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FAMILY OF JOSEPH SMITH SR. AND LUCY MACK SMITH © AL ROUNDS, MAY NOT BE COPIED; NOT MAY © AL ROUNDS, AFTER MUCH CONTEMPLATION, BACKGROUND: BACKGROUND: LEE GREENE RICHARDS SMITH PORTRAIT BY MACK LUCY WILLIAM WHITAKER; BY SKETCHES JOSEPH SMITH SR. PORTRAIT AND FAMILY Joseph SMITH Sr. was born July 12, 1771, in Topsfield, Alvin SMITH was born Massachusetts. He married Lucy MACK on January 24, 1796, February 11, 1798, in in Tunbridge, Vermont. Lucy was born July 8, 1775, in Gilsum, Tunbridge, Vermont, New Hampshire. They were the parents of 11 children, listed and died November 19, 1823, here in order of birth. Joseph Sr. died September 14, 1840, in Manchester Township, in Nauvoo, Illinois. Lucy died May 8, 1856, in Nauvoo, Illinois. New York, at the age of 25. *Infant son SMITH was born The First and died in 1797, Tunbridge, Family of theVermont. Restoration ENSIGN DECEMBER 2005 7 Y NOT BE COPIED Y NOT , © COMMUNITY OF CHRIST, MA , © COMMUNITY OF CHRIST, PAINTING BY UNKNOWN ARTIST BY PAINTING PAINTING BY LEWIS A. BY RAMSEY PAINTING Hyrum SMITH was born Sophronia SMITH was born Joseph SMITH Jr. was born Samuel Harrison SMITH was born February 9, 1800, in May 17, 1803, in Tunbridge, December 23, 1805, in March 13, 1808, in Tunbridge, Tunbridge, Vermont. He Vermont. She married Sharon, Vermont. He Vermont. He married Mary married Jerusha BARDEN Calvin W. STODDARD married Emma HALE on BAILEY on August 13, 1834, in on November 2, 1826, in on December 2, 1827, in January 18, 1827, in South Kirtland, Ohio. They had six Manchester Township, New Palmyra, New York. They had Bainbridge, New York. children. After Mary’s death, York. They had six children. two children. After Calvin’s They had 11 children. Samuel married Levira CLARK After Jerusha’s death, Hyrum death, Sophronia married The Prophet Joseph was on April 29, 1841, in Nauvoo, married Mary FIELDING William *McCLEARY on martyred June 27, 1844, Illinois. They had three children. on December 24, 1837, in February 11, 1838, in in Carthage, Illinois. He has Sometimes called the third mar- Kirtland, Ohio. They had Kirtland, Ohio. No children. 1,112 known descendants.** tyr, Samuel died July 30, 1844, in two children. Hyrum was She died October 28, 1876, Nauvoo, Illinois, of injuries sus- martyred June 27, 1844, in Colchester, Illinois. tained while riding from Nauvoo in Carthage, Illinois. He Sophronia has five known to Carthage to aid his brothers. has 13,583 known descendants.** He has 460 known descendants.** descendants.** Ephraim SMITH was born and died March 13, 1810, in Royalton, Vermont. 8 © AL ROUNDS, MAY NOT BE COPIED NOT MAY © AL ROUNDS, WINTER AT JOSEPH SMITH SR. HOME, WINTER AT William B. SMITH was born *Katharine SMITH was born Don Carlos SMITH was born Lucy SMITH was born March 13, 1811, in Royalton, July 28, 1813, in Lebanon, March 25, 1816, in Norwich, July 18, 1821, in Manchester Vermont. He married New Hampshire. She married Vermont. He married Agnes Township, New York. She BACKGROUND: Caroline A. GRANT on Wilkins J. SALISBURY on Moultin COOLBRITH on married Arthur MILLIKIN February 14, 1833, in Kirtland, January 8, 1831, in Kirtland, July 30, 1835, in Kirtland, on June 4, 1840, in Nauvoo, Ohio. They had two children. Ohio. They had eight chil- Ohio. They had three chil- Illinois. They had nine chil- After Caroline’s death, he dren. After his death, she dren. He died August 7, dren. She died December 9, married Roxie R. GRANT on married Joseph YOUNGER 1841, in Nauvoo, Illinois. 1882, in Colchester, Illinois. May 19, 1847, in Knox, Illinois. in Illinois. Soon afterward, Don Carlos has six known Lucy has 92 known They had two children. After they divorced. No children. descendants.** descendants.**■ they divorced, William mar- She died February 1, 1900, ried Eliza E. SANBORN in Fountain Green, Illinois. on November 12, 1857, in Katharine has 92 known Kirtland, Ohio. They had three descendants.** *In some cases spelling or historical discrepancies exist. children. After Eliza’s death, **Descendants identified as of February 12, 2005. William married Rosella SOURCES GOYETTE on December 21, 1. E. Cecil McGavin, The Family of Joseph Smith (1963), 58. 1889, in Clinton, Iowa. No 2. Web site of the Joseph Smith Sr Foundation: www.josephsmithsr.com. children. William died on 3. Joseph Smith Family Book, Archives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. November 13, 1893, in 4. “I Have a Question,” Ensign, Mar. 1979, 42–44. Osterdock, Iowa. He has 5. The Revised and Enhanced History of Joseph Smith by His Mother, ed. 234 known descendants.** Scot Facer Proctor and Maurine Jensen Proctor (1996). 6. Family records in possession of Gracia Jones, descendant of Joseph Smith Jr. 7. Church History in the Fulness of Times (Church Educational System manual, 1993). ENSIGN DECEMBER 2005 9.
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