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Peter Whitmer Jr. (September 27, 1809 – September 22, 1836) was the sixth child and fifth son of Peter Whitmer Sr. and Mary Musselman. He is primarily remembered as one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon's golden plates .
Christian Whitmer died in 1835 and his brother Peter Whitmer, Jr. died the following year. In 1838, the surviving Whitmers became estranged from Joseph Smith during a leadership struggle in Far West, Missouri, and all three were excommunicated with other dissenters, [7] never to rejoin The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. None of ...
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In 1838, the living members of Whitmer family (Christian Whitmer and Peter Whitmer Jr. died in 1835 and 1836, respectively) became estranged from Smith during a leadership struggle in Far West, Missouri, and all were excommunicated along with other dissenters and fled Caldwell County after receiving an ultimatum from the Danites. [6]
Peter Whitmer Jr. Samuel H. Smith; David Whitmer; Early membership also included the Three Witnesses and the Eight Witnesses to the Book of Mormon and members of the extended Whitmer and Smith families. Other early members included friends and acquaintances of the Smith and Whitmer families, such as Porter Rockwell.
Joseph Smith Jr. May 15, 1829 Oliver Cowdery: May 15, 1829 Samuel H. Smith: May 24, 1829 Hyrum Smith: June 1829 Joseph Smith Sr. April 6, 1830 Lucy Mack Smith: April 6, 1830 Martin Harris: April 6, 1830 David Whitmer: June 1829 & April 6, 1830 Peter Whitmer Jr. June 1829 Orrin Porter Rockwell: April 6, 1830 Sarah Witt Rockwell: April 6, 1830 ...
Peter was sent to an elite Quaker boarding school, the George School, in Newtown, Pennsylvania, but he eventually graduated from Princeton High School, according to the Atomic Heritage Foundation.
They had eight children, Christian Whitmer, Jacob Whitmer, John Whitmer, David Whitmer, Catherine Whitmer Page, Peter Whitmer Jr., Nancy Whitmer, and Elizabeth Whitmer Cowdery. Through her son David, she and her family became acquainted with Joseph Smith around 1828.