Portrait of Joseph Smith (1805 - 1844)

Joseph Smith

Signature of Joseph Smith (1805 - 1844)
  • Born on December 23, 1805 in Sharon
  • Assassinated on June 27, 1844 in Carthage, at the age of 38 years

Parents

  • Joseph Smith (1771 - 1840), Presiding Patriarch (LDS), assistant counselor in the First Presidency (LDS)
  • Lucy Mack (1775 - 1856)

Family

Occupations

  • founder and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1830 - 1844)
  • writer
  • mystic
  • mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois
  • chief of the Nauvoo Legion
  • candidate in the 1844 United States presidential election

Notes

Il aurait épousé une cinquantaine de femmes, mais n'aurait eu d'enfants qu'avec Emma Hale.