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A Chronology of the Life of George B. Wallace

 
George Benjamin Wallace lived a long, fascinating life.  He labored in a variety of occupations, married five women who bore him scores of children, and participated in a variety of political and cultural associations.  But he is best remembered for holding numerous important positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Indeed, he and many others like him formed a second tier of leadership in the first decades of the Church, ranking in authority just below the upper stratum of prophets, patriarchs, and apostles. Largely unremembered today except by their posterity, they nonetheless provided invaluable service, often at significant personal sacrifice, to the Church and its members.

16 February 1817                       Born in Epsom, New Hampshire

1 August 1828                              Death of George’s mother, Mary True

Around 1834                                Decided to become a carpenter

Around 1838                                Moved to Boston

13 February 1840                      Married Mary Critchett McMurphy

December 1842                           Baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

September 1843                         Appointed presiding elder of the Boston Branch

July 1844                                      Appointed presiding elder of the New Bedford Branch

March-April 1845                     Moved to Nauvoo, Illinois

4 June 1845                                 Married Melissa Mandana (Crowell) King

17 October 1845                        Departed from Nauvoo for Boston

Summer 1846                             Arrived at Winter Quarters

17 June 1847                             Appointed Captain of Fifty under A. O. Smoot in the westward Mormon migration

26 September 1847                 Arrived at Great Salt Lake City

11 February 1849                     Appointed second counselor in the presidency of the Salt Lake Stake’s High Priest’s Quorum

14 April 1849                             Appointed sexton of the public burying ground

July 1849                                    Elected to House of Representatives of the Territory of Deseret

19 October 1849                      Departed on a mission to England

9 June 1850                               Arrived in Liverpool, England; assigned to the London Conference

July 1850                                   Appointed first counselor in the presidency of the British Mission

20 March 1852                        Departed from England on the steamship Canada

August 1852                              Arrived home after a nearly three-year absence

15 October 1852                      Married Lydia, Hannah, and Martha Davis

8 November 1852                   Elected to the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Deseret

6 April 1853                              Dedicated the northwest cornerstone of the Salt Lake Temple

Late 1854                                    Brought to court twice for unpaid debts

December 1854                        Helped organize the Polysophical Society

Nov 1855 - Jan 1856              Served a home mission to central and southern Utah

7 April 1860                              Appointed second counselor in the presidency of the Salt Lake Stake

17 January 1862                      Helped found the Jordan Irrigation Company

6 April 1866                               Appointed first counselor in the presidency of the Salt Lake Stake

October 1869-April 1870     Served a mission to the Eastern States

9 May 1874                                 Appointed president of the Salt Lake Stake

1875                                               Homesteaded land in Granger, which soon became his permanent residence

9 April 1876                                Released as president of the Salt Lake Stake; appointed 1st counselor in High Priest’s Quorum

26 October 1886                        Arrested for unlawful cohabitation

24 March 1898                           Appointed president of the Salt Lake Stake’s High Priest’s Quorum

30 January 1900                      Died at home in Granger