Alpheus Cutler (Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)
- Gender
- Male
Cutler, Alpheus
Biography
29 Feb. 1784–10 June 1864. Stonemason. Born in Plainfield, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire. Son of Knight Cutler and Elizabeth Boyd. Married Lois Lathrop, 17 Nov. 1808, in Lebanon, Grafton Co., New Hampshire. Moved to Upper Lisle, Broome Co., New York, ca. 1808. Served in War of 1812. Moved to Chautauque Co., New York, after 1814, and settled in Hanover, Chautauque Co., by 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by David W. Patten, 20 Jan. 1833, in Chautauque Co. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, 1834. Ordained an elder, by Aug. 1834. Labored on Kirtland temple. Member of Kirtland high council, 1835. Ordained a high priest by JS, 29 Apr. 1836, in Kirtland. Moved near Richmond, Ray Co., Missouri, 1836; to Caldwell Co., Missouri, 1838; and to Commerce (later Nauvoo), Hancock Co., Illinois, by summer 1839. Member of Nauvoo high council, 1839–1846. Appointed member of Nauvoo temple building committee, 1840, in Nauvoo. Appointed guard in Nauvoo Legion, Mar. 1841. Served mission to Wisconsin Territory, 1841–1842, to obtain lumber for construction of Nauvoo temple. Member of Nauvoo Masonic Lodge. Admitted to Council of Fifty, 11 Mar. 1844. Elected president of town of Nauvoo, Apr. 1845. Led third company of Latter-day Saints to leave Nauvoo and chose site of Winter Quarters, unorganized U.S. territory (later in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska), for the Saints, 1846. Established town of Manti (later near Shenandoah), Fremont Co., Iowa, 1850. Excommunicated, 20 Apr. 1851. Established Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite), 19 Sept. 1853, in Fremont Co. Lived at Fisher, Fremont Co., 1860. Died in Manti.
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- History, 1838–1856, volume A-1 [23 December 1805–30 August 1834]
- History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Times and Seasons, 1 October 1842
- Times and Seasons, 1 September 1842
- Appendix 4: Council of Fifty, Roll, 22 April 1845–27 December 1846
- Appendix 5, Document 3. Draft Notes, December 1842
- Appendix 7: Council of Fifty, Minutes, 19 January 1846
- Appointments of Shadrach Roundy and Others, 9 September 1842, Draft
- Benediction, 6 April 1841
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846
- Discourse, 10 March 1844, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
- Discourse, circa 21 March 1841, as Reported by Martha Jane Knowlton Coray
- Doctrine and Covenants, 1844
- F. G. Williams & Co. Account Book, October 1833–November 1835
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft
- History Draft [1 January–3 March 1843]
- History Draft [1 July–31 December 1842]
- History Draft [21 June–8 August 1844]
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1841–December 1842
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Kirtland Elders’ Certificates
- Letter from Nauvoo Temple Committee, 26 January 1843
- Letter from Parley P. Pratt, 24 October 1841
- Letterbook 2
- License for Alpheus Cutler, 29 April 1836
- List of Members, Council of Fifty, May 1844
- List of Members, Council of Fifty, probably between 25 April and 3 May 1844
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843
- Minute Book 1
- Minute Book 2
- Minutes and Discourse, 3–5 October 1840
- Minutes and Discourse, 4 April 1844
- Minutes and Discourses, 5–7 October 1839
- Minutes and Discourses, 6–8 April 1843
- Minutes and Discourses, 7–8 March 1835
- Minutes, 11 August 1834
- Minutes, 11 March 1844
- Minutes, 16 March 1835
- Minutes, 17 August 1835
- Minutes, 21 March 1844
- Minutes, 23 September 1842
- Minutes, 25 May 1844
- Minutes, 28–29 August 1834
- Minutes, 29 October 1835
- Minutes, 4 February 1841
- Minutes, 6–9 October 1843
- Minutes, 7–11 April 1841
- Minutes, 9 September 1842
- Minutes, Nauvoo Legion, 2 March 1841
- Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, January–November 1842
- Oath from Shadrach Roundy and Others, 23 September 1842
- Pay Order from Temple Committee for Stephen Hale, 26 May 1842
- Petition from Alpheus Cutler and Others, 10 March 1843
- Petition from Charles C. Rich and Others, 5 November 1844
- Petition from George W. Crouse and Others, circa 9 March 1844
- Petition from Orson Spencer and Others, circa 12 May 1843
- Preamble and Resolutions, 14 January 1845, Draft
- Preamble and Resolutions, 14 January 1845, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Receipt from Alpheus Cutler, Reynolds Cahoon, and Elias Higbee, 15 June 1841
- Receipt from Alpheus Cutler, Reynolds Cahoon, and Elias Higbee, 29 April 1841
- Receipt from Alpheus Cutler, Reynolds Cahoon, and Elias Higbee, 4 May 1841
- Receipt from Reynolds Cahoon, 11 February 1841
- Receipt from Reynolds Cahoon, Alpheus Cutler, and Elias Higbee, 12 April 1841–A
- Receipt from Reynolds Cahoon, Alpheus Cutler, and Elias Higbee, 12 April 1841–B
- Receipt from Reynolds Cahoon, Alpheus Cutler, and Elias Higbee, 12 April 1841–C
- Receipt from Reynolds Cahoon, Alpheus Cutler, and Elias Higbee, 15 May 1841
- Recommendation for Samuel Bent and George W. Harris, between circa 17 and circa 28 July 1840
- Recommendation from Nauvoo High Council, 27 October 1839
- Revelation, 19 January 1841 [D&C 124]
- The Book of the Law of the Lord