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Notes. Joseph Smith Sr. July 12, 1771. Topsfield, Massachusetts. September 14, 1840. Nauvoo, Illinois. Born to Asael Smith and Mary Duty. At the age of 24, he married Lucy Mack in Tunbridge, Vermont on January 24, 1795. He was one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon 's Golden Plates and was the first Presiding Patriarch of the early ...
NameBirth DateBirth PlaceDeath DateFebruary 9, 1800Tunbridge, VTJune 27, 1844Jerusha BardenFebruary 15, 1805October 13, 1837Lovina Smith WalkerSeptember 16, 1827October 8, 1876Mary SmithJune 27, 1829Manchester, New YorkMay 29, 18327 hours ago · Joe Saumarez Smith has aggressive stage four lung cancer Charlie Brooks. 28 October 2024 11:00am GMT Joe Saumarez Smith, the chair of the British Horseracing Authority, is a remarkable man.
The Smith family followed the Church to Kirtland, Ohio, in 1831; to Missouri in 1838; and to Nauvoo, Illinois, in the early 1840s. Joseph Sr. and Lucy lived with their adult children for the rest of their lives. Tragically, within a four-year span between 1841 and 1844, Joseph Sr. and four of his sons (Don Carlos, Hyrum, Joseph, and Samuel ...
- Ancestry of Joseph Smith
- Patriotic Service of Samuel Smith
- Asael Smith, Grandfather of Joseph Smith
- Advice of Asael Smith to His Family
- Prediction of Asael Smith
- John Mack of Connecticut
- Maternal Grandparents of Joseph Smith
- Patriotic Service of Solomon Mack
Joseph Smith was born in Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont, December 23, 1805. He was the third son and fourth child of Joseph and Lucy Mack Smith, who had a family of ten children. His parents were of sturdy New England stock, honest, godfearing, industrious, but poor in worldly substance. Joseph Smith had descended on his paternal side from Robert ...
Samuel, son of Robert and Mary, was born January 26, 1666. He married Rebecca, daughter of John Curtis, a prominent citizen of the town of Topsfield. After his father’s death, Samuel moved to Topsfield, where he became an influential member of that community and was honored by the citizens with several offices of trust. He was the father of nine ch...
Asael Smith was the second son and youngest child of (2) Samuel. He was born in Topsfield, March 7, 1744. His mother died, as already noted, shortly after his birth. His early life was spent in Topsfield. February 12, 1767, he took to wife, Mary Duty, of Windham, New Hampshire, and later moved to that place. From there he went to Dunbarton and then...
“And first to you, my dear wife,” he wrote, “I do with all the strength and power that is in me, thank you for your kindness and faithfulness to me, beseeching God who is the husband of the widow, to take care of you and not to leave you nor forsake you, or suffer you to leave nor forsake him, nor his ways. Put your whole trust solely in him, he ne...
In the spring of 1791 he moved from Topsfield to Tunbridge, Vermont, where he made his home for several years. As old age came on and his health impaired, he removed to Stockholm, St. Lawrence County, New York, and made his home with his son Silas. Here he died, October 31, 1830, at the advanced age of more than 86 years. In stature he was tall, hi...
On his maternal side, Joseph Smith was descended from John Mack, who was born in Inverness, Scotland, March 6, 1653. John Mack came to America about 1669, and resided, first in Salisbury, Massachusetts. He married Sarah, daughter of Orlando and Sarah Bagley, and moved to Lyme, Connecticut, where eight or more of their twelve children were born. He ...
Solomon, son of Ebenezer Mack, was born in Lyme, Conn., Sept. 26, 1735. At the age of twenty-one years he enlisted in the services of his country under the command of Captain Henry, and the regiment of Col. Whiting. He was engaged in the king’s service with two teams carrying supplies to Fort Edwards. In 1748 he enlisted under Major Spenser and was...
In 1776, Solomon Mack enlisted in the American army. For some time he served in the land forces and later was transferred to the navy. With his two sons, Jason and Stephen, he was engaged in a privateering expedition commanded by Captain Havens. In this service they passed through some thrilling experiences, but escaped without great harm. His serv...
Aug 11, 2018 · President Russell M. Ballard, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, greets descendants of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith during a family reunion, held in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square, on Aug. 4, 2018.
Dec 12, 2013 · Joseph Smith Sr. (d. 1840) and Lucy Mack Smith, the parents of the Prophet, followed him faithfully, from New York to Ohio, on to Missouri, and, in the forced exodus of the Mormon refugees in the winter of 1838-1839, while Joseph and Hyrum were in prison, on to Illinois. So did their remaining children, Hyrum, Sophronia, Samuel Harrison ...
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Joseph Smith Jr. was born December 23, 1805, the fifth of 11 children of Joseph Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith. “I was born . . . of goodly parents,” said Joseph, “who spared no pains to instruct me in the Christian religion.” 1 His parents stressed personal religion and encouraged Joseph to seek his “soul's salvation” in Jesus Christ. 2.
