UUM_Accn1567.xml Inventory of the John Smith autobiography Smith (John) autobiography Finding aid created by Kristen Soderberg. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

1996 (last modified: 2019)
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-08. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections John Smith autobiography Smith, John, 1832-1911 ACCN 1567 0.25 linear feet 1832-1911 The John Smith autobiography was written in 1885 and tells of his journey from Ohio to Utah between 1838 and 1848 as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), as well as his early experiences in the Salt Lake Valley and during his mission for the Mormon church to Scandinavia. PHOTOCOPIES ARE NOT ALLOWED. English . 1

The original is located in the Bancroft Library, Berkeley, California.

Smith was born on September 22, 1832 to Hyrum and Jerusha Smith in Kirtland, Ohio. After his father and uncle, Joseph Smith, were murdered in 1844, John was sent to work with Heber C. Kimball, and helped Kimball's family travel from Nauvoo to Winter Quarters (near Florence, Nebraska) in 1846. The company arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in 1848 and began making their home there with the other pioneers. The autobiography tells of the persecution against the Mormons in the Midwest and outlines Smith's journey across the plains, including his experiences during two years spent at Winter Quarters. In 1850 Smith became a member of the "Battalion of Life Guards," who stood guard against possible invading Indians. He married Helen Maria Fisher, with whom he had nine children, on December 25, 1853. On February 18, 1855, he was ordained Patriarch of the Mormon church by Brigham Young. In April 1862 he embarked on a proselytizing mission for the Church in Scandinavia.

The John Smith autobiography [photocopy] was written in 1885 and tells of his journey from Ohio to Utah between 1838 and 1848 as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), as well as his early experiences in the Salt Lake Valley and during his mission for the Mormon church to Scandinavia.

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PHOTOCOPIES ARE NOT ALLOWED.

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Copied at the Bancroft Library, Berkeley, California.

Processed by Kristen Soderberg in 1996.

 Smith, John, 1832-1911 Latter Day Saint pioneers--Emigration Latter Day Saints--Biography Latter Day Saint churches--Missions--Scandinavia Latter Day Saints--Missionary experiences--Scandinavia Latter Day Saint churches--Patriarchs--Biography Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Autobiographies