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Mary married Hyrum Smith on December 24, 1837. Hyrum’s first wife, Jerusha, had died in childbirth, and Mary cared for Hyrum’s small children as her own. Hyrum and Mary also had two children together, including Joseph F. Smith, who later became the sixth President of the Church.
Mary Fielding Smith Kimball (July 21, 1801 – September 21, 1852) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement, the second wife of Latter Day Saint leader Hyrum Smith, and the mother of Joseph F. Smith, who became president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Born on June 10, 1787, in Essex County, Massachusetts, to Henry and Lucinda Jaques, Vienna Jaques grew up to be a woman who enjoyed self-reliance. She lived into her 40s in Boston, Massachusetts, as an unmarried woman with considerable financial means.
More information. Smith was the son of Patriarch Hyrum Smith and his second wife, Mary Fielding, a British convert to the church who married Hyrum after the death of his first wife, Jerusha Barden Smith. In addition to her two children, Mary Fielding Smith also raised the six children from the union of Hyrum and Jerusha.
There are currently 49 women on this list. However, historians disagree as to the number and identity of the plural wives Smith had. Various scholars and historians, including Fawn M. Brodie, George D. Smith, [7] and Todd Compton, have attempted to identify the women who married Smith. [8]
ImagePlural Wife's Maiden Name (married Name)Marriage DateAge [10]January 17, 182722Yesc. 1833–183716YesLucinda Pendleton Morgan Harrisc. 1838–184237–41YesLouisa BeamanApril 5, 184126YesFanny Alger was Joseph Smith's first plural wife; Joseph Smith hid polygamy from the general Church membership; Divine manifestations to plural wives and families; Plural marriage and the law
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Levira Annette Clark Smith. First wife of Joseph F. Smith. On April 5, 1859, the twenty year old Smith married his sixteen-year-old cousin, Levira Annette Clark Smith, daughter of Samuel H. Smith, performed by Brigham Young in his office. [13]
