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November 26, 1772 at Oakham, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Died |
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February 3, 1847 at Mt. Pisgah, Harrison county, Iowa |
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| Father |
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Benjamin Knight |
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| Mother |
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Sarah Crouch |
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| New York |
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1809 moves to Bainbridge, New York. |
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| Colesville |
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1811 moves to Pickerel Pond, immediately east of Nineveh,
Colesville township (Broome county) on the Susquehanna River. He owns a
farm, gristmill, and carding machine. |
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| Hires
Joseph |
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1826 on Josiah Stowel’s recommendation, hires Joseph
Smith Jr. to work on the farm with his sons Newel
and Joseph Jr. |
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| Joseph
brings home the plates |
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September 22, 1827 visiting the Smith home in Manchester,
New York. Joseph borrows his horse and buggy to go to Hill Cumorah with
Emma and obtains the plates. |
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¶
Joseph Knight Sr. (swh) |
| Supplies
for Joseph |
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1829 provides supplies for Joseph and Oliver while they translate
the Book of Mormon. |
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| Pre-Mormon affiliation |
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Universalist |
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Life among the Mormons
Mormonism; or, Life among the Mormons, Emily M. Austin (pen name for Emily Colburn, sister of Sally Colburn who married Newel Knight), (Madison, Wisconsin: M. J. Cantwell, 1882).
, 30 //
Early documents
Early Mormon Documents, compiled and edited by Dan Vogel. 4 vols. (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002).
4:165. |
| Baptized |
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June 28, 1829 Joseph and his family are baptized. Joseph
Smith Jr. is arrested before they can be confirmed. Joseph Knight hires an attorney for him and the prophet is freed. |
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| Book of Mormon copyright |
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Early 1830: Authorized to sell copyright to the Book of Mormon for Canada with Oliver Cowdery, Hiram Page, and Josiah Stowell. |
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Copyright Revelation |
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June 28, 1830 Joseph and Polly, their daughter Polly, and son Joseph Jr., are among thirteen baptized by Oliver Cowdery in Colesville. |
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History: draft
History [1839 draft], Joseph Smith, James Mulholland scribe. LDS Church Archives. Transcript in Papers 1:231-264. Early Mormon Documents 1:76-135 compares this document to the first section of the final (complete) [Manuscript] History of the Church.
in
Early documents
Early Mormon Documents, compiled and edited by Dan Vogel. 4 vols. (Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002).
1:112–114. |
| Colesville church |
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October 1830 the Colesville church is organized around the Knight family, Hyrum
Smith president. |
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| To Kirtland |
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[January 1831] Joseph and Sidney went Down to Harmoney to
settle some Business. And the Mob found they ware gone and they found when
they ware expected Back [in Colesville] and we found [a mob] had a plan
laid to take Joseph and Sidney and me. Now Sidney had Ben at my house several
Days and had preached there several times and he was too smart for them
therefore they wanted to trouble him. And the Day we expected them I sent
my son Down to meat them and told them of their Plan and they turned acrost
to Chenango point. and so went to the Lakes. And I Loaded up what I could
Cary and went away that nite for the Lakes. I also took my wife and Daughter
for we war[e] calculating to go soon for we a litle Before had a revelation
to go to ohio. So the Mob watched all nite at the Bridge. But Behold we
all Came up missing and the poor mob Lost all their truble. Now Joseph and
I went rite on to Kirtland ohio. |
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Joseph Knight recollection
Joseph Knight holograph, transcribed by Dean Jessee in “Joseph Knight’s Recollection of Early Mormon History,” BYU Studies 17 no. 1 (Autumn 1976): 29-39 (cited); transcribed by Dan Vogel in Early Mormon Documents 4:12-24. Jesse assigns a date range of 1833-1847; Vogel, 1835-1847.
, 38. |
| Thompson |
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Early May 1831 rejoins the Colesville church at Leman
Copley’s property in Thompson,
16 miles northeast of Kirtland. |
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[June 1831] Warns a Shaker elder that he will go to hell unless he repents
(is converted). |
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¶ Leman
Copley |
Leman Copley
To Missouri
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[June 1831] Now this Spring Joseph received anumber of revelation.
One was to purchase a thousand acres of Land which was Claimed by Leman
Copley [39] and not paid for. He had a little Before Come into the Church
and apeard to Be Zelaus and faithful. We all went to work and made fence
and planted and sowed the fields. About this time we ware Cald upon to
Consecrate our properties. But Brother Copley would not Consecrate his
property therefore he was Cut of[f] from the Church. Then we was Commanded
to take up our Jorney to the Regions westward to the Boarders of the Lamanites.
And we sold out what we Could But Copley took the advantege of us and we
Could not git any thing for what we had done. So we left Copleys in June
and moved our things to wellsvill on the ohio river which was about ninety
miles. Then we went on Board the Steamer the third Day of July and we landed
in uper Misouria the 26th of the same Month. |
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Joseph Knight recollection
Joseph Knight holograph, transcribed by Dean Jessee in “Joseph Knight’s Recollection of Early Mormon History,” BYU Studies 17 no. 1 (Autumn 1976): 29-39 (cited); transcribed by Dan Vogel in Early Mormon Documents 4:12-24. Jesse assigns a date range of 1833-1847; Vogel, 1835-1847.
, 38–39.
The revelation referred to is unknown.
¶ Leman Copley |
| Clay county |
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1833 moves to Clay county. |
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| Caldwell county |
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1836 moves to Caldwell county. |
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| Nauvoo |
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1839 moves to Nauvoo. Receives house and lot donated by Nauvoo
high council. |
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| JosephKnight's name in the Book of the Law
of the Lord |
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[August 23, 1842] While I contemplate the virtues and the good qualifications
and characteristics of the faithful few, which I am now recording in the
Book of the Law of the Lord, … my aged and beloved brother Joseph
Knight, Senr., who was among the number of the first to administer to my
necessities, while I was laboring, in the commencement of the bringing forth
of the work of the Lord, and of laying the foundation of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints: for fifteen years has he been faithful and
true, and even handed, and exemplary and virtuous, and kind; never deviating
to the right hand or to the left. Behold he is a righteous man. May God
Almighty lengthen out the old man's days; and may his trembling, tortured
and broken body be renewed, and in the vigor of health turn upon him; if
it can be thy will, consistently, O God; and it shall be said of him, by
the sons of Zion, while there is one of them remaining; that this man, was
a faithful man in Israel; therefore his name shall never be forgotten. |
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JS personal
Personal Writings of Joseph Smith, 1st ed., compiled and edited by Dean C. Jessee (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1984).
, 534. |
| Endowment |
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December 13, 1845 receives endowment. |
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| Families |
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Polly Peck (1774–1831) md. January
18, 1796 in Windham, Windham county, Vermont |
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Nahum (1796-1858)
Esther (1798-1833)
Newel (1800-1847)
Anna (1804-1878)
Joseph Jr. (1808-1866)
Polly (1811-1844)
Elizabeth (1817-1883)
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Phebe Crosby (b. March 21, 1800) md. [1833]
in Liberty, Clay county, Missouri |
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Esther (1834)
Charles (1836-1839)
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Joseph Knight (swh)
Newel Knight
Biographies
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