Alpheus Cutler
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Alpheus Cutler was a 19th-century Latter Day Saint leader who founded the Cutlerite branch of Mormonism after breaking with the main church over issues of authority and succession.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alpheus Cutler canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1968948 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alpheus Cutler Context triple: [Cutlerite tradition, followsTeachingsOf, Alpheus Cutler]
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A.
Joseph Drake
Joseph Drake is a film producer and studio executive known for his work on numerous Hollywood comedies and genre films.
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B.
Horace W. Peaslee
Horace W. Peaslee was an American architect best known for designing prominent public monuments and civic buildings in the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
William Jackson
William Jackson was an American soldier and statesman best known for serving as the secretary to the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention.
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D.
Samuel McIntire
Samuel McIntire was an influential early American architect and woodcarver from Salem, Massachusetts, renowned for his Federal-style designs and decorative craftsmanship.
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E.
John Davis
John Davis was a 16th-century English navigator and explorer best known for his Arctic voyages in search of the Northwest Passage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alpheus Cutler Target entity description: Alpheus Cutler was a 19th-century Latter Day Saint leader who founded the Cutlerite branch of Mormonism after breaking with the main church over issues of authority and succession.
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A.
Joseph Drake
Joseph Drake is a film producer and studio executive known for his work on numerous Hollywood comedies and genre films.
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B.
Horace W. Peaslee
Horace W. Peaslee was an American architect best known for designing prominent public monuments and civic buildings in the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
William Jackson
William Jackson was an American soldier and statesman best known for serving as the secretary to the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention.
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D.
Samuel McIntire
Samuel McIntire was an influential early American architect and woodcarver from Salem, Massachusetts, renowned for his Federal-style designs and decorative craftsmanship.
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E.
John Davis
John Davis was a 16th-century English navigator and explorer best known for his Arctic voyages in search of the Northwest Passage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latter Day Saint
ⓘ
founder of religious movement ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kirtland, Ohio
ⓘ
Nauvoo, Illinois ⓘ Winter Quarters, Nebraska ⓘ |
| baptismYear | 1833 ⓘ |
| baptizedInto |
Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)
ⓘ
linked to:
Church of the Latter Day Saints
|
| believed | that priesthood authority continued through him after Joseph Smith ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1784-02-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Plainfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Plainfield, New Hampshire
|
| burialPlace | Mound City, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| children | 9 ⓘ |
| claimedAuthorityFrom | Council of Fifty ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1864-08-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Mound City, Holt County, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| excommunicatedFrom | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| excommunicationYear | 1851 ⓘ |
| founded |
Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite)
ⓘ
Cutlerite branch of the Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| joined |
Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)
ⓘ
linked to:
Church of the Latter Day Saints
|
| knownFor |
disputes over authority and succession in the Latter Day Saint movement
ⓘ
founding the Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) ⓘ |
| ledCommunityAt |
Holt County, Missouri
ⓘ
Manti, Iowa ⓘ |
| marriageYear | 1808 ⓘ |
| militaryInvolvement | served in the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| movement | Cutlerite branch of Mormonism ⓘ |
| name | Alpheus Cutler ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
ⓘ
religious leader ⓘ |
| organizedChurch | Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) ⓘ |
| organizedChurchPlace | Manti, Fremont County, Iowa, United States ⓘ |
| organizedChurchYear | 1853 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
construction of the Kirtland Temple
ⓘ
construction of the Nauvoo Temple ⓘ |
| reasonForSchism |
disagreement over prophetic authority after Joseph Smith’s death
ⓘ
rejection of Brigham Young’s leadership ⓘ |
| religion |
Latter Day Saint movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Latter-day Saint movement churches
|
| role |
member of the Council of Fifty
ⓘ
member of the Nauvoo High Council ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Brigham Young
ⓘ
Joseph Smith ⓘ |
| spouse | Lois Lathrop ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alpheus Cutler Description of subject: Alpheus Cutler was a 19th-century Latter Day Saint leader who founded the Cutlerite branch of Mormonism after breaking with the main church over issues of authority and succession.
Referenced by (10)
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