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| Name |
Joseph Fielding Smith |
| Birth |
13 Nov 1838 |
Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
24 Apr 1854 |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWCW-8ZJ |
| Death |
19 Nov 1918 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
21 Nov 1918 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Person ID |
I51563 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Hyrum Smith, b. 9 Feb 1800, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States d. 27 Jun 1844, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States (Age 44 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Fielding, b. 21 Jul 1801, Honeydon, Bedfordshire, England d. 21 Sep 1852, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage |
24 Dec 1837 |
Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States |
| Family ID |
F18907 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Levira Annette Clark Smith, b. 29 Apr 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States d. 18 Dec 1888, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage |
5 May 1866 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F19073 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
3 Sep 2024 |
| Family 2 |
Julina Lambson, b. 18 Jun 1849, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 10 Jan 1936, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 86 years) |
| Marriage |
5 May 1866 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Edward Aurthur Smith, b. 1 Nov 1858, Brampton, Huntingdonshire, England d. 17 Jul 1911, Raymond, Warner, Alberta, Canada (Age 52 years) [Father: Adopted] [Mother: Adopted] |
| | 2. Mercy Josephine Smith, b. 14 Aug 1867, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 6 Jun 1870, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 2 years) |
| | 3. Mary Sophronia Smith, b. 7 Oct 1869, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 5 Jan 1948, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 78 years) |
| | 4. Donnette Smith, b. 17 Sep 1872, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 16 Sep 1961, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 88 years) |
| + | 5. Joseph Fielding Smith, Jr, b. 19 Jul 1876, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 2 Jul 1972, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 95 years) |
| | 6. David Asael Smith, b. 24 May 1879, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States bur. 9 Apr 1952, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age ~ 72 years) |
| | 7. George Carlos Smith, b. 14 Oct 1881, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 25 Feb 1931, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 49 years) |
| | 8. Julina Clarissa Smith, b. 10 Feb 1884, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 1 Aug 1923, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 39 years) |
| | 9. Elias Wesley Smith, b. 21 Apr 1886, Laie, Oahu, Hawaiʻi, United States d. 28 Dec 1970, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 84 years) |
| | 10. Emily Jane Smith, b. 11 Sep 1888, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 12 Dec 1982, Morgan, Ohio, United States (Age 94 years) |
| | 11. Rachel Smith, b. 11 Dec 1890, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 14 Dec 1986, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 96 years) |
| | 12. Edith Eleanor Smith, b. 3 Jan 1894, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 21 May 1987, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 93 years) |
| | 13. Marjorie Virginia Smith, b. 7 Dec 1906, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States d. 17 Nov 1994, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 87 years) |
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| Family ID |
F19074 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
3 Sep 2024 |
| Family 3 |
Sarah Ellen Richards, b. 25 Aug 1850, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 22 Mar 1915, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage |
1 Mar 1868 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Sarah Ellen Smith, b. 5 Feb 1869, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 11 Feb 1869 (Age 0 years) |
| | 2. Leonora Smith, b. 30 Jan 1871, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States bur. 26 Dec 1907, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age ~ 36 years) |
| | 3. Joseph Richards Smith, b. 22 Feb 1873, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 2 Oct 1954, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 81 years) |
| | 4. Heber John Smith, b. 3 Jul 1876, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 3 Mar 1877, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 0 years) |
| | 5. Rhoda Ann Smith, b. 20 Jul 1878, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 6 Jul 1879, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 0 years) |
| | 6. Minerva Smith, b. 30 Apr 1880, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 24 Jan 1958, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 77 years) |
| | 7. Alice Smith, b. 27 Jul 1882, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 29 Apr 1901, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 18 years) |
| + | 8. Willard Richards Smith, b. 20 Nov 1884, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 11 Sep 1972, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 87 years) |
| | 9. Franklin Richards Smith, b. 12 May 1888, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 25 Dec 1967, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 79 years) |
| | 10. Jeanetta Smith, b. 25 Aug 1891, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 27 Jan 1932, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 40 years) |
| | 11. Asenath Smith, b. 28 Dec 1896, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 3 Aug 1982, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 85 years) |
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| Family ID |
F19075 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
3 Sep 2024 |
| Family 4 |
Edna Lambson, b. 3 Mar 1851, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Marriage |
1 Jan 1871 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Hyrum Mack Smith, b. 21 Mar 1872, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 23 Jan 1918, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 45 years) |
| | 2. Alvin Fielding Smith, b. 7 Aug 1874, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 4 Jan 1948, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 73 years) |
| | 3. Alfred Jason Smith, b. 13 Dec 1876, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 6 Apr 1878, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 1 year) |
| | 4. Edna Melissa Smith, b. 6 Oct 1879, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 26 Oct 1958, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 79 years) |
| | 5. Albert Jesse Smith, b. 16 Sep 1881, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 25 Aug 1883, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 1 year) |
| | 6. Robert Smith, b. 12 Nov 1883, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 4 Feb 1886, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 2 years) |
| | 7. Emma Smith, b. 21 Aug 1888, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 29 Dec 1969, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 81 years) |
| | 8. Zina Smith, b. 11 Oct 1890, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 25 Oct 1915, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 25 years) |
| | 9. Ruth Smith, b. 21 Dec 1893, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 17 Mar 1898, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 4 years) |
| | 10. Martha Smith, b. 12 May 1897, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 7 Aug 1977, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 80 years) |
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| Family ID |
F19076 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
3 Sep 2024 |
| Family 5 |
Alice Ann Kimball, b. 6 Sep 1858, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 19 Dec 1946, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 88 years) |
| Marriage |
6 Dec 1883 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Alice May Smith, b. 11 Oct 1877, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 20 Oct 1920, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 43 years) [Father: Adopted] [Mother: Adopted] |
| | 2. Heber Chase Smith, b. 19 Nov 1881, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 29 Dec 1971, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 90 years) [Father: Adopted] [Mother: Adopted] |
| | 3. Charles Coulson Smith, b. 19 Nov 1881, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 21 Apr 1933, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 51 years) [Father: Adopted] [Mother: Adopted] |
| | 4. Lucy Mack Smith, b. 14 Apr 1890, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 24 Nov 1933, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 43 years) |
| | 5. Andrew Kimball Smith, b. 6 Jan 1893, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 23 Aug 1951, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 58 years) |
| | 6. Jesse Kimball Smith, b. 21 May 1896, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 21 May 1953, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 57 years) |
| | 7. Fielding Kimball Smith, b. 9 Apr 1900, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 20 Oct 1974, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 74 years) |
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| Family ID |
F19077 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
3 Sep 2024 |
| Family 6 |
Mary Taylor Schwartz, b. 30 Apr 1865, Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 5 Dec 1956, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 91 years) |
| Marriage |
13 Jan 1884 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. John Schwartz Smith, b. 20 Aug 1888, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 3 Aug 1889 (Age 0 years) |
| | 2. Calvin Schwartz Smith, b. 29 May 1890, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| | 3. Samuel Schwartz Smith, b. 26 Oct 1892, Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 10 May 1983, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 90 years) |
| | 4. James Schwartz Smith, b. 13 Nov 1894, Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 6 Nov 1950, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 55 years) |
| | 5. Agnes Smith, b. 3 Nov 1897, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 9 Mar 1966, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 68 years) |
| | 6. Silas Schwartz Smith, b. 3 Jan 1900, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 23 Apr 1983, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 83 years) |
| | 7. Royal Grant Smith, b. 21 May 1906, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 30 May 1971 (Age 65 years) |
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| Family ID |
F19078 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
3 Sep 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 13 Nov 1838 - Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States |
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 | Marriage - 5 May 1866 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Marriage - 5 May 1866 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Marriage - 1 Mar 1868 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Marriage - 1 Jan 1871 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Marriage - 6 Dec 1883 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Marriage - 13 Jan 1884 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Death - 19 Nov 1918 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Burial - 21 Nov 1918 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- 6th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
He was an American religious leader who served as the sixth presiden t o f The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He wa s th e nephew of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint moveme nt, a nd was the last president of the LDS Church to have known him perso nally.
On July 1, 1866, Smith became a general authority of the LDS Church wh e n he was ordained an apostle by Brigham Young and sustained as a counse lo r to the First Presidency, where he served until Young's death. Howeve r , he was not sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostle s u ntil the church's October 1867 conference. On February 28, 1874, Smit h le ft for his second mission to England, serving as president of the Eu ropea n Mission from 1874 to 1875, returning home upon the death of Firs t Presi dency member George A. Smith. He was then called to preside ove r the Davi s Stake until he left again in the spring of 1877 for his thir d mission t o England. When news arrived of the death of Young, Smith wa s released an d returned home. The following year, Smith served an Easter n States Missi on with Orson Pratt, visiting noteworthy places in the his tory of the chu rch in Missouri, Ohio, New York and Illinois. During thi s trip they met w ith and interviewed David Whitmer.
In October 1880, three years after Young's death, Smith was named seco n d counselor in the First Presidency to church president John Taylor, se rv ing from 1880 to 1887. He later served as second counselor to Wilfor d Woo druff (1889–98), and as second counselor to Lorenzo Snow (1898–1901 ). Smi th was appointed first counselor to Snow on the death of first cou nselo r George Q. Cannon, but, as Snow himself died only four days later , Smit h never served in that position. He succeeded Snow as president o f the LD S Church and president of the Salt Lake Temple. He served as pre sident o f the temple until 1911, when he transferred the responsibilit y to Antho n H. Lund.
Smith also served as editor of the Improvement Era and Juvenile Instruct o r, and general superintendent of the Sunday School and Young Men's Mutu a l Improvement Association.
Smith felt it was important for Utah to become a state, and thereby elim i nate the ongoing federal supervision of Utah Territory. Following the o ff icial discontinuance of new plural marriages by Woodruff in 1890, an d th e dissolution of the Mormon People's Party in 1891, Smith champione d th e anti-polygamy Republican Party in Utah.
In September 1891, Smith received a presidential pardon from U.S. Presid e nt Benjamin Harrison in relation to Smith's practice of plural marriage .
LDS Church President
After the death of church president Lorenzo Snow, Smith was chosen by t h e apostles of the church as Snow's successor. Smith was set apart as Pr es ident of the Church on October 17, 1901, with Presiding Patriarch Joh n Sm ith acting as voice.[18] This action was ratified by a special confe renc e and solemn assembly of the priesthood on November 10, 1901. He cho se Jo hn R. Winder and Anthon H. Lund as his counselors. After Winder die d, Lun d became the first counselor and Smith's second cousin, John Henr y Smith , became the second counselor.
Polygamy issues
One of the first issues Smith faced was the ongoing difficulties for t h e church due to the continuing practice of plural marriage. Smith suppo rt ed apostle Reed Smoot's candidacy for the U.S. Senate, but Smoot's ele cti on was contested on the grounds that he was an officer in a church wh ic h continued to countenance polygamous marriages. The Senate investigat io n again focused national attention on Mormon marriages and political i nfl uence. Additional attention was given to Smith because of his opposit io n to the election and re-election of Utah's senior U.S. Senator, non-M orm on Thomas Kearns. Following his appearance before a Senate panel in 1 904 , Smith took steps to prevent any surreptitious addition of new plura l ma rriages within the church. On April 6, 1904, Smith issued an order a nd de claration in the general conference of the church, popularly referr ed t o as the "second manifesto", and declared that any church officer wh o per formed a plural marriage, as well as the offending couple, would b e excom municated. He clarified that the church's policy against new plur al marri ages applied worldwide, and not just in the United States. Two m embers o f the Quorum of the Twelve, John W. Taylor and Matthias F. Cowle y, resign ed in 1905 following these announcements. Smith continued to li ve with hi s five plural wives as did other Mormon polygamists. In 1906 , Smith was b rought to trial on a charge of unlawful cohabitation with f our women in a ddition to his lawful wife; he pleaded guilty and was fine d $300, the max imum penalty then permitted under the law.
Other noteworthy actions
Smith gave more influence to the Presiding Patriarch of the church tha n h ad any president since Joseph Smith. The church's presiding patriarch , Jo hn Smith, was his elder half-brother. During his presidency, Smith a ppare ntly pushed to change the order in which church leaders were sustai ned i n general conferences. He intended to have the presiding patriarc h sustai ned before even himself (as president of the church), consisten t with hi s interpretation of Doctrine and Covenants Section 124 and earl y historic al precedent. This met with opposition from the other apostles , and the p roposal was not realized.
In 1906, Smith went on a tour to Europe, becoming the first LDS Church p r esident to travel outside of North America during his presidential tenu re .
In 1908, Smith organized a committee to standardize and reform the Aaron i c Priesthood quorums. This committee standardized the age requirement s fo r young men to be ordained to the office of Teacher or Priest.
Smith's seventeen-year presidential administration made efforts toward i m proving the church's damaged relationships with the federal governmen t an d related issues dealing with the church's financial situation. Th e admin istration acquired historic sites, constructed numerous meetingho uses, an d expanded the church system of educational academies and univer sities. H e also oversaw a continued growth in church membership.
During Smith's presidential tenure, the LDS Church constructed and dedic a ted the Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial near South Royalton, Vermont . I t was dedicated by Smith on December 23, 1905, the 100th anniversar y of J oseph Smith's birth. Also during Smith's presidency, the Seagull M onumen t at Temple Square in Salt Lake City was dedicated on October 1, 1 913. I n 1913, Boy Scouting became the official youth activity program fo r the c hurch's young men. During much of his presidential tenure, Smit h oversa w the planning and construction of the Hawaiian Temple in Laie , Hawaii, o ne of his part-time residences.
Death
Smith died of pneumonia resulting from pleurisy in Salt Lake City on Nov e mber 19, 1918, and was succeeded by Heber J. Grant. Due to the widespre a d influenza pandemic of 1918–20, a graveside service was held, rather t ha n a public funeral. Smith was interred in the Salt Lake City Cemeter y o n November 22, 1918.
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