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1811 - 1833 1811 - 03:13 William born; Royalton, Windsor Co, Vermont 1830 - 06:08 -- Baptized a Mormon by Elder David Whitmer 1831 - 05:00 -- Moved to Kirtland with his mother, sisters, & Don Carlos 1831 - 10:05 -- Ordained a teacher by Joseph Smith in Hiram, Ohio. 1831 - 10:25 -- Ordained a priest by Oliver Cowdery. 1831 - 12:19 -- Ordained an elder by Lyman E. Johnson 1832 - 12:00 -- William left on mission to Erie Co., PA -- met Caroline 1833 - 02:00 -- Returned from 3-week mission in PA with Hyrum 1833 - 02:14 -- William married Caroline Amanda Grant in Kirtland 1833 - 03:21 -- Caroline's brother, Jedediah M. baptized by John F. Boynton 1833 - 06:21 -- Ordained a high priest by Sidney Rigdon 1833 - 12:18 -- Received special blessing from Joseph Smith 1834 - 1839 1834 - 05/06 - William was a member of Zion's Camp 1835 - 01:00 -- Mary Jane Smith born to Caroline at Kirtland 1835 - summer/fall - Mission to eastern states with the Twelve 1835 - 12:16 -- Fist fight with Joseph Smith at Kirtland 1836/1837 -- William Attended Hebrew School in Kirtland 1836 - 01:03 -- William was Received back into Mormon fellowship 1836 - 03:00 - William Attended dedication of Kirtland Temple 1836 - 08:00 -- Caroline L. Smith born to Caroline at Kirtland 1837 - 01:00 -- William a Charter member of Kirtland Safety Society 1837 - 09:27 -- William left Kirtland for Missouri 1837 - 10:00 -- William arrived in Far West, MO )returned to Kirtland) 1838 - spring - William moved to Far West 1839 - spring -- William was expelled from MO --Settled in Plymouth, IL 1839 - 05:04 -- William was disfellowshipped from Church at Conf. near Quincy 1839 - 05:25 -- William restored to fellowship 25 May 1839 1840 - 1844 1840 - 05:10 -- Aaron Hook, Jr. married Matilda Spencer in Lee Co., IL 1840 - 12:01 -- William's letter of apology in T&S 1841 - 04:42 -- William made a Freemason in Nauvoo 1842 - 04:16 -- William began editing the Nauvoo Wasp 1842 - 08:00 -- William elected member of Illinois House of Reps 1842 - 12:09 -- Defends Nauvoo Charters in Illinois Legislature 1842 - 12:10 -- Last Wasp edited by William 1843 - spring -- William was on mission to the East 1843 - 12:28 -- Aaron Hook signed "scroll petition" at Nauvoo 1844 - 04:22 -- William returns to Nauvoo -- last visit with brothers 1844 - 05:12 -- William Received endowment (at Nauvoo Masonic Lodge?) 1844 - May/June -- William campaigned for Joseph in the East 1844 - 08:31 -- William was preaching in Philadelphia -- stayed in the East 1845 - 1846 1845 - 01:11 -- Parley P. Pratt approved of William's mission presidency 1845 - 04:15 -- William reinstates Sam Brannan 1845 - 05:04 -- William returned to Nauvoo with sick wife 1845 - 05:15 -- William Recognized as Patriarch "over" the whole church 1845 - 05:11 -- Death of Caroline Amanda Grant at Nauvoo 1845 - 05:24 -- Wm Ordained Patriarch "to" the Church / Caroline's funeral 1845 - 06:01 -- Times & Seasons clarifies Patriarch "to" the Church status 1845 - 06:22 -- William married Mary Jane Rollins (she soon left him) 1845 - 06:27 -- Lucy Mack Smith's 3 visions claim William is church president 1845 - 06:30 -- William writes complaints to Brigham Young 1845 - 08:17 -- William preaches "spiritual wifery" in Nauvoo 1845 - 00:00 -- More plural wives taken: Mary Ann "West," Mary Ann Sheffield, Mary Jones, Priscilla Mogridge, Eva Rice, Sarah Libbey, and Hannah Libbey 1845 - 10:06 -- The Twelve sustained William as an Apostle, but not as Patriarch 1845 - 10:06 -- The Twelve disfellowship William 1845 - 10:00 -- William publisheed first anti-12 pamphlet (at Galena) 1845 - 10:19 -- The Twelve excommunicate William for aspstasy 1845 - 10:29 -- William's pamphlet published in Warsaw Signal 1845 - 10/11 - William toured eastern states and preached against the 12 [[from Janet B. Seegmiller, "The Mormon Succession Crisus: A Family View," JWHA Journal 20, 2002, p. 94ff. --- "Moses Smith... converted to Mormonism in 1832, he migrated to Wisconsin in 1835... including Moses' brother, Aaron Smith... disconcerting was the message brought by [them]... Moses Smith and an Elder Jacobs... not welcomed by the apostles... two days later the Twelve did excommunicated Strang and Aaron Smith... in January, when Moses Smith went back to Nauvoo... he was again denounced... meeting held in the Nauvoo Temple... Lanius p. 79 credited Moses Smith with opening the way for the conversion to Strangism of... William Smith"]] 1846 - 03:00 -- William returned to Nauvoo and read Strang's letters 1846 - 04:06 -- Accepted as Patriarch and Apostle in Strang's Church at Voree [[from: Matthew S. Moore, "The Council of Fifty," JMH 25:2, Fall 1999, p. 95: "William Smith and George J. Adams, after their excommunications on 12 October 1845 and 10 April 1845 respectively, aligned themselves with Strang, John C. Bennett, the notorious spiritual wifery proponent, joined Strang in 1847. Together, William Smith, Adams, and Bennett influenced Strang to accept polygamy after denouncing the practice in 1847-48"]] 1847 - 1849 1847 - ??:?? -- Expelled from Strang's Church [[from Janet B. Seegmiller, "The Mormon Succession Crisus: A Family View," JWHA Journal 20, 2002, p. 101ff. --- "In fall 1847... Aaron Hook... Lee County, Hook had a small group of Mormons meeting in his home... William Smith began preaching among these Saints... 1881 History of Lee C., Il...]] 183?-1865 -- Roxie Ann's father Joshua lived in Altoona, Knox, IL 1839-1853 -- Roxie Ann's bro Nelson Grant, lived in Lynn, Knox, IL 1846-1864 -- Roxie Ann's sis Theda Grant Reeves lived in Altoona. Knox, IL 1847 - 05:18 -- Married Roxie Ann Grant [in Illinois?] 1848 - 09:21 -- Thalia [Thelia] Smith born born to Roxie Ann in Lee Co., IL 1849 - 12:25 -- W. W. Blair married Elizabeth J. Doty, at Dixon, Illinois. 1850 - 00:00 -- Census: Aaron Hook, Amboy, Lee Co., age 33, b. Maine 1850 - 04:00 -- Publicly advocates polygamy after Covington Conference 1850 - 08:17 -- Hyrum Wallace Smith born to Roxie Ann; Altona, Knox Co., IL 1850 - 1859 1850 - 00:00 -- Counsellors Lyman Wight & Arron Hook of Melugin's Grove 1851 - 10:08 -- W. W. Blair baptized by William Smith, near Amboy, Lee. Co. 1852 - 00:00 -- W. W. Blair leaves William Smith's church [[from William Shepherd, "James Blackeslee..." JWHA Journal 17, 1997, p. 126: Blackeslee explained why he remained with William Smith for a short period -- "Zion's Harbinger, March 1853, p. 64]] 1853 - 06:04 -- Athalia (Thalia) Howard Grant died in Altona, Knox, Co., IL 1855 - 10:00 -- William attended Martin Harris conference at Kirtland [[H. Michael Marquardt, "Martin Harris: The Kirtland Years," Dialogue 35:3, Fall 2002, pp. 33-34: "In October 1855, Stephen Post arrived in Kirtland to attend a conference with Martin Harris. Post recorded in his journal: Br. Martin Harris had published a proclamation... through a Miss Sexton a Spirit medium of Cleveland. Wm. Smith got a revelation given through the same medium... At this time William Smith gave fictitious names to different elders who were to assist him in this work... on 7 October, a conference met in the Kirtland Temple. Harris was chosen president... At this time, travelers to Kirtland also reported the activity of Martin Harris and William Smith... Appointed Wm. Smith their leader... Harris drove Wm. Smith out...]] 1857? ---------- William married Eliza Elise Sanborn; children: William Enoch, Edson Don Carlos and Louie May. 1858 - ??:?? -- William Moves to Elkader, Clayton Co., Iowa 1860 - spring - William Rebaptized LDS by Elder J. J. Butler [[or, possibly John L. Butler -- see: "A Short History or the Byography of John L. Butler Partly from His Own Writing," Historical Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City.]] 1860 - 1877 1860 -05:00 -- William writes Brigham Young -- wants to go to Utah 1860 - summer - William withdraws from the LDS church. 1878 - 1893 1878 - 00:00 -- William joined the RLDS 1883 - 00:00 -- William wrote/published "William Smith on Mormonism" 1890 - 00:00 -- William moved to Osterdock, Clayton Co., Iowa 1893 - 12:13 -- William died at Osterdock after 1893 1900 - 03:30 -- Roxie Ann died at Lathrop, Clinton, Missouri |
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