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Jesse Nathaniel Smith

Jesse Nathaniel Smith

Male 1834 - 1906  (71 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Jesse Nathaniel Smith 
    Birth 2 Dec 1834  Stockholm, St. Lawrence, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Initiatory (LDS) 10 Mar 1854  EHOUS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FamilySearch ID KWCX-4KH 
    Death 5 Jun 1906  Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 7 Jun 1906  RV Mike Ramsay Memorial Cemetery, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I51184  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024 

    Father Silas Sanford Smith,   b. 1 Oct 1779, Derryfield, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1839, Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Mary Aikens,   b. 13 Aug 1797, Barnard, Windsor, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1877, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 4 Mar 1828  Stockholm, St. Lawrence, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F11861  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Augusta Maria Outzen,   b. 14 Jan 1854, Rander, Randers, Midtjylland, Kongeriget Danmark Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1932, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jun 1869  København, Hovedstaden, Kongeriget Danmark Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Georgianna Bathsheba Smith,   b. 16 Aug 1870, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1946, St. Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     2. Augusta Gerhardina "Dina" Smith,   b. 14 Jul 1872, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1940, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     3. Robert Christian Smith,   b. 27 Nov 1874, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1920, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
    +4. Martha Amelia Smith,   b. 17 Jul 1877, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1931, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     5. Asahel Henry Smith, Sr,   b. 5 Dec 1880, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1947, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     6. Anna Smith,   b. 6 Aug 1883, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1910, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
     7. Rebecca Smith,   b. 23 Oct 1886, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1960, Holbrook, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     8. Rachel Smith,   b. 1 Jan 1889, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1940, Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
     9. Sophronia Smith,   b. 8 Apr 1892, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1953, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     10. Natalia Smith,   b. 3 Apr 1894, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1978, Holbrook, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     11. Millie Smith,   b. 25 Dec 1897, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1931, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
    Family ID F19027  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2024 

    Family 2 Emma Seraphine West,   b. 3 Jan 1836, Chalklevel, Benton, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1910, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 13 May 1852  Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Emma Seraphine Smith,   b. 12 Aug 1853, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1909, Taylor, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     2. Mary Josephine Smith,   b. 23 Jan 1855, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1894, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     3. Hannah Daphne Smith,   b. 22 Mar 1857, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1937, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     4. Eliza Snow Smith,   b. 23 Feb 1859, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1927, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     5. Jesse Nathaniel Smith, Jr,   b. 16 May 1861, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1912, Colonia Dublán, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, México Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
     6. Sarah Elizabeth Smith,   b. 2 Feb 1866, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1892, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
     7. Silas Derryfield Smith,   b. 9 Sep 1867, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1956, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     8. John Walter Smith,   b. 10 Jun 1871, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 1936, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     9. Samuel Francis Smith,   b. 21 Nov 1873, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1954, Holbrook, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F19028  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2024 

    Family 3 Margaret Fletcher West,   b. 22 May 1838, Chalklevel, Benton, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1864, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years) 
    Marriage 27 Jan 1856  Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Adelaide Margaret Smith,   b. 13 Feb 1857, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1927, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     2. Joseph West Smith,   b. 6 Sep 1859, Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1944, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F19029  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2024 

    Family 4 Janet Mauretta Johnson,   b. 17 Dec 1848, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1933, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 9 Oct 1866  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Susan Janet Smith,   b. 15 Sep 1868, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1960, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     2. Ellen Mauretta Smith,   b. 20 Sep 1871, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1872, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. Sariah Anna Smith,   b. 21 Feb 1873, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1922, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     4. Agnes Maud Smith,   b. 11 Jul 1874, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1878, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)
     5. Julia Johnson Smith,   b. 20 Oct 1875, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1956, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     6. Priscilla Smith,   b. 10 May 1877, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1954, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     7. Editha Smith,   b. 8 Sep 1878, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1931, Gallup, McKinley, New Mexico, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
    +8. Lucy Smith,   b. 24 Jun 1880, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1951, Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     9. Margaret Fife Smith,   b. 6 Sep 1882, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1969, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     10. Ruth Smith,   b. 17 Mar 1884, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1956, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     11. Esther Smith,   b. 26 Oct 1887, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1975, Blythe, Riverside, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     12. Elias Smith,   b. 1 Aug 1889, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1961, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     13. Leah Smith,   b. 13 Aug 1891, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1976, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F19030  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2024 

    Family 5 Emma Ellen Larson,   b. 6 Apr 1863, West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1943, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 28 Oct 1881  St. George, Washington, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Hyrum Smith,   b. 15 Dec 1882, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1971, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     2. Caroline Smith,   b. 19 Nov 1884, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1924, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     3. Don Carlos Smith,   b. 26 Sep 1886, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1967, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     4. Lorana Smith,   b. 29 Nov 1888, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1979, Orem, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     5. Lehi Larson Smith,   b. 19 Mar 1891, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1918, Argonne, Champagne-Ardenne, République française Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
     6. George Albert Smith,   b. 7 May 1893, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1965, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     7. Aikens Smith,   b. 29 Jul 1899, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1960, Cottonwood, Yavapai, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     8. Myrtle Smith,   b. 25 Oct 1901, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1977, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     9. Matthias Foss Cowley Smith,   b. 1 Oct 1905, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1990, Las Cruces, Doña Ana, New Mexico, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F19031  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Dec 1834 - Stockholm, St. Lawrence, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 May 1852 - Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInitiatory (LDS) - 10 Mar 1854 - EHOUS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Jan 1856 - Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Oct 1866 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Jun 1869 - København, Hovedstaden, Kongeriget Danmark Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Oct 1881 - St. George, Washington, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Jun 1906 - Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 7 Jun 1906 - RV Mike Ramsay Memorial Cemetery, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Jesse Nathaniel Smith was born December 2, 1834 in Stockholm, New York , s on of Silas and Mary Aikens Smith. Jesse was a first cousin to the Pr ophe t Joseph Smith. Jesse arrived at Far West, Missouri just as the Sai nts w ere leaving. He saw the erection of the Nauvoo temple, and the Nau voo ex odus. His father died when he was just three months shy of turnin g five y ears old.

      Jesse crossed the plains to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847 with the Morm o n pioneers. He was called to help colonize Parowan in 1851, he acte d a s a scout and surveyor for Church colony sites in southern Utah. He s erve d as city clerk, city councilman, mayor, and city magistrate of Paro wan , district attorney of Iron County, Captain in the militia, a membe r of t he Utah Territorial Legislature, and a member of the Parowan Stak e presid ency—all before he had reached the age of twenty-six .

      In 1860, he was called on a mission to Denmark. He later presided over t h e Scandinavian Mission (and was to preside over it a second time stil l la ter in life). Though always faithful in serving the Lord, Jesse N. w as no t without trials. Upon returning from his first service as Missio n Presid ent, when three weeks from home, he wrote, “Bread stuffs were sc arce an d I started for home with a very scanty supply of provisions, n o grain fo r my poor horses, and no money to buy with, however, my hope s were high w ith thoughts of home. I Reached Provo in process of time , but called o n no one for the scarcity was felt in nearly every house .

      As I was slowly wending my way through the wide lane southeast of tow n , I met Brother Soren Christoffersen of Manti with several teams. “H e ex pressed the liveliest pleasure at seeing me and said he remembere d a tur n I had done him in collecting and forwarding to him from Denmar k about 2 400 Rdlr. As Brother Sorn thrust his hand in his pocket, vision s of dinne rs for myself and grain for my poor horses, flitted before m y imagination , but alas for the unreality of my dream, he withdrew his h and slowly an d sadly from his pocket, remarking that he had heavy purcha ses to make i n the city of a threshing machine and other farm machinery , and his expen ses would doubtless be heavy but if I ever came to Mant i and would kindl y call on him in his own home he would do something rig ht handsome for me .”
      Jesse N. made it home; upon arriving he had little time to mourn the dea t h of his second wife, who had passed while he was in Scandinavia. Short l y after this he met and married his third wife, Janet Mauretta Johnson.

      In Snowflake, Jesse was a farmer, stockman, cooperative mercantile and b a nk organizer, a probate judge, and served in the Arizona Territorial Le gi slature. Widely traveled and self-educated, he amassed a large librar y an d became conversant in five languages. He served the Church in Arizo na a s the first president of the Eastern Arizona Stake from 1879 to 1887 , an d as the first president of the Snowflake Stake from 1887 until hi s deat h June 5, 1906. He was also called to be a patriarch .

      Jesse N. Smith served in the Arizona legislature. He was a probate judg e . He was the president of the Scandinavian Mission, headquartered in D en mark, two separate times. He was the mayor of Parowan, Utah. His hom e t here has been restored and is open for tours. Jesse was a first cousi n t o Joseph Smith and George Albert Smith, presidents of the LDS church . Je sse served as stake president of the Eastern Arizona Stake in 1878.

      -- The Life Summary of Jesse Nathaniel Smith Sr: When Jesse Nathanie l S mith Sr. was born on 2 December 1834, in Stockholm, St. Lawrence, Ne w Yor k, United States, his father, Silas Smith, was 55 and his mother, M ary Ai kens, was 37. Jesse married Emma Seraphine West on 13 May 1852, i n Parowa n, Iron, Utah, United States. Jesse and Emma were the parents o f at leas t 4 sons and 5 daughters. Jesse lived in Snowflake, Apache, Ar izona Terr itory, United States in 1880 and Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, U nited State s in 1900. Jesse registered for military service in 1905. J esse Nathani el Smith Sr. died on 5 June 1906, in Snowflake, Navajo, Ariz ona Territory , United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in R V Mi ke Ramsay Memo rial Cemetery, Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States.


      -- Arlene Palmer Smith



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