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Joseph Smith, Sr.
b.12 JUL 1771 Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
d.14 SEP 1840 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois
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m. 12 FEB 1767
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m. 24 JAN 1796
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Joseph Smith, Sr. (July 12, 1771 – September 14, 1840) was the father of Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Joseph Sr. was also one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, which Mormons believe was translated by Joseph Jr. from the Golden Plates. In 1833 Joseph Sr. was named the first Presiding Patriarch of the Church of Christ, which was renamed to the Church of the Latter Day Saints in 1834 and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1838. Joseph Sr. was also a member of the First Presidency of the church and a Master Freemason of the Ontario Lodge No. 23 of Canandaigua, New York. For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Joseph Smith, Sr..
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