Rigdon, Sidney, 1793-1876

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Early leader of the Mormon Church.

From the guide to the Sidney Rigdon sermon, circa 1840, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

Mormon Church leader.

From the description of Letters, 1841-1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122638309

From the description of Letter, 1839. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122622768

From the description of Letter, 1837. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122392993

Sidney Rigdon was born in Pennsylvania and moved to Ohio in 1819. He was converted to Mormonism, became a spokesman for Joseph Smith, and was thought by some to have written the Book of Mormon. He ran on the ticket with Smith for the Presidential election of 1844.

From the description of Letter, 1837 Oct. 13, Terre Haute, Ind. [to] Don C. Smith. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 19771820
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referencedIn Father Gander. Only halting praise : Sidney Rigdon, Restoration rhetor / by Douglas W. Larche. Community of Christ Library and Archives
referencedIn Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844. Promisory note, 1837. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Rigdon, Sidney, 1793-1876. Letter, 1837 Oct. 13, Terre Haute, Ind. [to] Don C. Smith. Indiana Historical Society Library
referencedIn Holmes, Charles A. Papers. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Lenfestey, Craig N. The influence of Sidney Rigdon on early Mormonism / by Craig N. Lenfestey. Community of Christ Library and Archives
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referencedIn Smith, Hyrum, 1800-1844. Statement, 1843. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Geauga County (Ohio) court record, 1839 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
referencedIn Whitsitt, William Heth, 1841-1911. Sidney Rigdon : the real founder of Mormonism / by William Heth Whitsitt, 1908. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Rigdon, John Wickliffe, 1833-1902?. Affidavits, 1830-1906. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf MS 892, Partridge, Edward 1793-1840. Edward Partridge papers 1818-1839 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
creatorOf MS 8315, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints historical documents 1830-1867 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn Biographical material on Sidney Rigdon, ca. 1875-ca. 1925. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Alvord, D.S. From the Chicago Historical Society [microform]. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Whitney, Newel Kimball, 1795-1850. Papers, 1825-1906. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Rigdon, John M. Lecture on Sidney Rigdon : typescript, [19--?]. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Howe, Eber D., b. 1798. Mormon Miscellaneous Collection, 1842-1920. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn MS 19156, Knight, Newel 1800-1847. Newel Knight autobiography circa 1871 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
creatorOf Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844. Papers 1837-1838. Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society
referencedIn Van Dine, Warren L. Papers, 1953, 1954. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Boosinger, George. George Boosinger papers, 1836-1857. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn PH 6248, General Authorities circa 1920s Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn Oliver Cowdrey papers, 1833-1838 J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Manuscripts Division
creatorOf MS 27035, Kimball, Hiram 1806-1863. Hiram Kimball collection 1830-1910 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn Marchant, Byron. Mormon exaggerations. Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society
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referencedIn Beaver Baptist Association. Minutes and pamphlets, 1817-1834. Harold B. Lee Library
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creatorOf MS 1352, Woodruff, Wilford 1807-1898. Wilford Woodruff journals and papers 1828-1898 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
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referencedIn A declaration of our faith and practice, 1801-1827 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
referencedIn Whitsitt, William Heth, 1841-1911. Papers of William Heth Whitsitt, 1885-1908. Library of Congress
referencedIn Cowdery, Oliver. Letter book, docket, and correspondence of Oliver Cowdery, 1833-1894 bulk (1833-1838). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn MS 22278, Pettigrew, David 1791-1863. Pettigrew collection 1836-1883; 1926-1930 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn Jensen, Paul, 1951-. Sidney Rigdon research file, 1759-1892. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn MS 12476, Kimball, Heber Chase 1801-1868. Heber C. Kimball collection 1837-1898 (bulk 1837-1865) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn Whitsitt, William H. Sidney Rigdon, the real founder of Mormonism. Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society
referencedIn Reader, Samuel James, 1836-1914. Samuel James Reader papers [microform], 1853-1955 (bulk 1853-1914). Kansas State Historical Society
referencedIn Hess, Arlene. Arlene Hess correspondence, 1830-1880. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Stephen Post papers, 1856-1921 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
referencedIn John W. Rigdon papers, 1906 J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Manuscripts Division
referencedIn John Wickliffe Rigdon affidavits, 1830-1906 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
creatorOf Sidney Rigdon sermon, circa 1840 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
referencedIn Post, Stephen, 1810-1879. Stephen Post papers, 1856-1921. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Pickel, Leonard. Mormon letters, 1841-1844. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Noel B. Reynolds papers, 1966-2011 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
creatorOf MS 14458, Young, Phineas Howe 1799-1879. Phineas H. Young papers 1846-1898 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn The trial of Sidney Rigdon. Community of Christ Library and Archives
referencedIn Whitsitt, William Heth, 1841-1911. Sidney Rigdon : the real founder of Mormonism / by William Heth Whitsitt, 1908. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Josephine Rigdon Secord letters, 1965-1972 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
referencedIn Post, Warren, 1811-1875. Autobiography [microform] (Typescript). Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Rigdon, Sidney, 1793-1876. Letter, 1839. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf CR 100 396, Historian's Office (1842?-1972). Joseph Smith history documents 1839-1860 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn Beaver Baptist Association minutes and pamphlets, 1817-1834 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
referencedIn Secord, Josephine Rigdon, 1876-1974,. Josephine Rigdon Secord letters. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Allred, William Moore, 1819-1901. William Allred autobiography and journal, 1819-1887. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Paul Jensen Sidney Rigdon research file, 1759-1892 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
referencedIn Huntington, William. Diary and autobiography of William Huntington, 1840-1845. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Saunders, Lorenzo, b. 1811. Statement of Lorenzo Saunders on 17 September 1884. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
referencedIn Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844. Promisory notes. University of New Mexico, Los Alamos, UNM-Los Alamos Library
referencedIn Robinson, Athalia. Affidavit, 1904. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Cobb, James T. The Mormon problem : Salt Lake City : ms.S, 1884. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Rigdon, John W. Lecture written by John W. Rigdon on the early history of the Church. Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society
creatorOf Rigdon, Sidney, 1793-1876. Letters, 1841-1844. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Whitney, Newel Kimball, 1795-1850. Papers, 1825-1906. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Rigdon, Sidney, 1793-1876. Letter, 1837. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Providence Baptist Church (Beaver County, Pa.). A declaration of our faith and practice, 1801-1827. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn PH 1300, Carter, Charles William photographer 1832-1918. Charles W. Carter glass negative collection circa 1860-1900 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn Whitsitt, William Heth, 1841-1911. [Notes on Mormonism / William Heth Whitsitt]. SBTS Library, James P. Boyce Centennial Library
referencedIn Belnap, Gilbert, 1821-1899. Autobiography [microform] (Typescript). Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Geauga County (Ohio). Court of Common Pleas. Court record, 1839. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn PH 5415, Murdock, Sumner Reed 1938-. Missouri and Ohio Church history sites 1997-1998 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn Saunders, Lorenzo, b. 1811. Interview of Lorenzo Saunders, 12 November 1884. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
creatorOf MS 18547, Smith, Joseph 1805-1844. New translation of the Bible 1830-1833 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn Whitsitt, WIlliam H. Sidney Rigdon, the real founder of Mormonism / by William H. Whitsitt, D.D., LL.D., Professor in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminiary at Lottsville, Kentucky. 1885. [microfilm] Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society
creatorOf MS 1304, Post, Stephen 1810-1879. Stephen Post papers 1835-1921 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn Arlene Hess correspondence, 1830-1880 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
creatorOf M292.2 L364 1844-1845, Rigdon, Sidney 1793-1876. Latter Day Saint's messenger and advocate. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn Rigdon, John Wickliff, 1833-1922. Biography of Sidney Ridgdon, ca. 1900-1968. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Athalia Robinson affidavit, 1904 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
referencedIn Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. LDS Church records, 1831-1964. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf MS 6241, Kimball family. Kimball family correspondence 1838-1871 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
referencedIn Kirtland Safety Society Bank. Five dollars, 1837. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf MS 19655, Smith, Joseph 1805-1844. New translation of the Bible 1830-1833 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Church History Library
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Birth 1793-02-19

Death 1876-07-14

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