John C. Gaylord (July 12, 1797 – July 17, 1874)Middle initial and 1874 death date are from . See also the onlin
Biography
of John C. Gaylord at The Joseph Smith Papers website was an early

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leader and member of the Presidency of the Seventy of the

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. Gaylord was born in 1797, in

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, to the family of Chauncey Gaylord. Ordained a seventy December 20, 1836, by

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; he was installed as one of the Seven Presidents of Seventies on April 6, 1837, by

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and

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. He replaced Sylvester Smith. On January 13, 1838, Gaylord was

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from the church along with several others. Gaylord was embittered over the failure of the

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. Henry Harriman took his place in the Presidency. Gaylord rejoined with the church in Nauvoo,

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in 1839 and was rebaptized in 1841. He later received his endowment in the

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. In 1844 the death of Joseph Smith, Jr., the leader of the Latter Day Saint movement, led to a

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where several people came forward to establish themselves as the new religious leader. Although

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led a large group of Mormons west to Utah, Gaylord followed

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in Voree, Wisconsin. After Strang's death, Gaylord became a seventy in the

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in 1858. He died near

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in 1874 at the age of 77.

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