SMITH, Joseph Jr^[1]

1805 - 1844  (38 years)

• Name	SMITH, Joseph
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	23 Dec 1805	Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Jun 1844	Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA   [1, 2]
  Death	27 Jun 1844	Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  	Religious Leader. He was the founder and First President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (also known as the Mormons). Born in South Royalton, Vermont, his parents, Joseph and Lucy Smith, operated a farm. When the farm failed, Joseph Senior moved the family to Palmyra, New York, hoping to do better. Near poverty nearly all their lives, the children had to work early to support the family, and as a result, their education suffered. At the age of 14, Joseph announced that he had seen a vision of God and Jesus Christ. Some years later, Joseph unearthed golden plates on a local hillside, and these plates would later be translated as the Book of Mormon. After printing and distributing copies of the Book of Mormon in the Upstate New York region, Smith gathered a small core of followers and founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Fayette, New York on April 6, 1830. Smith, his wife Emma, and several followers moved to Kirtland, Ohio, Far West, Missouri, and finally Nauvoo, Illinois to avoid religious persecution. After destroying a newspaper operation that printed negative material about him and his church, Joseph was arrested for "suppression of freedom of the press" and imprisoned at the Carthage Jail. On June 27, 1844, a mob of 200 men stormed the jail and murdered Joseph and his brother Hyrum. The brothers were buried together at their family homesite in Nauvoo, Illinois. Brigham Young became the next President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Bio by: Anonymous [3]
  Age	38 years
  Person ID	P2373	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family	LOTT, Melissa           b. 9 Jan 1824, Tunkhannock Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA           d. 13 Jul 1898, Lehi, Utah County, Utah, USA (Age 74 years)  [1]
  Marriage	20 Sep 1843	Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 37 years and 9 months - She : 19 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F5612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Dec 1805 - Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont, USA Marriage - 20 Sep 1843 - Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA Burial - Jun 1844 - Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA Death - 27 Jun 1844 - Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  An American religious leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter-Day Saint movement. Mormons generally regard him as a prophet comparable to Moses and Elijah. - My 4th Cousin 5X Removed [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S141] Familysearch.org. [S50] Findagrave.com. Maintained by: Find a Grave Added: 25 Apr 1998 Find a Grave Memorial #962 [S50] Findagrave.com.