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Zerubbabel Snow (March 29, 1809 – September 27, 1888) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
Latter Day Saint movement

The Latter Day Saint movement is a group of Restorationism religious denominations and adherents who follow at least some of the Teachings of Joseph Smith, Jr....
, a Mormon pioneer
Mormon Pioneer

The Mormon pioneers were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as Latter Day Saint, who Human migration across the United States from the Midwest to the Salt Lake Valley in what is today the U.S....
, and an Attorney General
Attorney General

In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions....
 of the Territory of Utah.

Snow was born in St. Johnsbury
St. Johnsbury, Vermont

St. Johnsbury is the shire town of Caledonia County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 7,571 at the 2000 United States Census....
, Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
. Snow was taught about Mormonism
Mormonism

Mormonism is a term used to describe the religion, ideology and subculture elements of the Latter Day Saint movement, and specifically, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ....
 from missionaries Orson Pratt
Orson Pratt

Orson Pratt was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. He was born in Hartford, New York, USA, the son of Jared and Charity Dickenson Pratt....
 and Lyman E. Johnson
Lyman E. Johnson

Lyman Eugene Johnson was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He broke with Joseph Smith, Jr....
. He was baptized
Baptism

In Christianity, baptism is the ritual act, with the use of water, by which one is admitted as a full member of the Christian Church and, in the view of some, as a member of the particular Church in which the baptism is administered....
 into the Church of Christ in 1832. On August 23, 1832, Snow and Amasa M. Lyman were ordained to the priesthood office of elder by Joseph Smith, Jr.
Joseph Smith, Jr.

Joseph Smith, Jr. was the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, also known as Mormonism, and an important religious and political figure during the 1830s and 1840s....
 and Frederick G. Williams
Frederick G. Williams

Frederick Granger Williams was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement and served in the First Presidency as Second Counselor to President of the Church Joseph Smith, Jr....
, and the two of them immediately departed on a proselytizing mission.

In 1833, Snow returned to Vermont and married Susan Slater Lang.






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Zerubbabel Snow (March 29, 1809 – September 27, 1888) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
Latter Day Saint movement

The Latter Day Saint movement is a group of Restorationism religious denominations and adherents who follow at least some of the Teachings of Joseph Smith, Jr....
, a Mormon pioneer
Mormon Pioneer

The Mormon pioneers were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as Latter Day Saint, who Human migration across the United States from the Midwest to the Salt Lake Valley in what is today the U.S....
, and an Attorney General
Attorney General

In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions....
 of the Territory of Utah.

Snow was born in St. Johnsbury
St. Johnsbury, Vermont

St. Johnsbury is the shire town of Caledonia County, Vermont, Vermont, United States. The population was 7,571 at the 2000 United States Census....
, Vermont
Vermont

Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
. Snow was taught about Mormonism
Mormonism

Mormonism is a term used to describe the religion, ideology and subculture elements of the Latter Day Saint movement, and specifically, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ....
 from missionaries Orson Pratt
Orson Pratt

Orson Pratt was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. He was born in Hartford, New York, USA, the son of Jared and Charity Dickenson Pratt....
 and Lyman E. Johnson
Lyman E. Johnson

Lyman Eugene Johnson was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He broke with Joseph Smith, Jr....
. He was baptized
Baptism

In Christianity, baptism is the ritual act, with the use of water, by which one is admitted as a full member of the Christian Church and, in the view of some, as a member of the particular Church in which the baptism is administered....
 into the Church of Christ in 1832. On August 23, 1832, Snow and Amasa M. Lyman were ordained to the priesthood office of elder by Joseph Smith, Jr.
Joseph Smith, Jr.

Joseph Smith, Jr. was the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, also known as Mormonism, and an important religious and political figure during the 1830s and 1840s....
 and Frederick G. Williams
Frederick G. Williams

Frederick Granger Williams was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement and served in the First Presidency as Second Counselor to President of the Church Joseph Smith, Jr....
, and the two of them immediately departed on a proselytizing mission.

In 1833, Snow returned to Vermont and married Susan Slater Lang. He remained in Vermont until 1834, when he went to Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
 to become a membere of Smith's Zion's Camp
Zion's Camp

Zion's Camp is the name given to an important group of early Latter Day Saints or Mormons.Shortly after founding the Latter Day Saint movement, church founder and prophet, Joseph Smith Jr., revealed that the City of Zion would be built in Jackson County, Missouri just west of the town of Independence, Missouri....
 expedition to Missouri
Missouri

Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....
.

In 1835, Snow was ordained to the priesthood office of seventy and became a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. Snow and his family migrated with the Latter Day Saints from Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
, to Iowa
Iowa

The State of Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It is bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Missouri to the south....
, and finally to Utah Territory
Utah Territory

The Territory of Utah was an organized territory of the United States of America that existed from its organic act on September 9, 1850, until the admission of the State of Utah to the United States on January 4, 1896....
.

In 1852 Snow was a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
 and Ohio. On February 19, 1869, Snow was elected as the Attorney General of the Territory of Utah. He died in Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC....
.

See also

  • Erastus Snow
    Erastus Snow

    Erastus Fairbanks Snow , born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, Vermont, was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1849 to 1888....
     : Zerubbabel's brother


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