James Foster (April 1, 1786 – December 12, 1846)
was an early
Latter Day Saint
The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the LDS movement, LDS restorationist movement, or Smith–Rigdon movement) is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Restorationist movement founded by Jo ...
leader and one of the early presidents of the
Seventy
70 (seventy) is the natural number following 69 and preceding 71.
In mathematics
70 is:
* a sphenic number because it factors as 3 distinct primes.
* a Pell number.
* the seventh pentagonal number.
* the fourth tridecagonal number.
* the fif ...
. He took the place of
Leonard Rich as one of the seven presidents.
Foster was involved in pioneer work in
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
before the Later Day Saints were expelled from the area; and he later settled in
Jacksonville, Illinois
Jacksonville is a city in Morgan County, Illinois, Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,446 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Morgan County. It is home to Illinois College, Illinois School for the Deaf, and the ...
, where he died.
Footnotes
External links
Grampa Bill's G.A. Pages: James Foster
1786 births
1841 deaths
Converts to Mormonism
Latter Day Saints from Illinois
Latter Day Saints from New Hampshire
Leaders in the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)
People from Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Presidents of the Seventy (LDS Church)
Religious leaders from New Hampshire
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