Joseph Smith
(1805-1844)
Founder of the Latter Day Saint movement
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Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. When he was 24, Smith published the Book of Mormon. By the time of his death, 14 years later, he had attracted tens of thousands of followers and founded a religion that continues to the present with millions of global adherents.
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Joseph Smith 23 December 1805 Sharon, Vermont,USA
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| Died |
27 June 1844 (aged 38) Carthage, Illinois, United States
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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Joseph Smith III 7th child with Emma Smith Male b. 6 Nov 1832 d. 10 Dec 1914 Age: 82 (at death) 1832-1914 Son of Joseph Smith Jr and leader of RLDS Church -
Frederick Granger Williams 8th child with Emma Smith Male b. 20 Jun 1836 Age: 189 1836- Celebrity Baby -
Alexander Hale Smith 9th child with Emma Smith Male b. 2 Jun 1838 d. 12 Aug 1909 Age: 71 (at death) 1838-1909 RLDS Church leader, son of Joseph and Emma Smith -
David Hyrum Smith 11th child with Emma Smith Male b. 17 Nov 1844 d. 29 Aug 1904 Age: 59 (at death) 1844-1904 RLDS Church leader and youngest son of Joseph and Emma Smith
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Joseph Smith, Sr. · Father · 1771-1840 · First Presiding Patriarch and one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon
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Julia Murdock Smith · Adopted Daughter · 1831-1880 · Daughter of Joseph and Emma Hale Smith of the Latter Day Saint movement -
Frederick M. Smith · Grandson · 1874-1946 · Prophet-President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints -
Joseph Fielding Smith · Great-nephew · 1876-1972 · 10th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Alexander Neibaur · Friend · 1808-1883 · Among the first dentist to practice in Utah, and one of the first Jewish persons to join LDS Church.
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Joseph Smith, Sr. · Father · 1771-1840 · First Presiding Patriarch and one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon
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Julia Murdock Smith · Adopted Daughter · 1831-1880 · Daughter of Joseph and Emma Hale Smith of the Latter Day Saint movement
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Frederick M. Smith · Grandson · 1874-1946 · Prophet-President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
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Joseph Fielding Smith · Great-nephew · 1876-1972 · 10th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Alexander Neibaur · Friend · 1808-1883 · Among the first dentist to practice in Utah, and one of the first Jewish persons to join LDS Church.
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