Historedia
Person

Peter Whitmer Sr.

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1830

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Peter Whitmer Sr., with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Church of Christ organized at Fayette

    1830

    Role: Host and Early Member

    1. April 6, 1830 · Log home owned by Peter Whitmer Sr.Formal Organization of the Church of Christ

      Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, and approximately 30 believers formally organized the Church of Christ into a legal institution on April 6, 1830.

    2. circa April 11, 1830 · Fayette branch meeting siteEstablishment of the Fayette Branch

      Historian Marquardt argues that the Fayette branch of the Church of Christ was founded five days after the formal organization, on April 11, 1830.

Sources

  1. Fayette, New York Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06