Joseph Smith Sr.
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Joseph Smith Sr. (1771 - 1840)

Joseph Smith Sr.
Born in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusettsmap
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Died at age 69 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

Joseph Smith[1], second son and third child of Asael and Mary Duty Smith, was born July 12, 1771, at Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts.[2][1]

He married to Lucy Mack January 24, 1796 at Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont. [1][2] Lucy was born July 8, 1776, at Gilsum, Cheshire, New Hampshire, the daughter of Solomon Mack. She died May 5, 1855. [2]

Their children were:

  1. Infant son born and died 1797 in Tunbridge, Vermont.[3]
  2. Alvin. Born Feb. 11, 1798. Died Nov. 19, 1824.[2] Died Nov 19, 1823 in Manchester Township, New York, age 25.[3]
  3. Hyrum. Born Feb. 9, 1800, at Tunbridge, Orange Co., Vermont;[2] m. (1) Jerusha Barden and (2) Mary Fielding. Hyrum was martyred June 27, 1844 in Carthage, Illinois.[3]
  4. Sophronia. Born May 16, 1803, at Tunbridge, Orange Co., Vermont. Married Calvin Stoddard.[2] Born May 17, 1803, in Tunbridge, Vermont; died 28 Oct 1876 in Colchester, Illinois; m. (1)Calvin W. Stoddard & (2) William McCleary.[3]
  5. Joseph. Born Dec. 23, 1805, at Sharon, Windsor Co., Vermont;[2] martyred 27 June 1844, in Carthage, Illinois; m. Emma Hale.[3]
  6. Samuel Harrison. Born March 13, 1808, at Tunbridge, Windsor Co., Vermont;[2] died 30 July 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois; married (1) Mary Bailey and then (2) Levira Clark.[3]
  7. Ephraim. Born March 13, 1810, at Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont. Died March 24, 1810.[2] Born and died March 13, 1810.[3]
  8. William. Born March 13, 1811, at Royalton, Windsor Co., Vermont.[2] He died Nov. 13, 1893 in Osterdock, Iowa; married (1) Caroline A Grant (2) Roxie R Grant, (3)Eliza E. Sanborn, (4) Rosella Goyette[3]
  9. Catharine. Born July 8, 1812, at Lebanon, N. H. Married Wilkins Jenkins Salisbury.[2] Katherine died 1 Feb 1900 in Fountain Green, Illinois. She married (1) Wilkins J. Salisbury (2) Joseph Younger.[3]
  10. Don Carlos. Born March 25. 1816, at Palmyra, N. Y.[2] Born in Norwich, Vermont; died 7 Aug, 1841 in Nauvoo, Illinois; m. Agnes Moultin Coolbrith.[3]
  11. Lucy. Born July 18, 1821. Married Arthur Milliken.[2] Born in Manchester Township, New York; died 9 Dec 1882, in Colchester, Illinois; married Arthur Millikin.[3]

Joseph died Sept. 14, 1840, at Nauvoo, Illinois and was buried at Smith Family Cemetery, Nauvoo. His memorial has photos, biography, and links to many family members.[2][1][4]


DNA

Descendant of Robert Smith (c1625-1693 MA) m Mary French, group NE53 on SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project. [5]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records: Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Fam Data Coll
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 Author: Ebenezar M. Treman Title: The History of the Treman, Tremaine, Truman family in America Publication: Ithaca, N.Y.: Press of the Ithaca Democrat, c. 1901 Google E-Book, EMTreman Source: #EMTreman Page: p. 514, p.1109,10
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 "Family of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith: The First Family of the Restoration" Ensign December 2005
  4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6289909/joseph-smith: accessed 21 January 2024), memorial page for Joseph Smith Sr. (12 Jul 1771–14 Sep 1840), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6289909, citing Smith Family Cemetery, Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by John J (contributor 46505431).
  5. ↑ SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project, group R1b-NE53 Robert Smith.

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