Smith, Asael, 1744-1830
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1744 - 1830
Biography
Asael Smith (1744-1830) was the grandfather of Joseph Smith, Jr.
Citation:
Joseph Smith's New England Heritage, 2003: title page (Asael Smith) p. 114 (b. 1744; d. 1830)Mormon genealogies, 1946: page 2 (The ancestry of the Prophet Joseph Smith; Asahel Smith; b. 1744; d. 1830)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Martha Coray notebook
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 230
Scope and Contents
Notebook includes Coray's interview notes used in compiling of Lucy Mack Smith's history of Joseph Smith.Smith family history notes contain John and Clarissa Smith's account of visit by Joseph Smith Sr. to Smith family members, including his father, Asael Smith, in Lawrence County, New York, in 1830; John Smith's account of his and Joseph Smith Sr.'s reunion with their mother, Mary Duty Smith, at Kirtland, Ohio, and their subsequent journey eastward to visit Church branches and...
Dates:
1845