Smith, Emma Hale

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Name (Latin)
Smith, Emma Hale
Other forms of name
Bidamon, Emma Hale Smith
Hale, Emma
Date of birth
1804-07-10
Date of death
1879-05-30
Place of birth
Harmony, Susquehanna County, Pa. : Township
Place of death
Nauvoo (Ill.)
Associate group
Relief Society (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q2348210
Library of congress: n 82238761
HAI10: 000475315
Sources of Information
  • Newell, L. K. In her place, c1983:CIP t.p. (Emma Hale Smith; wife of Morman prophet, Joseph Smith) data sheet (b. 1804; d. 1879)
  • LC data base, 1-5-84(hdg.: Smith, Emma Hale)
  • Wikipedia, website viewed 11 June 2012(Emma Smith; Emma Hale Smith; Emma Hale Smith Bidamon; b. Emma Hale on July 10, 1804, Harmony Township, Pennsylvania; d. May 30, 1879, Nauvoo, Illinois; President, the Female Relief Socity of Nauvoo; wife of Joseph Smith Jr., Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; wife of Lewis C. Bidamon after Smith's martyrdom; religion: Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, later Community of Christ)
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Wikipedia description:

Emma Hale Smith Bidamon (July 10, 1804 – April 30, 1879) was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement and a prominent member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church) as well as the first wife of Joseph Smith, the movement's founder. In 1842, when the Ladies' Relief Society of Nauvoo was formed as a women's service organization, she was elected by its members as the organization's first president. After the killing of Joseph Smith, Emma remained in Nauvoo rather than following Brigham Young and the Mormon pioneers to the Utah Territory. Emma was supportive of Smith's teachings throughout her life with the exception of plural marriage and remained loyal to her son, Joseph Smith III, in his leadership of the RLDS Church.

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