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Smith, Emma Hale

 Person

Biography

Citation:
Joseph Smith Papers, via WWW, March 3, 2014 (born in 1804 at Willingborough Township (later Harmony), Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; parents Isaac Hale and Elizabeth Lewis; well educated; member of the Methodist Church; baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Oliver Cowdrey in 1830; married Joseph Smith Jr. on January 18, 1827, in New York; eleven children, six of whom died early deaths; with Joseph Smith on the night he obtained the records from which The Book of Mormon; scribe during part of the translation; prominent member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "elect lady"; editor of "A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of the Latter Day Saints," published in 1835; first Relief Society president in 1842; moved around to escape mobs, husband imprisoned; Joseph Smith was murdered in June 1844, she stayed in Nauvoo; married Lewis Crum Bidamon; affiliated with the Reorganized Church of Latter-day Saints; lived in Nauvoo; d. Apr. 20, 1879 in Nauvoo, Illinois)

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Enoch B. Tripp journals, 1854-1908

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2032 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains 18 journals kepts by Enoch B. Tripp, dated 1854 to 1908.

Dates: 1854-1908
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2032, Enoch B. Tripp papers

Enoch B. Tripp personal papers, 1841-1906

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2032 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, writings, and other personal documents such as a license, a certificate, and blessings. Dated 1841 to 1906.

Dates: 1841-1906
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2032, Enoch B. Tripp papers

John Smith letter to Emma Smith Bidamon, 1866 December 2

 File — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232548872], Folder: 7
Identifier: Vault MSS 803 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Dates: 1866 December 2
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 803, John Smith papers / John Smith correspondence / John Smith letters sent

Lorenzo D. Wasson letter to David Hale, 1841 February

 Item — Oversize 3: [Barcode: 31197233635090], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 7614
Scope and Contents

Color photocopy and typescript of letter written to David Hale from Lorenzo D. Wasson, Hale's nephew. Wasson writes that he is living with Joseph Smith, and gives his impressions of Smith, Nauvoo, and Mormonism. Also includes messages written by Emma Smith and possibly Joseph Smith, mentioning family matters and inviting Hale to settle in Nauvoo. Dated February 1841.

Dates: 1841 February
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7614, David and Ira P. Hale papers

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Polygamy -- Religious aspects -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2
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