Zerubbabel Snow facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Zerubbabel Snow |
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| First Quorum of the Seventy | |
| 1835 (aged 26) – September 27, 1888 | |
| Called by | Heber J. Grant |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah | |
| 1850 – 1854 | |
| Attorney General of the Territory of Utah | |
| February 19, 1869 – | |
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| Born | Zerubbabel Snow March 29, 1809 St. Johnsbury, Vermont, United States |
| Died | September 27, 1888 (aged 79) Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States |
| Resting place | Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772000°N 111.858000°W |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Slater Lang Mary Augusta Hawkins Mary Lavina Sawyer (nee Stone) |
| Parents | Levi Snow Lucina Streeter |
Zerubbabel Snow (born March 29, 1809, died September 27, 1888) was an important person in the early days of the Latter Day Saint movement. He was also a pioneer who helped settle new lands. Later, he became a Supreme Court Justice and the Attorney General for the Utah Territory.
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Zerubbabel Snow's Life Story
Zerubbabel Snow was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, in 1809. When he was older, he learned about Mormonism from missionaries named Orson Pratt and Lyman E. Johnson. He decided to join the Church of Christ and was baptized in 1832.
Early Church Service
Soon after his baptism, on August 23, 1832, Zerubbabel Snow and Amasa M. Lyman were given a special church role called elder. This was done by Joseph Smith and Frederick G. Williams. Right away, they both left to serve as missionaries, sharing their beliefs with others.
Family and Moving West
In 1833, Snow went back to Vermont and married Susan Slater Lang. They stayed in Vermont until 1834. Then, they moved to Ohio so Snow could join a group called Zion's Camp. This group was traveling to Missouri.
Sadly, his wife Susan died in Ohio after giving birth to their only child, a daughter named Susan Lizette Snow, in 1841. Susan Lizette later married Orson Pratt Jr. After Susan's death, Zerubbabel Snow married Mary Augusta Hawkins on August 25, 1841. They had several children: Cora Georganna, Adelaide Louisa, Zerubbabel "Zera" Levi, George Wellington, Herbert Walderman, and Marion Mason. In 1856, Snow married Mary Lavina Sawyer, who was a widow with a son. Zerubbabel Snow did not have children with Mary Lavina.
In 1835, Snow was given another church role as a seventy. He became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy, which is a leadership group. Zerubbabel Snow and his family moved with other Latter Day Saints from Ohio to Iowa, and finally to the Utah Territory. This was part of the great journey of the Mormon pioneers.
Public Service and Missions
Zerubbabel Snow continued to serve in the church and in government. In 1852, he was a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Virginia and Ohio.
From 1850 to 1854, he worked as an Associate Justice for the Supreme Court in the Utah Territory. After this, he served another church mission, this time in Australia, from June 1856 to December 1858.
On February 19, 1869, Zerubbabel Snow was chosen to be the Attorney General for the Utah Territory. He continued to serve in this role. Zerubbabel Snow passed away in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory.
