Gilbert, John H.
Biography
13 Apr. 1802–26 Jan. 1895. Printer, newspaper editor, clerk, bookkeeper. Worked as printer for Ontario Repository, 1818, in Canandaigua, Ontario Co., New York. Moved to Palmyra, Wayne Co., New York, ca. 1824. Partnered with Pomeroy Tucker to publish Wayne Sentinel, ca. 1824–ca. 1827. Married Chloe Thayer, 4 Sept. 1827, in Palmyra. Worked in print shop of E. B. Grandin, punctuating and typesetting first edition of Book of Mormon, Aug. 1829–Mar. 1830. Major in local militia. Died in Palmyra.
Links
papers
other
- Agreement with Martin Harris, 16 January 1830
- Appendix 5: Testimony of Eight Witnesses, Late June 1829
- Copyright for Book of Mormon, 11 June 1829
- Letter from Oliver Cowdery, 28 December 1829
- Letter to Oliver Cowdery, 22 October 1829
- Printer’s Manuscript of the Book of Mormon, circa August 1829–circa January 1830
- Revelation, circa Summer 1829 [D&C 19]
John H. Gilbert Photograph, unknown photographer, circa 1890. (Church History Library, Salt Lake City.)
- Gender
- Male