Christian Whitmer
1798 ― 1835

“Among those who have gone home to rest, we mention the names of our two brothers-in-law, Christian and Peter Whitmer, jr. … They were the first to embrace the new covenant, on hearing it, and during a constant scene of persecution and perplexity, to their last moments, maintained its truth …, and though they have departed, it is with great satisfaction that we reflect, that they proclaimed to their last moments, the certainty of their former testimony”

— Oliver Cowdery (their brother-in-law)

Timeline

January 18, 1798: Born in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, Christian Whitmer was the eldest son of Peter Whitmer, Sr. and Mary Musselman.
 

Biography

Christian Whitmer was the eldest son of Peter Whitmer, Sr. and Mary Musselman. He was born on January 18, 1798 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania and moved with his parents’ family to Fayette, New York in 1809.

Statements

“[Peter, Jr. and Christian Whitmer] were the first to embrace the new covenant, on hearing it, and during a constant scene of persecution and perplexity, to their last moments, maintained its truth.”