The Apostles of the Church
Thomas B. Marsh
Born Nov. 1, 1799, at Acton, Massachusetts; ordained an apostle April 26, 1835, at Kirtland, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris, at the age of 36; President of the council of apostles; excommunicated for apostasy March 17, 1839; returned to the Church in 1857; died in 1860 at Ogden, Utah.
David W. Patten
Born in 1800, at Theresa, New York; ordained an apostle Feb. 15, 1835, at Kirtland, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris, at the age of 35; shot Oct. 25, 1838, at the Battle of Crooked River, Missouri.
Brigham Young
Born June 1, 1801, at Whittingham, Vermont; ordained an apostle Feb. 14, 1835, at Kirtland, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris, at the age of 34; President of the council of apostles; sustained Dec. 27, 1847, as President of the Church; died Aug. 29, 1877, at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Heber C. Kimball
Born June 14, 1801, at Sheldon, Vermont; ordained an apostle Feb. 14, 1835, at Kirtland, under the hands of Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris, at the age of 34; died June 22, 1868, at Salt Lake City, Utah.