Jesse Nathaniel Smith
Birth Date
On 1834 December 2 (Born)
Death Date
On 1906 June 5 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Stockholm, St Lawrence, New York, United States
1834 December 2
Mother
Mary Aikens (1797 - 1877)
Father
Silas Smith
Date Details
Occurred On 1834 December 2
Baptized by Patriarch John Smith
1843 August 13 (Age 8)
Traveled in
Daniel Spencer/Perrigrine Sessions Company (1847)
1847 June 18 – September 25 (Age 12)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Aikens (Age 49)
Silas Sanford Smith (Age 16)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 18
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 September 24 – 25
Company Arrived
Married
Emma Seraphine West
1852 May 13 (Age 17)
Married
Margaret Fletcher West
1856 January 27 (Age 21)
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1860 September 23 – 1862 May 9 (Age 25)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Parowan, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Orson Hyde
Location Served
Denmark
Date Details
Started On 1860 September 23
Set Apart
On 1861 January 11
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1862 May 9
Released
Called as President to
Scandinavian Mission
1862 May 9 – 1864 April 13 (Age 27)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Scandinavian Mission
Date Details
Started On 1862 May 9
Called
Ended On 1864 April 13
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Joseph W. Young Company (1864)
1864 August 21 – September 29 (Age 29)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1864 August 21
Joined Company
Ended On 1864 September 29
Company Arrived
Called as President to
Scandinavian Mission
1868 August 16 – 1870 July 15 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Parowan, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Daniel Hanmer Wells
Date Details
Started On 1868 August 16
Set Apart
On 1868 September 19
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1870 July 15
Departed from Field
On 1870 August 10
Arrived at Home
Died in Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona Territory, United States
1906 June 5 (Age 71)
Media
Jesse Nathaniel Smith (1834 - 1906) Profile
Jesse Nathaniel Smith (1834 - 1906)
Sources
Person
Deseret News
"Jesse N. Smith Called by Death", Deseret News, (6 June 1906), Page 1.
Eureka Reporter
"Utah State News", Eureka Reporter, (15 June 1906), Page 2.
History of the Scandinavian Mission (1927)
History of the Scandinavian Mission (1927), Andrew Jenson, Page 168.
Inter-Mountain Republican
"Jesse N. Smith Dies in Arizona", Inter-Mountain Republican, (7 June 1906), Page 8.
Jesse N. Smith autobiographical sketch, circa 1884, Church History Library
Jesse N. Smith autobiographical sketch, circa 1884, Church History Library.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Smith, Jesse Nathaniel", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 1, Page 316.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Jesse N. Smith is Called", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (7 June 1906), Page 10.
Scandinavian Jubilee Album
Scandinavian Jubilee Album, Page 215.
Mission
Letter of Appointment
"Letter of appointment as Scandinavian Mission President", Letter of Appointment, (6 May 1864).
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 16 August 1868, Vol. B, Page 12, Line 440.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 23 September 1860, Vol. B, Page 2, Line 71.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 23 September 1860, Vol. A, Page 2, Line 71.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 16 August 1868, Vol. A, Page 11, Line 440.
Scandinavian Mission Manuscript history and historical reports, 1855-1920
Scandinavian Mission Manuscript history and historical reports, 1855-1920, Vol. 1, 2, Page 60, 217.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 5 October 1864.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 49.
John Smith papers
John Smith papers, February, Page 40-52.
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Journal of Jesse Nathaniel Smith: the life story of a Mormon pioneer
Journal of Jesse Nathaniel Smith: the life story of a Mormon pioneer. Salt Lake City, Utah: Jesse N. Smith Family Association, 1953 Deseret News Publishing Co, 1953. Page 11-12.
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Juvenile Instructor
"Buried by the Wayside", Juvenile Instructor, (17 January 1874), Page 14.
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Scandinavian Jubilee Album
Scandinavian Jubilee Album.