Benjamin franklin johnson biography
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Benjamin F. Johnson
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Benjamin franklin johnson biography
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Benjamin Franklin Johnson (July 28, 1818 – November 18, 1905)[1] was an early member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a member of the Council of Fifty, and a private secretary to Joseph Smith.
He served fourteen terms in the Utah Territorial Legislature and was also a brickmaker, merchant, tavern keeper, leatherworker, farmer, nurseryman, and beekeeper.[2]
Early life
Born to Ezekiel Johnson and Julia Hills at Pomfret, New York, he moved to Kirtland, Ohio in 1833.
He married Melissa Bloomfield LeBaron on Christmas Day, December 25, 1841.
Latter Day Saint Movement
Benjamin was baptized into the Church of the Latter Day Saints at Kirtland by Lyman E. Johnson in the spring of 1835.
Heber C. Kimball ordained him an elder March 10, 1839 at Far West, Missouri and John Smith ordained him a high priest in 1843 at Ramus, Illinois. He ser