Jackson County, Missouri, in 1832 and joined the Latter Day Saints gathering there. With the other Whitmers, they formed a cluster of ten or twelve homes called the "Whitmer Settlement". Hiram owned of land in the area. During the growing anti-Mormon hostilities in Jackson County, Page was severely beaten by a group of non-Mormon vigilantes on October 31, 1833. On July 31 and August 6, 1834, he testified to the facts of the beatings. By 1834, Page and his family were expelled from the county along with the other Latter Day Saints, and lived for a time in neighboring Clay County, before moving to Far West. Schism with Joseph Smith and later life When the members of the Whitmer family were excommunicated from the church in 1838, Page withdrew from church fellowship. He later bought a farm in Excelsior Springs, in Ray County. On September 6, 1847, William E. McLellin baptized Page, David Whitmer, John Whitmer, and Jacob Whitmer into his newly formed Church of Christ (Whitmerite). McLellin ordained Page a high priest in the church. Page participated in the subsequent ordinations of the others. Page died on his farm in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, still affirming his testimony of the Book of Mormon. His death was caused when his wagon overturned, crushing him underneath. For almost 150 years, the final resting place of Page was unknown. However, in 2000, it was located near Excelsior Springs, on property purchased by Charles and Molly Fulkerson in 1917. Page's burial location was the last of the 11 Book of Mormon witnesses to be identified. A commemorative marker was placed on Page's grave on April 27, 2002. References General 1800 births 1852 deaths 19th-century American physicians American Latter Day Saint leaders American Latter Day Saints Book of Mormon witnesses Converts to Mormonism Doctrine and Covenants people Latter Day Saint leaders People excommunicated by the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) People from Excelsior Springs, Missouri People from Fayette, New York People from Vermont Religious leaders from Vermont Road incident deaths in Missouri Seership in Mormonism Whitmer family