Sylvia Porter Lyons

Alternate Names
Sylvia Porter Clark (Married Name)
Sylvia Porter Kimball (Married Name)
Sylvia Porter Sessions (Birth Name)
Birth Date
On 1818 July 31 (Born)
Death Date
On 1882 April 13 (Died)
Gender
Female

31 July 1818–12 Apr. 1882. Born in Newry, Oxford Co., Maine. Daughter of David Sessions and Patty Bartlett. Moved to Far West, Caldwell Co., Missouri, Nov. 1837. Married Windsor Palmer Lyon, Mar. 1838, in Far West. Moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, by Feb. 1841. Identified in some sources as a plural wife of Joseph Smith, sealed 8 Feb. 1842. Moved to Iowa City, Johnson Co., Iowa Territory, June 1846. Married Ezekiel Clark, 5 Feb. 1850, in Iowa City. Migrated to Salt Lake City, 4 Aug. 1854. Moved to Bountiful, Davis Co., Utah Territory, by June 1860. Died at Bountiful.

 

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Born in Newry, Oxford, Maine, United States

1818 July 31

Date Details

Occurred On 1818 July 31

Married Joseph Smith Jr.

1842 February 8 (Age 23)

Married Heber Chase Kimball

1846 January 26 (Age 27)

Married Ezekiel Clark

1850 February 5 (Age 31)

Traveled in Perrigrine Sessions Company (1854)

1854 May 23 – August 4 (Age 35) Pioneers in Company

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Started On 1854 May 23
Joined Company
Ended On 1854 August 4
Company Arrived

Died in Bountiful, Davis, Utah Territory, United States

1882 April 13 (Age 63)
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