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About Mary Smith
Wikipedia Biographical Summary
"...Mary Fielding Smith Kimball (July 21, 1801 – September 21, 1852) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement, the second wife of LDS Church leader Hyrum Smith and the mother of Joseph F. Smith.
Mary Fielding was born in Bedfordshire, England on July 21, 1801. She was the sixth child of John Fielding and Rachel Ibbotson, who were active in the growing Methodist movement in the area. In 1834, Mary emigrated to join her brother Joseph and her sister Mercy in Toronto, Canada. At the suggestion of the LDS prophet, Joseph Smith, Jr., the recently widowed Hyrum Smith courted Mary Fielding and the couple married on December 24, 1837..."
"...Mary Fielding Smith died in Salt Lake City, Utah at the home of her second husband Heber C. Kimball, on September 21, 1852 apparently of pneumonia..."
SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Fielding_Smith
Second wife of LDS Church Patriarch Hyrum Smith. After her family's conversion, they emigrated to Nauvoo to join with the rest of the Saints. Hyrum's first wife, Jerusha, passed away in Kirtland. After the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum, Mary fled with the rest of the Saints to Utah, her seven year old son Joseph F., who would later become sixth President of the Church, drove the wagon all the way there. She died faithful to the Church, in the home of Apostle Heber C. Kimball. Her home is now preserved at This is the Place State Park, at the base of Emigration Canyon in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Spouses:
Hyrum Smith (1800 - 1844)
Heber Chase Kimball (1801 - 1868)
Children:
Joseph Fielding Smith (1838 - 1918) NOTE Joseph was the leader of the LDS church during the first two decades of the 20th century and was the first president of the chruch to be born to LDS parents.
Martha Ann Smith Harris (1841 - 1923
Created by: Chad Stowell
Record added: Apr 14, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6348731
Second wife of Church Patriarch Hyrum Smith.
After her family's conversion, they emigrated to Nauvoo to join with the rest of the Saints. Hyrum's first wife, Jerusha, passed away in Kirtland.
After the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum, Mary fled with the rest of the Saints to Utah, her seven year old son Joseph F., who would later become sixth President of the Church, drove the wagon all the way there.
She died faithful to the Church, in the home of Apostle Heber C. Kimball. Her home is now preserved at This is the Place State Park, at the base of Emigration Canyon in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 6 2017, 19:42:38 UTC
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Mary Smith's Timeline
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July 21, 1801
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Honidon,Bedfordshire,England
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September 15, 1801
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Saint Ives, England, United Kingdom
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May 21, 1836
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November 13, 1838
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Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri, United States
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