| Salmon Gee | |
|---|---|
| First Seven Presidents of the Seventy | |
| April 6, 1837 (1837-04-06) – May 1838 (aged 45) | |
| Called by | Joseph Smith, Jr. |
| End reason | Released for neglect of duty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1792-10-16)October 16, 1792 Lyme,Connecticut, United States |
| Died | September 13, 1845(1845-09-13) (aged 52) Ambrosia,Iowa, United States |
Salmon Gee (October 16, 1792 – September 13, 1845) was an earlyMormon leader and member of the Presidency of theSeventy of theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Gee was born inLyme,Connecticut to father, Zopher Gee and mother, Esther Beckwith. He moved to theAshtabula,Ohio area at age 17. On December 10, 1814, he married Sarah Watson Crane. Together they had ten children. They moved toGeauga County, whereZebedee Coltrinbaptized Gee in 1832. Seven months later,Sidney Rigdon ordained him anelder andJoseph Smith, Jr. appointed him leader of theLatter Day Saints inThompson Township.[1]
On April 6, 1837, Gee was appointed to fill the vacancy in the Presidency of the Seventy left open whenZebedee Coltrin was transferred to thehigh priestquorum. Sidney Rigdon andHyrum Smith ordained him a seventy.[1]
The Seventies Quorum removed their fellowship from Gee for "neglect of duty" at a meeting in March 1838, although he was never excommunicated. He was dropped from the quorum that May.[1]
Gee served as a member of theKirtlandHigh Council from 1841 to 1844, when he moved toAmbrosia,Iowa, where he died in 1845. He was buried inNauvoo,Illinois. Before he died, he gathered his family together and "exhort[ed] them to faithfulness, advising them also to follow the Church wherever it went."[1]
The church restored Gee's full fellowship in the Quorum of Seventy in 1967.[2]
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