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Zera Pulsipher (also Zerah) (June 24, 1789 – January 1, 1872) was a First Seven Presidents of the Seventy^{[broken anchor]} of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

In that capacity, he provided leadership to the early Mormon community, most notably in the exodus of a large group of Saints from Kirtland, Ohio. He was also an active missionary who baptized Wilford Woodruff into the LDS Church.

Ancestry and youth

Pulsipher was born in Rockingham, Vermont, to John and Elizabeth Pulsipher.

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He came from a heritage of New England settlers and patriots, including a father and grandfather who fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill.^[1] He spent much of his childhood working on his parents’ farm. During his early twenties, Pulsipher attempted to study to become a doctor, but decided to return to farming.

He married Mary Randall in 1810 and they had a daughter together. Mary died after a year of being married. Pulsipher m