Individual Details

Peter Whitmer Senior

(14 Apr 1773 - 12 Aug 1854)

Peter Witmer and Mary Musselman hosted Joseph Smith, his wife Emma, and Oliver Cowdrey at the Witmer home in Fayette County, New York in June 1829, when Joseph Smith completed the translation of the Book of Mormon. The first meeting the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was held at the Witmer home on 11 April 1830.

Events

Birth14 Apr 1773, , PA
Death12 Aug 1854Richmond, Ray, MO
MarriageMary Elsa Musselman
Alt namePeter Witmer Senior

Families

SpouseMary Elsa Musselman ( - )
ChildChristian Whitmer (1798 - 1835)
ChildJacob Whitmer (1800 - 1856)
ChildJohn Whitmer (1802 - 1878)
ChildDavid Whitmer (1805 - 1888)
ChildCatherine Whitmer ( - )
ChildPeter Whitmer Junior (1809 - 1836)
ChildNancy Whitmer ( - )
ChildElizabeth Ann Whitmer ( - )
FatherChristian Witmer (1746 - 1777)
MotherBarbara Ebersole ( - 1784)

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