH OF LATTER DAY SAINTS. VOL I. No. 1.]- KIRTLAND, OHIO, OCTOBER, 1837. -[Whole No. 1. North Lat, 44. Long. 69, 10. Vin- alhaven, Fox Islands, Monday, Sept. 18th, 1837. To JOSEPH SMITH Jr. AND THE CHURCH OF LATTER DAY SAINTS IN KIRTLAND GREETING: Dear Saints of God, whom we love of a truth for the truth' sake that dwelleth in you, and we pray God that it may abide with ...
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    September 18, 1837

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    The time having arrived for me to start on my mission I did not tary at home one year according to the Law of Moses after having married me a wife I ownly tarried one Month & 18 days and on the 3rd May 1837, I took the parting hand with my wife whom I left at with Sister Hale, where she was expecting to tary for the season. After parting with other friends I Kirtland left Kirtland in good spirits and walked in company with ...
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    May 13, 1837

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    TULLIDGE'S QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. [Column 1] we were joined by Elder Milton Holmes. There we went aboard the steamer San- dusky, and made our way to Buffalo, and proceeded thence to Syracuse, by way of the Erie Canal. We then walked to Richland, Oswego County, New York, where I met my two brothers, whom I had not seen for several years. After spending one night there, we continued our journey to ...
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    June 11, 1808

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    blessing of God I leave with you which I ^as I could^ have done had we been received in the name of the Lord. We then walked to sister Calvins and Elder ^Duchers^ in Jefferson's county being a distance of 24 miles during the day. On the morrow we travelled to sacketts Harborur ^&^ visited the American Garrison which was beautiful for situation We also had an interview with brother Archibal Patten. At 10 o'clock at night we took passage on board the Oneida at Sacketts Harbour and crossed ...
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    June 6, 1837 June 7, 1837 June 8, 1837 June 9, 1837 June 10, 1837

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    joy and gave thanks and praise unto God; for according to her faith she was made whole from that hour. A child also that was sick was made whole by the laying on of hands in the name of Jesus according to the words of the Lord. See Mark 16 ch, 17th verse. On the 12th I parted from Elders Page and Blakesley and many other Saints and traveled in company of six other brethen to the Branch of the Church in Leeds ...
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    June 12, 1837 June 13, 1837 June 14, 1837 June 16, 1837 June 17, 1837 June 18, 1837

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    healed the day before & we were baptized for the remission of our sins By Brother Zera Pulsipher an Elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints the snow was about 3 feet deep a cold day & the water mixed with snow & Ice yet I did not feel cold Brother Pulsipher Appointed a meeting at candle light to attend to our confermation a large assembly came to gether and they brought a good deal of the spirit of opposition with them Brother Pulsipher spoke upon the ...
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    January 1, 1834 January 1, 1834 January 2, 1834 February 1, 1834 March 1, 1834 April 1, 1834 April 10, 1834 April 11, 1834

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    Babbit Adams Blakely Magin and the like. We are rough stones out of the mountain and when we roll through the forest and knock the bark off the trees it does not hurt us even if we should get a corner knocked off occassionally. The more we roll and get the corners knocked off the better we are; but if we were polished and smooth when we got the corners knocked off it would deface us This is the case ...
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    September 12, 1843