JOSEPH SMITHS NEW ENGLAND HERITAGE

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JOSEPH SMITHS NEW ENGLAND HERITAGE
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John Smith Son of Asael Smith brother of
Joseph Smith Sr.
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Grandsons of Solomon Mack Chilion Mack (left)
and Solomon Mack III (right Lucys father).
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Charlemagne Coronation of
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Constantine I
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Alfred the Great
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It is a love of liberty which inspires my soul.
Civil and religious liberty were diffused into my
soul by my grandfathers while they dandled me
on their knees.
--Joseph Smith Jr.
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JOSEPH SMITHS NEW ENGLAND HERITAGE
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KINDRED SPIRITS THOUGH SEPARATED BY TIME ARE
NONETHELESS STILL BOUND BY PURPOSE FOR NO
GREAT CAUSE IS ACCOMPLISHED IN A
GENERATION. THE HOPE VISION AND FAITH OF
OUR NOBLE FOREBEARS MUST BECOME OURS. AS WE
STAND UPON THEIR SHOULDERS SO IN SOME
FUTURE DAY OTHERS MAY BE BLESSED
TO STAND ON OURS.
Joseph F. McConkie
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Emma and Joseph Smith
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Julia Murdock Smith (1831 1880)
Five Children of Joseph and Emma
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Joseph Smith Birthplace Sharon Township
Vermont When Joseph was born all his grandparent
s aunts and uncles lived within a 20 mile
radius. Joseph had their association until he was
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Joseph Smith Birthplace Sharon Township VT
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Tunbridge Vermont
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Joseph Smiths Ancestry springs out of the
movement which produced freedom of conscience and
liberty.
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The forefathers were people who called themselves
New Israel or the Saints of the latter-days who
said their children were born under the covenant
who believed they had been brought out of
captivity by Israels God who called their
journey to America an Exodus to the Land of
Promise.
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The saints left Leyden that goodly and pleasant
city which had been our resting place for near
12 years. We knew we were pilgrims and looked
not much on those things but lifted up our eyes
to the heavens our dearest country and quieted
our spirits. (William Bradford)
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All things stood upon us with a
weather-beaten face Shortly half our company
died sometimes two or three a day and of one
hundred odd scarce fifty remained. In these
bitter years our husbands our wives our babes
died singly in groups in vast companies and
considering all the roads to death I do thank my
God they die but once. (William Bradford)
Plimouth Village early survival huts made of
reeds.
Readers
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Plimouth Village Exhibition Plymouth
Massachusetts
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JOSEPH SMITHS MAYFLOWER ANCESTORS
JOHN TILLEY WIFE BRIDGET VANDER VELDE AND
DAUGHTER ELIZABETH TILLEY John and Bridget died
in the first winter at Plymouth leaving
Elizabeth who was 13.
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JOSEPH SMITHS MAYFLOWER ANCESTORS
JOHN HOWLAND servant of John Carver (who died in
1621 of sunstroke while toiling in his
cornfield). John Howland inherited Carvers
estate. He married Elizabeth Tilley in 1621
or 1624
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John Howland Overboard In a mighty storme a lust
ie young man (called John Howland) coming upon
some occasion above ye grattings was with a
seale of ye shippe throwne into ye sea but it
pleased God yt he caught hold of ye tope-saile
hallards which hung over-board yet he held his
hould (though he was sundrie fadomes under water)
till he was hald up. -- William Bradford
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Howland House Plymouth Massachusetts
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JOSEPH SMITHS MAYFLOWER ANCESTORS
John Howland 1592-1672/3 Elizabeth Tilley
1607-1687 John Howland 1627-1704 Mary Lee 1630-
1693 Hannah Howland 1661-1710 Jonathan Crocker
1662-1746 Hannah Crocker 1688-1751 Shubal Fulle
r 1688-1751 Lydia Fuller 1709-1778 Daniel Gates
1706/7-1776 Lydia Gates 1732-1818 Solomon Mac
k 1732-1820 Lucy Mack 1775-1856 Joseph Smith S
r. 1771-1840 Joseph Smith Jr. Old/new style cal
endars
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EMMA SMITHS MAYFLOWER ANCESTORS
John Howland 1592-1672/3 Elizabeth Tilley
1607-1687 Hope Howland John Chipman Hope Chip
man John Huckins Elizabeth Huckins John Lewis
Gershom Lewis Mary Maltby Nathaniel Lewis E
sther Tuttle Elizabeth Lewis Isaac Hale Emma H
ale
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JOSEPH SMITHS MAYFLOWER ANCESTORS (contd)
EDWARD ANN FULLER THEIR SON SAMUEL FULLER
Edward and Ann died in the first winter at Plimo
uth leaving their 11-year old son Samuel. Care
d for by other members of the May- flower compa
ny.
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EDWARD FULLER (1575-1620) ANN FULLER
(1579-1620) Md. 1609 SAMUEL FULLER (1612-1683)
JANE LATHROP (1614-1683) Md. 1635
JOHN FULLER (1656-1726) MEHITABLE ROWLEY
(1660-1732) Md. 1768 SHUBAL FULLER (1684-17
48) HANNAH CROCKER (1688- ) Md. 1708
LYDIA FULLER (1709-1778) DANIEL GATES
(1706-1776) LYDIA GATES (1732-1817)
SOLOMON MACK (1732-1820) Md. 1759
LUCY MACK (1775-1855) JOSEPH SMITH
Sr. (1771-1840) Md. 1796 JOSEPH SM
ITH Jr.
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SAMUEL FULLER (1612-1683) JANE LATHROP
(1614-1683) Md. 1635
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The Mayflower Compact (Drafted and signed on boar
d the Mayflower as that ship approached Cape Cod
on November 11 1620.) Having undertaken for
the glory of God and the advancements of the
Christian faith and honor of our king and
country a voyage to plant the first colony in
the Northern parts of Virginia frame such just
and equal laws ordinances acts constitutions
and offices from time to time unto which we
promise all due submission and obedience.
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The Mayflower Compact (contd)
In witness whereof we have subscribed our
names at Cape Cod the
11th of November the year of our sovereign
Lord King James of England
France and Ireland the 18th
and of Scotland the fifty fourth Anno
dominie 1620. John Carver William Bradfor
d Edward Winslow William Brewster Isaac
Allerton Myles Standish John Alden Samuel
Fuller Christopher Martin William Mullins
William White Richard Warren John Howland
Stephen Hopkins Edward Tilley John Tilley
Francis Cooke Thomas Rogers John Turner
Francis Eaton James Chilton John Crakston John
Billington Moses Fletcher John Goodman Degory
Priest Thomas Tinker John Rigdale Edward
Fuller Thomas Williams Gilbert Winslow Edmund
Margeson Peter Brown Richard Britterige George
Soule Richard Clarke Richard Gardiner John
Allerton Thomas English Edward Doty Edward
Leister.
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SOLOMON MACK
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The French and Indian War was waged to determine
who would control New England and extended soil
a French Catholic Canada or the British children
of the Reformation. Solomon Mack enlisted for the
campaigns of the French and Indian War in the
Lake George--Lake Champlain sector. (Anderson 7)
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Solomon Mack at Fort Edward Because his oxen
were lost he took a companion to search their
previous route through dangerous forest. Suddenly
Solomon Mack confronted four hostile Indians some
150 yards ahead armed with knives tomahawks
and guns. With nothing but his own nerve and a
single reinforcement 100 yards behind Solomon
saw no other way to save myself only to deceive
them by stratagem
I exclaimed like this Rush on! Rush on!
Brave Boys well have the Devils! Well have the
Devils! I had no other weapon only a staff but
I ran towards them and the other man appearing in
sight gave them a terrible fright and I saw
them no more but I am bound to say the grass did
not grown under my feet. (Anderson 7)
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The British defeated the French and their
Indian allies in the French and Indian War (1754
-1763). The result was British control over much
of North America. But the war had cost England a
great deal of money and Parliament decided it was
time for the Colonies to pay a share for their
own defense. This led to Taxation without
Representation and then to the Revolution.
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1775-1783 AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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Washington wrote of the gloomy war
prospect in 1775 our want of powder is
inconceivable. Solomon traveled to his
brother-in-laws in his native Connecticut to
learn how to manufacture saltpeter and during
the Revolution he visited Springfield and
Longmeadows in western Massachusetts to build
this technology there. He was then sent from
town to town at wages of one dollar per day.
I then enlisted into the American army.
I soon mustered two teams and carried baggage to
Skeenesborough I afterwards
enlisted into a company of
artillery for a short
Campaign. (Anderson 12-13)
Since Britain had controlled all American raw
goods the Patriots had a dearth of gun powder or
balls (bullets) to wage war. Solomon responded
to Washingtons call
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In another campaign Solomon records with our
small arms we killed forty of the enemy. We sent
our cabin boys up to the shore with a wounded
man. Just as the boys entered the door there
came an eighteen pounder into the house and the
woman was frying cakes over the fire Says the
women to the boys take the cakes and I will go
down into the cellar. (Anderson p 54)
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Samuel Smith of Topsfield (1714-1784)
Rev. War Positions held Committee of Safety 177
5-1785 Representative to the General Court 1764-
1770 1772 1777 1778 1781 Provincial Congress
Oct. 1774 at Concord Second Provincial Congress
Feb. 1775 Cambridge His service extended
through Lexington and Bunker Hill battles.
Chairman of Tea Committee 1773-1774
Topsfield Committee for Correspondence 1773
Served under General Washington Died insolvent
due to worthless Continental dollar 1785
Good acquaintances of Samuel Smith
Paul Revere Sam Adams John Adams
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Home of Samuel and Asael Smith Topsfield MA
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Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill
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William Duty Major McClery Major Knowlton
Battle of Bunker (Breeds) Hill
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In 1776 Asael mustered under Captain John
Nesmith in a company raised for Canada service
an act of obvious hardship for a family head
with six dependents. His regiment was enrolled
to defend New Yorks northern frontier. Possibly
exertion and disease took their toll in 1776 a
decade later Asael was in a low state of
healthy intirely unable to labour for three
years. (Anderson 118)
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The treason of Benedict Arnold and the capture of
Major John Andre Emmas cousin
Benjamin Talmadge was Andres guard. Josephs
cousin Benjamin Gould discovered Arnolds
treason at West Point.
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Emmas father Isaac Hale joined the
Revolutionary War from Vermont at age 17.
Her grandfather Ruben Hale from Connecticut
fought in the French and Indian War and in the
Revolutionary War. Joseph Smith Sr. at age 12 w
as also involved in the war.
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Asaels letter to Peter Town
God has conducted us through a glorious
revolution and has brought us into the promised
land of peace and liberty.... And I believe that
the stone is now cut out of the mountain without
hands spoken of by Daniel and has smitten the
image upon his feet by which the iron the clay
the brass the silver and the gold all the
monarchial and ecclesiastical tyranny will be
broken to pieces and become as the chaff of the
summer threshing floor the wind shall carry them
all away that there shall be no place found for
them.
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Asael also said repeatedly It has been
born in upon my soul that one of my descendants
will promulgate a work that will change the
course of religious history in the earth.
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This may certify all whom it may concern
that we whose names are here under written have
regularly formed ourselves into a society and
wish to be known by the name or forme sic of
Universalists and whereas the laws of the state
of Vermont allow free liberty of conscience to
worship God according to the Dictates thereof and
it being contrary to the dictates of our
conscience to pay money to Support any teacher
of a Diferent sic Denomination agreeable
therefore to the liberty of the laws of our State
we wish not to be Charged with any tax toward the
support of any teacher of an Diferent sic
Denomination whatever Alexander Stedman Abner
Borough Benoni Polly Asael Smith David Grow E
bene Tilley Peter Grow Levi Stedman Wm. Clemen
ts Samuel Branch John Ridle Deliverance Brown
Abel Camp Jun Joseph Smith Daniel Hunt Jun.
Jesse Smith Edward Grow The above is
a true copy of the record by order of Asael Smith
moderator Wm Clements Clerk for said society
Tunbridge December 6 1797.
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Joseph Smith Sr. Farm Tunbridge VT
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Children of Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack
Son Alvin Hyrum
Sophronia
Joseph Jr. Samuel Harrison Ephraim
William
Catherine Don Carlos Lucy
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Family Reminiscences We always had family pr
ayers since I can remember. I well remember
father used to carry his spectacles in his vest
pocket ... and when us boys saw him feel for his
specks we knew that was a signal to get ready
for prayer and if we did not notice it mother
would say William or whoever was the negligent
one get ready for prayer.
William Smith
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Dec. 23 1805 Joseph Smith Jr. was born a
child destined to change the religious history of
the earth. I saw two personages whose brightness
and glory defy all description standing above
me in the air. One of them spake unto me calling
me by name and said pointing to the other This
is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!
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Family of Joseph Smith Jr. and Emma Hale
Six children died in infancy.
Alvin Thaddeus Louisa
Joseph Murdock
Julia Murdock Joseph III
Fredrick G. Alexander
Don Carlos Thomas David Hyrum