Today in Mormon History - Jan 06

Joshua Seixas, author of "Manual of Hebrew Grammar for the Use of Beginners" (1833, second edition 1834) and former Hebrew instructor of Lorenzo Snow, is "hired" for a term of seven weeks, to teach "forty scholars," beginning in about fifteen days. It is reported that he will "give us sufficient knowledge during this term to start us in reading and translating the language." He does not actually arrive in Kirtland until Jan 26. (1)
-- 175 years ago - Jan 6, 1836

John Singer was born in New York on 6 January 1931. He was a member of the Mormon Church who was later excommunicated for his fundamentalist beliefs, including the practice of polygamy. Singer gained public notoriety because of his stand against what he felt was the immorality of the school system. (2)
-- 80 years ago - Jan 6, 1931

Lucy Mack Smith interviewed at Waterloo, NY. (3)
-- 180 years ago - Jan 6, 1831

1 - This Day in Mormon History, http://www.advent-adam.com/jakestand.html
2 - Utah History Encyclopedia: John Singer, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/s/SINGER%2CJOHN.html
3 - Tidd, N. R., "Mormon Chronology"