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Ivins was born to Israel Ivins and Margaret Woodward in Burlington County, New Jersey.
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On May 1, 1823, Ivins married Elizabeth Lippencott Shinn. In Spring 1841, Ivins moved to Nauvoo, Illinois to join the main gathering of church members
On April 28, 1844, those dissenting from the leadership of Joseph Smith at Nauvoo formed their own church, appointing Ivins to the post of bishop. Ivins was excommunicated from the church on May 18, 1844, and subsequently became one of the publishers of the Nauvoo Expositor, a newspaper critical of Joseph Smith and other church leaders.
After Smith ordered the newspaper"s press destroyed, Smith was arrested and ultimately killed by a mob while awaiting trail.
A year after Smith"s death, Ivins moved to Keokuk, Iowa. He died there in 1875.
