Philadelphia Branch (1839)
congregation #480604
created 2012-10-02 by bplewe
official name: Philadelphia Branch
assertion #3723765 by bplewe on 2012-10-02: confidence 100%.
is a(n): branch
assertion #3724753 by bplewe on 2012-10-02: confidence 100%.
is a(n): dual-branch (started: 6 Apr 1841, ended: between 1842 and 1844)
Presidency and Bishopric
assertion #4006348 by bplewe on 2019-10-03: confidence 100%.
started: 23 Dec 1839
assertion #3721352 by bplewe on 2012-10-02: confidence 100%.
ended: between 1850 and 1852
assertion #3735352 by bplewe on 2022-08-02: confidence 100%.
description: In the early 1840s, this was the largest branch east of Nauvoo. In April 1841 Hyrum Smith continued his stake-organizing mission by "more fully organizing" the Philadelphia Branch, calling both a full presidency (Pres. Benjamin Winchester) and a bishopric (Bishop Jacob Syfrett). It is not clear how long this organization lasted; Winchester moved to Nauvoo in October 1842 and Syfritt was excommunicated in 1843. By 1844 it is again a normally organized, but very large, branch.
assertion #4006422 by bplewe on 2019-10-03: confidence 100%.
religion: LDS
assertion #4014184 by bplewe on 2022-08-01: confidence 100%.
religion: Early
assertion #4000994 by bplewe on 2017-04-08: confidence 100%.
location: 39°57'32"N, 75°8'36"W
assertion #3718847 by bplewe on 2012-10-02: confidence 90%.
located at: Pennsylvania, United States
assertion #3712604 by bplewe on 2012-10-02: confidence 100%.
membership/population: 334 (on: 1 Sep 1844, source: T&S 5:20, 700)
assertion #3726066 by bplewe on 2019-10-03: confidence 100%.
membership/population: 207 (on: 18 Jul 1840, source: T&S 2:1, 206)
assertion #4006355 by bplewe on 2019-10-03: confidence 100%.
membership/population: 214 (on: 6 Apr 1841, source: T&S 2:14, 412)
assertion #4006351 by bplewe on 2019-10-03: confidence 100%.
in group: Nauvoo Era
assertion #3726065 by bplewe on 2012-10-28: confidence 80%.
see also: T&S 2:14, 412
April 6 1841: dual-leader branch organized with Pres. Benjamin Winchester, Bishop Jacob Syfrett, 214 members
entity #850528, assertion #3772986 by bplewe on 2019-10-03: confidence 100%.
see also: T&S 2:1, 206
18 July 1840: 207 members
entity #850520, assertion #3772960 by bplewe on 2019-10-03: confidence 100%.
see also: The Prophet (New York) 1:18, 1
Sep 1 1844: 334 members, loyalty of some "not fully known"
entity #850451, assertion #3772735 by bplewe on 2019-10-03: confidence 100%.
see also: T&S 5:20, 700
Sep 1 1844: 334 members, loyalty of some "not fully known"
entity #850627, assertion #3773638 by bplewe on 2019-10-03: confidence 100%.
see also: T&S 2:2, 215
Oct 17 1840: branch reorganized with Pres. John Robinson, 250 members
entity #850536, assertion #3773026 by bplewe on 2019-10-03: confidence 100%.
see also: New York Messenger 2:20, 160
14 Nov 1845: notice of meetings
entity #850362, assertion #3772488 by bplewe on 2019-10-03: confidence 100%.
see also: New York Messenger 2:20, 156
Nov 16 1845: Sam Brannan visiting the branch to arrange for emigration
entity #850361, assertion #4006365 by bplewe on 2019-10-03: confidence 100%.
see also: New York Messenger 2:20 extra
Nov 1845, mentions some baptisms
entity #850360, assertion #3772474 by bplewe on 2019-10-03: confidence 100%.
appears in: Wilford Woodruff Journal (source part: 1847-1853 p.159)
4-9 October 1848: Wilford Woodruff meets with the saints in Philadelphia; appoints W.I. Appleby to "preach and organize the churches in Pa, NJ, & Delaware" [Appleby emigrates the next Spring] He visits again 25 Nov 1849
entity #850689, assertion #4014185 by bplewe on 2022-08-02: confidence 100%.
