Joseph Bates Noble

Joseph Bates Noble was born on 14 January 1810 in Egremont, Berkshire, Massachussets, United States. He died on 17 August 1900 at the age of 90 in Bear Lake, Idaho, United States. Parents: Ezekiel Noble Jr and Theodocia Bates. Parents: Ezekiel Noble Jr.

Joseph Bates Noble served as a foot soldier in Zion's Camp, defended the church in Missouri, ranked as a Major in the Nauvoo Legion and was a key figure along with this friend, Orrin Porter Rockwell, in rescuing the bodies of Hyrum and Joseph. He conducted the first plural marriage in the Church by marrying his sister-in-law, Louisa Beman, to the Prophet Joseph.

Came West with the Jedediah M.Grant/Willard Snow Company. They departed Elk Horn River on 19 June 1847 and arrived on 4 October 1847. There were 166 individuals in that Company.

Joseph Bates Noble was the keeper of the Prophet Joseph Smith's Nauvoo Legion sword. A casket stick would soon be stowaway and the two relics would start a long journey in time. The sword was hidden for 165 years with instructions not to share it with anyone. It has been handed down from father to son in the Noble family for the special purpose in giving testimony to Joseph Bates Noble a friend, Bishop and bodyguard to the prophet.

Family

Spouse: Mary Adeline Beman. Mary Adeline Beman and Joseph Bates Noble were married on 11 September 1834 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States. They were married about 1835 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts. They were married on 5 April 1843 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. Children were: Meriam Noble, Joseph Heber Noble, Nephi Noble, Louisa Noble, Edward Alvah Noble, Mary Adelia Noble, Hiram Brigham Young Noble, Mary Elizabeth Noble, Eliza Theodocia Noble, Benjamin Noble.

Spouse: Sarah B. Alley. Sarah B. Alley and Joseph Bates Noble were married on 5 April 1843 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. Children were: Anna Noble, George Omner Noble.

Spouse: Mary Ann Washburn. Mary Ann Washburn and Joseph Bates Noble were married on 28 June 1843 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. Children were: Joseph Bates Noble Jr..

Spouse: Jane Wallace.

Spouse: Susan Hammond. Susan Hammond and Joseph Bates Noble were married on 3 March 1847 in Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States. Children were: Louisa Adeline Noble.

He had 7 wives and was the father to 31 children.

Wives and Children of Joseph Bates Noble

1 Mary Adeline Beman

   Meriam

Louisa
Hirum Brigham
Joseph Heber
Edward Alvah
Eliza Theodocia
Nephi
Mary Adelia
Benjamin
2. Sarah B. Alley

  George Omer

3. Mary Ann Washburn

   Mary Elizabeth

Joseph Bates, Jr.
Alfred
Tamer Hyrum
4. Susan Hammond Ashby

   Louisa Adeline

5. Millicent London

   No children

6. Julia Rozetta Thurston

   Josephine 

Sarah Maria
Harriet
Charles
7. Sylvia Loretta Mecham

   Susan Vilate

Erastus
William Wallace
Elnora
Artemesia
Joseph Parley
Bates Mecham
Frank Mecham
Zina Pearl
Mary Beatrice
Loretta Sylvia

Son of Ezekiel Noble and Theodocia Bates

Married Mary Adeline Beman Noble, 11 April 1834

Children - Meriam Noble, Joseph Heber Noble, Nephi Noble, Louisa Noble, Edward Alvah Noble, Mary Adelia Noble, Hiram Brigham Young Noble, Eliza Theodocia Noble, Benjamin Noble

Married Mary Ann Washburn, 26 June 1843, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois

Children - Mary Elizabeth Noble, Tamar Noble, Joseph Bates Noble, Hyrum Noble, Alfred Noble

Married Susan Ann Hammond, 3 March 1847, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska

Children - George Omner Noble, Ann Noble, Louisa Adeline Noble

Married Loretta Sylvia Mecham Noble, 18 January 1857, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Children - Susan Vilate Noble, Elnora Meacham Noble, Bates Meacham Noble, Mary Beatrice Noble, Erastus Alma Meacham Noble, Artemesia Noble, Franklin Meacham Noble, Loretta Sylvia Meacham Noble, William Wallace Noble, Joseph Parley Noble, Zina Pearl Noble

Sources

• http://www.xmission.com/~jatwood/JBN-1810/Noble,%20Joseph%20Bates-1...
• https://winterquarters.byu.edu/Portals/121/PAF/ward20/b3.htm#P98
• Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Jedediah M. Grant - Joseph B. Noble Company (1847) Age 37
• Autobiography of Joseph Bates Noble
• Salt Lake City Cemetery Map
• Residence: Great Salt Lake county, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory - 1850
• Residence: Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States - 1880
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jul 18 2019, 3:08:56 UTC

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GEDCOM Note

Endowment: 15 Dec 1845 Record of LDS Church ordinance (living or proxy) Film No: 457694 Relative/Proxy: Irene Noble Swan

Baptism: 3 Feb 1998 PROVO, Endowment: 1 Feb 1999 PROVO

Sealing to parents: 11Aug 1954 SLAKE Ezekiel Noble/Theodocia Bates. Record of LDS Church ordinance (living or proxy) Film No: 457521