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order of Melchizedek announced to liis followers that Biigliain Young was the visible God, as Joseph Smith liad been before him. He died in Salt Lake City. Utaii, June 23, 1868.

KinBALL, Jacob, composer, was born in Topsfield, Mass., Feb. 15, 1761. He was gradu- ated at Harvard in 1780 ; taught school in Massa- chusetts and New Hampshire, and was also a teacher of singing and a composer of music. Many of his tunes became popular, and were often named for the towns in whicii he taught singing. He studied law with Judge William Wetmore, of Salem, Mass., and was admitted to the bar in 179.J. He published Rural Harmony, a collection of tunes many of his own composi- tion (1793). He died in Topsfield, July 24, 1826.

KIMBALL, John White, soldier, was born in Fitciiburg, Mass., Feb. 27, 1828; son of Alpheus and Harriet (Stone) Kimball; grandson of Ephra- im and Betsey (White) Kimball and of Luther and 3Iary (Trowbridge) Stone, and a descendant on liis father's side from Peregrine "White, the first child born of English parents in New Eng- land. John was educated in the public schools of Fitchburg, and learned the trade of scythe- making in his father's shop. He was a partner with his father and brother in the manufacture of agricultural implements. He became a mem- ber of the Massacluisetts state militia in 1846, being captain of the Fitchburg Fusiliers and ad- jutant of the 9th regiment, 1858-60. He was married, July 15, 1851, to Almira M. Lesure, daughter of Newell Merrifield and Almira Lesure. AVhen the civil war broke out he volunteered with the Fitchburg Fusiliers, becoming major of the 15th Massachusetts volunteers, Aug. 1, 1861, and lieutenant-colonel, April 29, 1862, and com- manded the regiment in the Army of the Potomac till Nov. 24, 1862, when he was commissioned colonel of the 53d regiment of Massachusetts vol- unteers, and commanded that regiment during its term of service in the Department of the Gulf. He was dangerously wounded during the assault on Port Hudson, June 14, 1863. He was ap- pointed colonel of the 36th Massachusetts regi- ment, Aug. 11, 1862, but was obliged to decline in accordance with an order to the effect that no officer should leave the Army of the Potomac for purpose of promotion. He was brevetted brig- adier-general, March 13, 1865, for " gallant and meritorious services in the field during the war." He reorganized the Fitchburg Fusiliers, and again became its captiiin, April 12, 1865, was commis- sioned colonel of the 10th regiment, M.V.M., Aug. 1, 1876, and was honorably discharged, Sept. 21, 1878. He was tax collector of the city of Fitch- burg, 1865-73 ; a state police commissioner for three years ; U. S. pension agent, 1873-87 ; custo- dian of the rolls, dies and plates in the bureau of

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engraving and printing at Washington, D.C., 1877-79 ; postmaster at Fitchburg, 1879-87 ; state auditor, 1892-1900, and was a representative in the Massachusetts legislature, 1864-65, 1872, 1888-91, serving on leading committees and as chairman of the railroad committee, 1890-91. He joined the Loyal Legion and the Grand Army of the Republic, and was department commander of Massachusetts G. A. R. ii\ 1874. He was also elected a member of the Fitchburg board of ti-ade and a trustee of the Fitchburg Savings bank.

KiriBALL, Moses, pl)ilanthropist, was born in Newburypurt, Mass., Oct. 24, 1810. He first engaged as a merchant in Boston, which business he abandoned in 1833 to become publisher of the New England Galaxy and of engravings of his- toric paint- ings. He was again engag- ed in mercan- tile business, 1836-40, and in various public amuse- ment enter- prises, 1840- 95. With his

brother David he opened the Boston Museum in 1841, and continued as its proprietor up to the time of his death. He was an early anti- slavery advocate ; was a city or state official for forty years, and a repiesentative in the state legislature sixteen years. His public be- quests include : Ball's Emancipation group, presented to the city of Boston in 1879 ; the sum of $16,000 to the New England Hospital for Women and Children ; $.5000 to each of four charitable hospitals and homes, and a like sum to the New England Historic Genealogical so- ciety, to the Museum of Fine Arts, to the Mas- sachusetts Institute of Technology, and to the Boston Young Men's Cliristian union, and an ag- gregate of ^10,000 to other non-sectarian charit- able and benevolent institutions in Boston. He died in Brookline, Mass., Feb. 21, 1895.

KIHBALL, Nathan, soldier, was born in Fred- ericksburg, Ind., Nov. 22,1822; son of Nathaniel,, and grandson of Nathan Kimball. He raised a company of volunteers for service in the Mexican war and was commissioned captain, serving, 1847-48. When the civil war broke out he re- cruited a company and was attached to the 14th Indiana volunteers. He was commissioned colo- nel of the regiment soon after, and took part in the battles of Cheat Mountain and Greenbrier in

1861. He commanded a brigade at Winche.ster, and was promoted brigadier-general, April 15,

1862, for the victory over Stonewall Jackson at