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Hyrum Smith

Hyrum Smith

Male 1800 - 1844  (44 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document    Has more than 100 ancestors and 96 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Headstones
    Smith, Joseph b1805 - Hale, Emma b1804 - Smith, Hyrum b1800    		Smith, Joseph b1805 - Hale, Emma b1804 - Smith, Hyrum b1800

  • Name Hyrum Smith 
    Birth 9 Feb 1800  Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Initiatory (LDS) 5 May 1842  OTHER Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FamilySearch ID KWJT-6XJ 
    Death 27 Jun 1844  Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 30 Jun 1844  Smith Family Cemetery, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I50828  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024 

    Father Joseph Smith,   b. 12 Jul 1771, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1840, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Lucy Mack,   b. 8 Jul 1775, Gilsum, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1856, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 24 Jan 1796  Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F18895  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jerusha Barden,   b. 15 Feb 1805, Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1837, Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years) 
    Marriage 2 Nov 1826  Manchester, Ontario, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lovina Smith,   b. 16 Sep 1827, Manchester, Ontario, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1876, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     2. Mary Smith,   b. 27 Jun 1829, Manchester, Ontario, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1832, Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     3. John Smith,   b. 22 Sep 1832, Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Hyrum Smith,   b. 27 Apr 1834, Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1841, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 7 years)
     5. Jerusha Smith,   b. 13 Jan 1836, Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1912, Box Elder, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     6. Sarah Smith,   b. 2 Oct 1837, Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1876, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
    Family ID F18906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2024 

    Family 2 Mary Fielding,   b. 21 Jul 1801, Honeydon, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1852, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 24 Dec 1837  Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Joseph Fielding Smith,   b. 13 Nov 1838, Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1918, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +2. Martha Ann Smith,   b. 14 May 1841, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1923, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F18907  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2024 

    Family 3 Catherine Phillips,   b. 1 Aug 1819, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1905, West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 1 Aug 1843  Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F18908  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2024 

    Family 4 Mercy Rachel Fielding,   b. 15 Jun 1807, Honeydon, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1893, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 11 Aug 1843  Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F18909  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Feb 1800 - Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Nov 1826 - Manchester, Ontario, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Dec 1837 - Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInitiatory (LDS) - 5 May 1842 - OTHER Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Aug 1843 - Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Aug 1843 - Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Jun 1844 - Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 30 Jun 1844 - Smith Family Cemetery, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Smith was a close advisor and confidant to his brother Joseph as the lat t er produced the Book of Mormon and established the Church of Christ. I n J une 1829, Smith was baptized in Seneca Lake, New York. He was one o f th e Eight Witnesses who swore to the reality of a set of golden plate s insc ribed with the Book of Mormon. He also said he saw the angel Moron i. Whe n the Church of Christ was organized on April 6, 1830, six men sig ned the ir names as charter members; at the age of 30, Hyrum Smith was th e oldes t of the six. Smith served as presiding officer of a church branc h in Col esville, New York, and was one of the first Latter Day Saint mis sionarie s in the surrounding area.


      Grave of Joseph, Emma, and Hyrum Smith
      As the church headquarters and membership moved west, Smith and his fami l y relocated. In 1831, he established a home in Kirtland, Ohio. During h i s residence there, he served as foreman of the quarry providing stone f o r the Kirtland Temple. Between 1831 and 1833, he served proselyting mis si ons to Missouri and Ohio. In 1834, under the direction of Joseph Smith , h e recruited members for a militia, Zion's Camp, and traveled with th e gro up to the aid of the Latter Day Saints in Missouri. He was appointe d Seco nd Counselor in the church's First Presidency in November 1837. I n 1838 a nd 1839, Hyrum, Joseph and three other church leaders shared a j ail cel l in Liberty, Missouri while awaiting trial.

      After relocating to Nauvoo, Illinois, Smith became the church's Presidi n g Patriarch, a position first held by his father, Joseph Smith Sr. He a ls o replaced Oliver Cowdery as Assistant President of the Church; in thi s c apacity, Smith acted as President of the Church in Joseph's absence a nd w as designated to be Joseph's successor if he were killed or incapaci tated . Although Hyrum Smith was never explicitly ordained to the priesth ood of fice of apostle, "his appointment as assistant president may hav e include d such authority".

      When warned of possible danger, Joseph urged Smith and his family to fl e e to Cincinnati, Ohio. Smith refused and, in 1844, traveled with Josep h t o Carthage, Illinois, where both were charged with riot and treason . Jose ph, Hyrum, John Taylor and Willard Richards were held awaiting tri al i n a jail in Carthage. On June 27, 1844, the building was attacked b y a mo b of between sixty and two hundred men. While attempting to barric ade th e door to prevent the mob from entering, Smith was shot in the fac e on th e left side of the nose. After staggering back, another ball fire d throug h the window struck him in the back, passed through his body, an d struc k his watch in his vest pocket. As Smith fell to the floor, he ex claimed , "I am a dead man," as he died. Taylor was struck by several bul lets bu t survived with the help of Richards. Joseph was hit by at leas t two shot s, exclaimed "O Lord, My God," and fell through a second-stor y window t o the ground where he was shot again.

      Because of his position as Assistant President of the Church, it is like l y that Smith would have succeeded Joseph and become the next presiden t o f the church had he outlived his brother.



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