Show I 1 death of the wife of john smith patriarch over the church of jesus christ of latter day saints and mother of geo A smith one of the twelve apostles I 1 CLARISSA SMITH daughter of richard and philomela lyman born in lebanon 1 grafton Graff con co new hampshire june 1790 her father died when she was twelve years 1 old after which she removed to brooklyn orange co vt and lived under the protection of her uncle the rev elijah lyman pastor of the congregationalist church of that town at the yg ag age e of 17 she became a m member ember of his church removed to st lawrence co N Y and married september alth 1815 she had two sons and two daughters the eldest daughter died in infancy A congre congregational 9 church was established in potsdam st lawrence co N Y of which she was one of the f first members when joseph smith sen brought the book I 1 I 1 of mormon to his father asahel aged 87 and brothers all living in st lawrence co I 1 she was the first read it through and to say it was true and in september 1831 I 1 she was baptized into the church of jesus christ of latter day saints being the first in the county setting the example for her husband who was not baptized until the I 1 january after after a long and severe church maulin ff of both of them ing ng 4 months the presbyterians rians gave them both to the devil in may 1833 gathered with her husband and family to kirtland geauga geaugh co ohio remained there suffering many privations which few can realize I 1 who are not acquainted with the per of the church in that place removed to missouri and settled in adam on di ahman was driven from her house and compelled to winter in the woods demov ed from thence then ceto to nauvoo herself and family suffering from sickness everything but death after moving into different parts i of iowa got comfortably settled in macedonia ill the murder of the prophets joseph and hyrum within 2 years after together with the threaten ings of the mob rendered it unsafe to remain there by council moved to nauvoo A comfortable habata tion was scarcely prepared to reside in when she was again driven from her home with the saints left her habitation on the ath of feb 1846 on the of sept 1847 arrived in this valley where she lived on half rations and short rations 18 months she was a firm believer in the fullness of the everlasting gospel she possessed a heart full of ben benevolence v ol 01 and kindness to all bore her long and severe illness without a complaint or murm murmur ar would frequently exclaim when her friends came to her bed side bless blesa the lord 0 my soul I 1 she died on tuesday evening feb nth I 1 1854 20 minutes before 9 aged 63 years V ars 7 months 18 days after a residence of about six years and a half in the valley of the great salt lak |