John Smith
Birth Date
On 1832 September 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1911 November 6 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
1832 September 22
Mother
Jerusha Barden
Father
Hyrum Smith (1800 - 1844)
Date Details
Occurred On 1832 September 22
Baptized by John Taylor
1841 (Age 8)
Traveled in
Heber C. Kimball Company (1848)
1848 June 7 – September 24 (Age 15)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Joseph F. Smith (Age 9)
Martha Ann Smith (Age 7)
Mary Fielding (Age 46)
Jerusha Smith (Age 12)
Sarah Smith (Age 10)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 September 24
Company Arrived
Married
Hellen Maria Fisher
1853 December 25 (Age 21)
Married
Nancy Melissa Lemmon
1857 February 18 (Age 24)
Called as Captain to
John Smith Company (1860)
1860 June 22 – September 1 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1860 June 22
Joined Company
Ended On 1860 September 1
Company Arrived
Served in
Scandinavian Mission
1862 April 9 – 1864 September 25 (Age 29)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Orson Hyde
Location Served
Scandinavia
Date Details
Started On 1862 April 9
Set Apart
On 1864 April 13
Departed from Field
Ended On 1864 September 25
Arrived at Home
Called as Captain to
John Smith Company (1864)
1864 July 25 – October 1 (Age 31)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started Before 1864 July 25
Joined Company
Ended Between 1864 September 25 – October 1
Company Arrived
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1911 November 6 (Age 79)
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John Smith (1832 - 1911) Profile
John Smith (1832 - 1911)
Sources
Person
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Smith, John", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 1, Page 183.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1862, Vol. B, Page 4, Line 132.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1862, Vol. A, Page 3, Line 132.
Pioneer
Burton, Richard F., The city of the Saints: and across the Rocky Mountains to California, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1862
Burton, Richard F., The city of the Saints: and across the Rocky Mountains to California, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1862. New York : Harper, Page 180.
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Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"First 100, schedules, 1848 July", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849.
Deseret Evening News
"Voyage of the Hudson", Deseret Evening News, (23 March 1895), Page 11.
Deseret News
"List of Immigrants", Deseret News, (12 October 1864), Page 5.
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"The Immigration", Deseret News, (15 August 1860), Page 5.
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Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, June.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1848: Page 16.
John Johnson reminiscences, 1899-1935
John Johnson reminiscences, 1899-1935, Page 7.
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John P. R. Johnson diary, 1864 July-September
John P. R. Johnson diary, 1864 July-September, July.
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Juvenile Instructor
Juvenile Instructor, Vol. 6, Page 91, 98-99.
Joseph F. Smith, "Recollections", Juvenile Instructor, (27 May 1871), Page 7.
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Karl G. Maeser: a biography
Karl G. Maeser: a biography. 1928. Page 34-36.
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Logan Republican
"Patriarch John Smith Passes Quietly Away", Logan Republican, (9 November 1911), Page 1.
Millennial Star
"Late from the Immigration", Millennial Star, 22, (20 October 1860), Page 669.
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Salt Lake daily telegraph and commercial advertiser
"Local Affairs", Salt Lake daily telegraph and commercial advertiser, (27 September 1864).
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Scandinavian Jubilee Album
Scandinavian Jubilee Album, Page 216.
Utah and the Mormons collection, undated
Utah and the Mormons collection, undated. Autobiography, John Smith. Salt Lake City, 1885: Page 11-12.
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Utah and the Mormons collection, undated. Autobiography, John Smith. Salt Lake City, 1885.
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Utah Pioneer Biographies
"Groneman, Thomas C.", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 11, Page 178,180.
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"Larsen, Hans Peter", Utah Pioneer Biographies, 18, Page 54-56.
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