Joseph SMITH

Born

23 December 1805 , Sharon, Vermont, USA

Died

27 June 1844 , Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, USA

Cause of Death: assasinated

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Joseph SMITH Lucy MACK

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Born: 23 December 1805 in Sharon, Vermont, USA

Father: Joseph SMITH

Mother: Lucy MACK

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Joseph married Almera Woodward JOHNSON . Almera Woodward JOHNSON was born 12 October 1812 in Westford, Vermont, USA. Almera Woodward died 4 March 1896 in Parowan, Iron, Utah, USA. Almera Woodward was the child of Ezekiel JOHNSON and Julia HILLS.

Joseph SMITH died 27 June 1844 in Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, USA.

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Husband of Patty Parry; Eliza Maria Lyman; Emma Smith Bidamon (Hale); Fanny Custer; Louisa Smith Young; Presendia Lathrop Huntington; Elizabeth Lott; Mary Elizabeth Lightner; Sylvia Porter Clark; Eliza Roxcy Smith Young; Sarah Ann Whitney; Martha K. Knight; Lucy Kimball; Elvira Annie Smith; Agnes Moulton Smith; Emily Dow Young; Desdemona Wadsworth Fullmer; Ruth Sayers; Hanna Ells; Delcina Diademia Johnson; Fanny Young; Melissa Smith; Zina Diantha Jacobs Smith Young; Olive Gray Young; Flora Ann Woodworth; Lucinda Harris; Miranda Nancy Hyde; Almera Woodward Johnson; Maria Lawrence; Sarah Lawrence and Rhoda Smith Young

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Recorded occupation: Mayor of Nauvoo, founder and prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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Almera Woodward JOHNSON
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Almera Woodward JOHNSON was the child of Ezekiel JOHNSON and Julia HILLS

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Birth — 1805
23 December 1805
Sharon, Vermont, USA

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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Smith Family Cemetery Nauvoo Hancock County Illinois, USA

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Death — 1844
27 June 1844
Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, USA
He died at the age of 38.

1844 - Mormon leader, Joseph Smith murdered; Mormons leave Iowa
In 1844, Joseph Smith, the founder and leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly known as the Mormon Church), was murdered in Carthage, Illinois. Smith, who had founded the church in 1830, faced growing opposition and hostility due to his religious teachings and practices, including the controversial doctrine of polygamy. Tensions escalated when Smith ordered the destruction of a local printing press that had published an exposé critical of him and his church. As a result, Smith was arrested and jailed in Carthage. On June 27, 1844, a mob stormed the jail and killed Smith and his brother Hyrum.

Following Smith's assassination, the Mormons faced increasing persecution and violence, prompting them to seek a new home where they could practice their faith in peace. Under the leadership of Brigham Young, Smith's successor, the Mormons decided to leave Iowa and embark on a perilous journey westward. This exodus eventually led them to the Salt Lake Valley in...Read full story

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