Joel LeBaron

Joel LeBaron
The LeBaron family
The LeBaron family (left to right)
Ervil, Joel, Verlan, Alma, and Floren
President of the Church of the Firstborn of the Fulness of Times
September 21, 1955 (1955-09-21) – August 20, 1972 (1972-08-20)
PredecessorBenjamin F. Johnson
(as claimed by LeBaron Family)
SuccessorDisputed: (including)
  Verlan LeBaron
  Ervil LeBaron
  Ross Wesley LeBaron
End reasonKilled by brother
Personal details
BornJoel Franklin LeBaron
(1923-09-23)September 23, 1923
La Verkin, Utah, United States
DiedAugust 20, 1972(1972-08-20) (aged 49)
Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Cause of deathGunshot
ParentsAlma Dayer LeBaron, Sr.
Maude Lucinda McDonald

Joel Franklin LeBaron (June 9, 1923 – August 20, 1972) was a Mormon fundamentalist leader in northern Mexico. He was murdered by a member or members of a rival church which was headed by his brother Ervil LeBaron.