The Prophet Joseph Smith Jr - I42617 - Individual Information - Wisconsin and Illinois Genealogy

The Prophet Joseph Smith Jr (I42617)

Surname: Smith
Given Names: Joseph
Suffix: Jr
Prefix: The Prophet

Gender: Male

Birth: 23 December 1805 -- Sharon, Windsor, Vermont
Death: 27 July 1844 -- Carthage, Illinois

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Well Documented Wives
source http://www.signaturebooks.com/excerpts/insacred.htm#chart

NAME AT TIME OF MARRIAGE MARRIAGE DATE STATUS AGE LATER LIFE
1. Fanny Alger ‎‎{early 1833}‎‎ single ‎‎[16]‎‎ Fanny separated from JS and married Solomon Custer, non-LDS

2. Lucinda Pendleton ‎‎(Morgan Harris)‎‎ ‎‎{1838?}‎‎ married 37? Lucinda remained with polyandrous first husband, George Harris, LDS; married by proxy in Nauvoo temple to JS ‎‎{Harris}‎‎; later divorced Harris

3. Louisa Beaman 5 April 1841 single 26 Louisa was married by proxy to JS ‎‎{BY}‎‎

4. Zina Diantha Huntington ‎‎(Jacobs)‎‎ 27 Oct. 1841 married 20 Zina remained with polyandrous first husband, Henry B. Jacobs, LDS; polyandrous proxy marriage to JS ‎‎{BY}‎‎ but remained with Jacobs; eventually left Jacobs and became BY's connubial wife.

5. Prescendia Lathrop Huntington ‎‎(Buell)‎‎ 11 Dec. 1841 married 31 Prescendia remained with polyandrous first husband, Norman Buell, disaffected LDS; polyandrous proxy marriage to JS ‎‎{HCK}‎‎ but stayed with Buell; eventually left Buell and became HCK's connubial wife.

6. Agnes Moulton Coolbrith ‎‎(Smith)‎‎ 6 Jan. 1842 widowed 33 Agnes was married by proxy to Don Carlos Smith ‎‎{G. A. Smith}‎‎. Don Carlos was JS's deceased brother and Agnes's first husband. She then married William Pickett, erratic LDS, in a technically polyandrous union; eventually separated from Pickett.

7. Sylvia Sessions ‎‎(Lyon)‎‎ 8 Feb. 1842 married 23 Sylvia remained with polyandrous first husband, Windsor Lyon, LDS; polyandrous proxy marriage to JS ‎‎{HCK}‎‎; remained with Lyon until his death; married Ezekiel Clark, non-LDS; divorced Clark; moved to Utah ‎‎(to be with HCK?)‎‎.

8. Mary Elizabeth Rollins ‎‎(Lightner)‎‎ late Feb. 1842 married 23 Mary remained with polyandrous first husband, Adam Lightner, non-LDS; polyandrous proxy marriage to JS ‎‎{BY}‎‎, but stayed with Lightner till his death.

9. Patty Bartlett ‎‎(Sessions)‎‎ 9 March 1842 married 47 Patty remained with polyandrous first husband, David Sessions, LDS, till his death; married John Parry for time.

10. Marinda Nancy Johnson ‎‎(Hyde)‎‎ Apr. 1842 married 27 Marinda remained with polyandrous first husband, Orson Hyde, LDS apostle, and was married eternally to him in the Nauvoo temple; later eternal proxy marriage to JS; eventually divorced Hyde.

11. Elizabeth Davis ‎‎(Goldsmith Brackenbury Durfee)‎‎ <June 1842 married 50-51? Elizabeth apparently remained with polyandrous first husband, Jabez Durfee, LDS, after JS's death; separated from Durfee; proxy marriage to JS ‎‎{Cornelius Lott}‎‎; separated from Lott.

12. Sarah Kingsley ‎‎(Howe Cleveland)‎‎ < 29 June 1842 married ‎‎[53-54]‎‎ Sarah remained with polyandrous first husband, John Cleveland, non-LDS; polyandrous proxy marriage to JS ‎‎{John Smith}‎‎; stayed with Cleveland to her death.

13. Delcena Johnson ‎‎(Sherman)‎‎ <July 1842 widowed ‎‎[37-38]‎‎? Delcena was married by proxy to Lyman Sherman ‎‎{Almon Babbitt}‎‎.

14. Eliza Roxcy Snow 29 June 1842 single 38 Eliza was married by proxy to JS ‎‎{Brigham Young}‎‎.

15. Sarah Ann Whitney 27 July 1842 single 17 Sarah separated from Joseph Kingsbury, her "pretend" polyandrous husband; proxy marriage to JS ‎‎{HCK}‎‎.

16. Martha McBride ‎‎(Knight)‎‎ Aug. 1842 widowed 37 Martha married by proxy to JS ‎‎{HCK}‎‎; separated from HCK?

17. Ruth Vose ‎‎(Sayers)‎‎ Feb. 1843 married 33 Ruth remained with polyandrous first husband, Edward Sayers, non-LDS, till his death.
18. Flora Ann Woodworth Spring 1843 single 16 Flora married ‎‎[Carlos]‎‎ Grove, non-LDS.

19. Emily Dow Partridge 4 March 1843 single 19 Emily married by proxy to JS ‎‎{BY}‎‎.

20. Eliza Maria Partridge 8 March 1843 single 22 Eliza married by proxy to JS ‎‎{Amasa Lyman}‎‎. Later divorced Lyman.

21. Almera Woodard Johnson 2-22 Apr. 1843 single 30 Almera married Reuben Barton ‎‎(proxy marriage?)‎‎.

22. Lucy Walker 1 May 1843 single 17 Lucy married by proxy to JS ‎‎{HCK}‎‎.

23. Sarah Lawrence May 1843 single 17 Sarah married by proxy to JS ‎‎{HCK}‎‎; divorced HCK; married Joseph Mount.

24. Maria Lawrence May 1843 single 19 Maria married by proxy to JS ‎‎{BY}‎‎? Separated from BY? Proxy marriage to JS ‎‎{Almon Babbitt}‎‎.

25. Helen Mar Kimball May 1843 single 14 Helen married by proxy to JS ‎‎{Horace Whitney}‎‎.

26. Hannah Ells <mid-1843 single 29-30 Hannah never remarried. Died ‎‎[1845]‎‎.

27. Elvira Annie Cowles ‎‎(Holmes)‎‎ 1 June 1843 married 29 Elvira remained with polyandrous first husband, Jonathan Holmes, LDS; proxy marriage to JS ‎‎{Holmes}‎‎.

28. Rhoda Richards 12 June 1843 single 58 Rhoda married by proxy to JS ‎‎{BY}‎‎; separated from BY or never cohabited.

29. Desdemona Fullmer July 1843 single 32-33 Desdemona married by proxy to JS ‎‎{Ezra Taft Benson}‎‎; separated from Benson; married Harrison McLane but later separated.

30. Olive G. Frost summer 1843 single 27-28? Olive married by proxy to JS ‎‎{BY}‎‎.

31. Melissa Lott 20 Sept. 1843 single 19 Melissa married by proxy to JS ‎‎{John Bernhisel}‎‎; separated from Bernhisel; married Ira Willis.

32. Nancy M. Winchester ‎‎[1842-43?]‎‎ single ‎‎[14?]‎‎ Nancy married by proxy to JS ‎‎{HCK}‎‎; divorced HCK; married Amos Arnold.

33. Fanny Young ‎‎(Carr Murray)‎‎ 2 Nov. 1843 widowed 56 Fanny never remarried.


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	Events of close relatives
Birth	23 December 1805 3430 Sharon, Windsor, Vermont
Marriage	18 January 1827 (Age 21) Emma Hale - ‎[View Family ‎(F19863)‎‎] South Bainbridge, Chenango, Ny
Death of father	14 September 1840 (Age 34) Joseph Smith (I42616) (Age 69) - [Relationship Chart]
Marriage	27 October 1841 (Age 35) Zina Diantha Huntington - ‎[View Family ‎(F19864)‎‎] Nauvoo, Hancock, Il
Marriage	29 June 1842 (Age 36) Eliza Roxey van Snow - ‎[View Family ‎(F19869)‎‎] Smith's Store, Nauvoo, Hancock, Il
Marriage	May 1843 (Age 37) Sarah Lawrence - ‎[View Family ‎(F19866)‎‎]
Marriage	2 November 1843 (Age 37) Fanny Young - ‎[View Family ‎(F19868)‎‎]
Death	27 July 1844 (Age 38) Carthage, Illinois
Universal Identifier	3A8CA84D4BAA0B43BCB0319B0B20BA6580CA
Last Change	3 May 2007 - 11:11:13 Last changed by: dcoplien