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| Birthplace: | Theresa, Jefferson, New York, United States |
| Death: | Died in Crooked River, Caldwell, Missouri, United States |
| Managed by: | Nathan Atkinson |
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"...David Wyman Patten (sometimes referred to as David Warren Patten) (November 14, 1799 – October 25, 1838) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He was killed at the Battle of Crooked River and is one of the most celebrated martyrs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)..."
"...Patten was born in Theresa, Jefferson County, New York, to Benino Patten and Edith Cole. He was the eleventh child in his family, which would eventually number thirteen children. When he was young, his family moved to Theresa in northern New York. As a "youth", David W. Patten moved to the town of Dundee in eastern Michigan.While there, at the age of twenty-eight he married Phoebe Ann Babcock in 1828. The two had one stillborn child; they had no children live to adulthood..."
"...Patten became one of the original apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on February 15, 1835, receiving his ordination from Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris, jointly known as the Three Witnesses. He served as an apostle from 1835 until his death in 1838..."
"...Doctrine and Covenants Section 114, delivered April 17, 1838, is directed to Patten, in which he is called to serve another mission..."
"...Patten died on October 25, 1838, due to wounds received in the Battle of Crooked River..."
"...In 1890, long after his death, Patten was also sealed as a husband in an LDS temple to Diantha Childs. Diantha was born in 1826 in Orleans, Jefferson County, New York, and died at the age of eighteen in 1844. Patten served as a missionary in Orleans in 1833, and possibly converted the Childs family..." SOURCE: David W. Patten: Apostle and Martyr by Linda Shelley Whiting. http://goo.gl/LClKI
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November 14, 1799
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Theresa, Jefferson, New York, United States
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October 25, 1838
Age 38
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Crooked River, Caldwell, Missouri, United States
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October 27, 1838
Age 38
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Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States
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1828
Age 28
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Dundee, Michigan, USA
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Vermont, United States
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1793
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Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
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