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Has more than 100 ancestors and 96 descendants in this family tree.
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Name |
Hyrum Smith |
Birth |
9 Feb 1800 |
Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States |
Gender |
Male |
Initiatory (LDS) |
5 May 1842 |
OTHER |
FamilySearch ID |
KWJT-6XJ |
Death |
27 Jun 1844 |
Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
Burial |
30 Jun 1844 |
Smith Family Cemetery, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
Person ID |
i50828 |
mytree |
Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
Father |
Joseph Smith, b. 12 Jul 1771, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 14 Sep 1840, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States (Age 69 years) |
Mother |
Lucy Mack, b. 8 Jul 1775, Gilsum, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States d. 14 May 1856, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States (Age 80 years) |
Marriage |
24 Jan 1796 |
Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States |
Family ID |
F18895 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Hyrum Smith, b. 9 Feb 1800, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States d. 27 Jun 1844, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States (Age 44 years) |
Marriage |
2 Nov 1826 |
Manchester, Ontario, New York, United States |
Children |
| 1. Lovina Smith, b. 16 Sep 1827, Manchester, Ontario, New York, United States d. 8 Oct 1876, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States (Age 49 years) |
| 2. Mary Smith, b. 27 Jun 1829, Manchester, Ontario, New York, United States d. 29 May 1832, Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States (Age 2 years) |
| 3. John Smith, b. 22 Sep 1832, Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States |
| 4. Hyrum Smith, b. 27 Apr 1834, Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States d. 21 Sep 1841, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States (Age 7 years) |
| 5. Jerusha Smith, b. 13 Jan 1836, Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States d. 27 Jun 1912, Box Elder, Utah, United States (Age 76 years) |
| 6. Sarah Smith, b. 2 Oct 1837, Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States d. 6 Nov 1876, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States (Age 39 years) |
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Family ID |
F18906 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
3 Sep 2024 |
Family 2 |
Hyrum Smith, b. 9 Feb 1800, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States d. 27 Jun 1844, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States (Age 44 years) |
Marriage |
24 Dec 1837 |
Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States |
Children |
+ | 1. Joseph Fielding Smith, b. 13 Nov 1838, Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States d. 19 Nov 1918, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 80 years) |
+ | 2. Martha Ann Smith, b. 14 May 1841, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States d. 19 Oct 1923, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 82 years) |
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Family ID |
F18907 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
3 Sep 2024 |
Family 3 |
Hyrum Smith, b. 9 Feb 1800, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States d. 27 Jun 1844, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States (Age 44 years) |
Marriage |
1 Aug 1843 |
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
Family ID |
F18908 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
3 Sep 2024 |
Family 4 |
Hyrum Smith, b. 9 Feb 1800, Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States d. 27 Jun 1844, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States (Age 44 years) |
Marriage |
11 Aug 1843 |
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
Family ID |
F18909 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
3 Sep 2024 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 9 Feb 1800 - Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States |
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| Marriage - 2 Nov 1826 - Manchester, Ontario, New York, United States |
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| Marriage - 24 Dec 1837 - Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States |
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| Initiatory (LDS) - 5 May 1842 - OTHER |
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| Marriage - 1 Aug 1843 - Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
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| Marriage - 11 Aug 1843 - Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
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| Death - 27 Jun 1844 - Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
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| Burial - 30 Jun 1844 - Smith Family Cemetery, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
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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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