In 1823, Joseph Smith said he was visited by an angel named ... Illinois, on June 27, 1844.
Throughout his childhood, the young Smith, born on this day in 1805, fought disease, poverty and spiritual battles of his own ...
What we learned about Brother Joseph this year With the coming Monday marking the 219th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s birth in ... religious leader June 27, 1844, at a jail in Carthage, Illinois.
Did the Mormons really think for themselves or did Joseph Smith think for them?" The cycle of violence climaxed in 1844 in Nauvoo, Ill., when Smith was killed by an angry mob. Following Smith's ...