List of descendants of Joseph Smith, Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith
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This is a list of the descendants of Joseph Smith, Sr.
and Lucy Mack Smith
, the founding family of the Latter Day Saint movement
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Joseph Smith, Sr.
Joseph Smith, Sr. was the father of Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Joseph Sr. was also one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, which Mormons believe was translated by Joseph Jr. from the Golden Plates. In 1833 Joseph Sr...
and Lucy Mack Smith
Lucy Mack Smith
Lucy Mack Smith was the mother of Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. She is most noted for writing an award-winning memoir: Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith, the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations. She was an important leader of the movement during...
, the founding family of the Latter Day Saint movement
Latter Day Saint movement
The Latter Day Saint movement is a group of independent churches tracing their origin to a Christian primitivist movement founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. in the late 1820s. Collectively, these churches have over 14 million members...
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- Joseph Smith, Sr.Joseph Smith, Sr.Joseph Smith, Sr. was the father of Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Joseph Sr. was also one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, which Mormons believe was translated by Joseph Jr. from the Golden Plates. In 1833 Joseph Sr...
was born July 12, 1771 in Topsfield, MassachusettsTopsfield, MassachusettsTopsfield is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,085 at the 2010 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Topsfield.-Colonial period:...
to Asael Smith and Mary Duty. At the age of 24, he married Lucy Mack in Tunbridge, VermontTunbridge, VermontTunbridge is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,309. The town consists of three village centers, all situated on Vermont Route 110 in the valley of the first branch of the White River...
on January 24, 1795. They had eleven children together. He was one of the Eight WitnessesEight WitnessesThe Eight Witnesses were one of the two groups of witnesses who signed a statement stating that they had seen the golden plates which Joseph Smith, Jr. said was his source material for the book...
of the Book of MormonBook of MormonThe Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement that adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2600 BC to AD 421. It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr...
's Golden PlatesGolden PlatesAccording to Latter Day Saint belief, the golden plates are the source from which Joseph Smith, Jr. translated the Book of Mormon, a sacred text of the faith...
and was the first Presiding PatriarchPresiding Patriarch (Mormonism)In the Latter Day Saint movement, the Presiding Patriarch is a church-wide leadership office within the priesthood...
of the early Latter Day Saint church. He died September 14, 1840 in Nauvoo, IllinoisNauvoo, IllinoisNauvoo is a small city in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. Although the population was just 1,063 at the 2000 census, and despite being difficult to reach due to its location in a remote corner of Illinois, Nauvoo attracts large numbers of visitors for its historic importance and its...
at the age of 69. - Lucy Mack SmithLucy Mack SmithLucy Mack Smith was the mother of Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. She is most noted for writing an award-winning memoir: Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith, the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations. She was an important leader of the movement during...
was born July 8, 1775, in Gilsum, New HampshireGilsum, New HampshireGilsum is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 813 at the 2010 census. Home to the Bear's Den Natural Area, Gilsum includes Gilsum Lower Village.-History:...
to Solomon Mack (a Revolutionary WarAmerican Revolutionary WarThe American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
veteran) and Lydia Gates. At the age of 20, she married Joseph Smith, Sr.Joseph Smith, Sr.Joseph Smith, Sr. was the father of Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Joseph Sr. was also one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, which Mormons believe was translated by Joseph Jr. from the Golden Plates. In 1833 Joseph Sr...
in Tunbridge, Vermont on January 24, 1795. They had eleven children together. She is perhaps best remembered for her biography of her son, Joseph Smith, Jr. She died May 14, 1856 at the age of 81.
Alvin Smith
- Alvin Smith was born February 11, 1798 in Tunbridge, Vermont. Alvin took a leading role in helping the Smith familySmith (family)The Smith family is the name of a U.S. family with many members prominent in religion and politics; this article focuses only on those with political and civic activity...
work toward paying their debts and building their home. He died November 19, 1823 in Palmyra, New YorkPalmyra (town), New YorkPalmyra is a town in Wayne County, New York, USA. The population was 7,672 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the ancient city Palmyra in Syria....
at the age of 25. He never married, and he had no descendants. A vision claimed by his younger brother Joseph is said to have included Alvin and played a significant role in the establishment of the Mormon doctrine of redemption of those who die without a knowledge of the gospel and baptism of the dead.
Hyrum Smith
- Hyrum SmithHyrum SmithHyrum Smith was an American religious leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the original church of the Latter Day Saint movement. He was the older brother of the movement's founder, Joseph Smith, Jr....
was born February 9, 1800 in Tunbridge, Vermont. in 1816 the Smith family moved to Palmyra, New York. Shortly thereafter Hyrum was initiated as a Master Mason at the Palmyra’s Mount Moriah Lodge #112. At the age of 26, he married Jerusha Barden November 2, 1826 in Manchester, New YorkManchester (town), New YorkManchester is a town in Ontario County, New York, USA. The population was 9,258 at the 2000 census. The town was named after one of its villages, which in turn was named after the original Manchester in Greater Manchester, England....
. They had six children together. Jerusha died in 1837. At the age of 37, he married Mary Fielding SmithMary Fielding SmithMary Fielding Smith Kimball was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement, the second wife of LDS Church leader Hyrum Smith and the mother of Joseph F. Smith....
December 24, 1837 in Kirtland, OhioKirtland, OhioKirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, USA. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census. Kirtland is famous for being the early headquarters of the Latter Day Saint movement.-Origins of Kirtland:...
. They had two children together. He is perhaps best remembered for joining his brother Joseph Smith, Jr. in martyrdom. He died June 27, 1844 in Carthage, IllinoisCarthage, IllinoisCarthage is a city in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,725 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hancock County. Carthage is most famous for being the site of the murder of Joseph Smith in 1844.- History :...
at the age of 44.- Lovina Smith Walker was born September 16, 1827 in Manchester, New York. She died October 8, 1876 in Farmington, UtahFarmington, UtahFarmington is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 18,255 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Davis County...
at the age of 49. - Mary Smith was born June 27, 1829 in Manchester, New York. She died May 29, 1832 in Kirtland, Ohio at the age of two.
- John Smith was born September 22, 1832 in Kirtland, Ohio. He died November 6, 1911 in Salt Lake City, Utah at the age of 79.
- Hyrum Smith was born April 27, 1834 in Kirtland, Ohio. He died September 21, 1841 in Nauvoo, Illinois at the age of seven.
- Jerusha Smith was born January 13, 1836 in Kirtland, Ohio. She died June 27, 1912 in Harper Ward, Utah at the age of 75.
- Sarah Smith Griffin was born October 2, 1837 in Kirtland, Ohio. She died November 6, 1876 in Ogden, UtahOgden, UtahOgden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...
at the age of 39. - Joseph F. SmithJoseph F. SmithJoseph Fielding Smith, Sr. was the sixth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
was born November 13, 1838 in Far West, MissouriFar West, MissouriFar West, Missouri, was a Latter Day Saint settlement in Caldwell County, Missouri.-Foundation and early history:The town was founded by Missouri Mormon leaders, W. W. Phelps and John Whitmer in August 1836 shortly before the county's creation. The town was platted originally as a square area,...
. He died November 19, 1918 in Salt Lake City, Utah at the age of 80. - Martha Ann Smith was born May 14, 1841 in Nauvoo, Illinois. She died October 19, 1923 in Provo, Utah at the age of 82.
- Lovina Smith Walker was born September 16, 1827 in Manchester, New York. She died October 8, 1876 in Farmington, Utah
Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Joseph Smith, Jr. was born December 23, 1805 in Sharon, Vermont. At the age of 21, he married Emma Hale January 18, 1827 in South Bainbridge, New YorkBainbridge (town), New YorkBainbridge is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 3,401 at the 2000 census.The Town of Bainbridge has a village of Bainbridge located within it...
. They had several children together before he died June 27, 1844 in Carthage, IllinoisCarthage, IllinoisCarthage is a city in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,725 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hancock County. Carthage is most famous for being the site of the murder of Joseph Smith in 1844.- History :...
at the age of 38, after seventeen years of marriage.- Alvin Smith was born June 15, 1828 in Harmony, PennsylvaniaHarmony, PennsylvaniaHarmony is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 937 at the 2000 census. It is located about 30 miles north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.-Geography:...
. He died that same day. - Thaddeus Smith was born April 30, 1831 near Kirtland, Ohio. He died that same day.
- Louisa Smith was also born April 30, 1831 near Kirtland, Ohio, and she also died that same day.
- Joseph Murdock was born May 1, 1831 near Kirtland, Ohio. His mother died in childbirth. On May 10, 1831, he was adopted by Joseph and Emma. He died before he reached his first birthday when a mob tarred and feathered his father, Joseph. The child died from exposure (many accounts say pneumoniaPneumoniaPneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
) five days after the event from the condition that doctors said he developed the night of the mob violence. - Julia MurdockJulia Murdock SmithJulia Murdock Smith Dixon Middleton was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement and the eldest surviving child and only daughter of Joseph Smith, Jr...
was born May 1, 1831 near Kirtland, Ohio. Her mother died in childbirth. On May 10, 1831, she was adopted by Joseph and Emma. At the age of 18 she married Elisha Dixon in 1849 in Nauvoo, Illinois. They were married four years when Elisha was killed in an accident in 1853 in Galveston, TexasGalveston, TexasGalveston is a coastal city located on Galveston Island in the U.S. state of Texas. , the city had a total population of 47,743 within an area of...
. In 1855, at the age of 24, she married John Middleton. After 20 years of marriage, they separated in 1877. - Joseph Smith, III was born November 6, 1832 in Kirtland, Ohio. He died December 10, 1914 in Independence, MissouriIndependence, MissouriIndependence is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson and Clay. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area...
at the age of 82. - Frederick Granger Williams Smith was born June 20, 1836 in Kirtland, Ohio. He died April 13, 1862 in Nauvoo, Illinois at the age of 26.
- Alexander Hale SmithAlexander Hale SmithAlexander Hale Smith was the third surviving son of Joseph Smith Jr. and Emma Hale Smith. Alexander was born in Far West, Missouri and eventually became a senior leader of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints . Alexander served as an apostle and as Presiding Patriarch of...
was born June 2, 1838 at Far West, Missouri. He died August 12, 1909 in Nauvoo, Illinois at the age of 71. - Don Carlos Smith was born June 13, 1840 in Nauvoo, Illinois. He died September 15, 1841 in Nauvoo, Illinois at the age of 15 months.
- David Hyrum SmithDavid Hyrum SmithDavid Hyrum Smith was an American religious leader, poet, painter, singer, philosopher, and naturalist. The youngest son of Joseph Smith, Jr. and Emma Hale Smith, he was an influential missionary and leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. He was born approximately five months after the murder of...
was born November 18, 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois. He died August 29, 1904 in Elgin, IllinoisElgin, IllinoisElgin is a city in northern Illinois located roughly northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois...
at the age of 60.
- Alvin Smith was born June 15, 1828 in Harmony, Pennsylvania
Samuel H. Smith
- Samuel Harrison Smith was born March 13, 1808 in Tunbridge, VermontTunbridge, VermontTunbridge is a town in Orange County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,309. The town consists of three village centers, all situated on Vermont Route 110 in the valley of the first branch of the White River...
. He died July 30, 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois at the age of 36. Married Mary Bailey Aug. 13, 1834. She died January 1841. On May 3, 1831 Samuel married Levira Clark.
Ephraim Smith
- Ephraim Smith was born March 13, 1810 in Tunbridge, Vermont. He died March 24, 1810 in Royalton, VermontRoyalton, VermontRoyalton is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,603 at the 2000 census. It includes the villages of Royalton, South Royalton, and North Royalton...
at the age of 11 days.
William B. Smith
- William SmithWilliam Smith (Mormonism)William Smith was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and one of the original members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Smith was the eighth child of Joseph Smith, Sr...
was born March 13, 1811 in Royalton, Vermont. He died November 13, 1894 in Osterdock, IowaOsterdock, IowaOsterdock is a city located in Clayton County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 50.- Geography :Osterdock is located at 42°43'47" North, 91°9'42" West ....
at the age of 83.
Don Carlos
- Don Carlos SmithDon Carlos SmithDon Carlos Smith was the youngest brother of Joseph Smith, Jr. and a leader, missionary, and periodical editor in the early days of the Latter Day Saint movement....
was born March 25, 1816 in Norwich, VermontNorwich, VermontNorwich is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States, located along the Connecticut River opposite Hanover, New Hampshire. The population was 3,544 at the 2000 census....
. He died of malaria August 7, 1841 in Nauvoo, Illinois at the age of 25.
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- Ina CoolbrithIna CoolbrithIna Donna Coolbrith was an American poet, writer, librarian, and a prominent figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary community...
, daughter of Don Carlos Smith and Agnes Moulton Coolbrith. She became the first Poet Laureate of California.
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