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The children of Joseph Smith, Jr ., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement , and his wife Emma Smith , are historically significant because of their roles in establishing and leading the Latter Day Saint Movement , which includes The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church, now called Community of Christ ), The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite), the Church of Christ (Temple Lot) and several other sects . Several Latter Day Saint sects, including the RLDS believed that leadership of the church would flow through Smith's descendants, (Lineal succession ). In 1860, Joseph Smith III became its prophet and president of the RLDS Church. The larger LDS Church was led after a vote following Joseph's death by Brigham Young.
Joseph and Emma Hale Smith Family
Child
Lifespan
Notes
Alvin Smith
June 15, 1828 – June 15, 1828
Born with un-described birth defects[ 1]
Thaddeus Smith
April 30, 1831 – April 30, 1831
Twin of Louisa, premature, died within a few hours of their birth[ 1]
Louisa Smith
April 30, 1831 – April 30, 1831
Twin of Thaddeus, premature, died within a few hours of their birth[ 1]
Joseph Smith Murdock*
April 30, 1831 – March 29, 1832 (age 10 months)
*Adopted. Twin of Julia , birth son of Julia Clapp Murdock and John Murdock who upon his wife's death in childbirth gave the infants to the Smiths for adoption. Died from exposure (many accounts say pneumonia ) following a mob attack on the Smith home on the night of March 24, 1832.[ 2]
Julia Murdock Smith *(1831-04-30 ) April 30, 1831 – September 12, 1880(1880-09-12) (aged 49)*Adopted. Twin of Joseph, birth daughter of Julia Clapp Murdock and John Murdock
Joseph Smith III (1832-11-06 ) November 6, 1832 – December 10, 1914(1914-12-10) (aged 82)Prophet-President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS )
Frederick Granger Williams Smith (1836-06-20 ) June 20, 1836 – April 13, 1862(1862-04-13) (aged 25)Frederick left only a daughter who never married and had no children.[ 3]
Alexander Hale Smith (1838-06-02 ) June 2, 1838 – August 12, 1909(1909-08-12) (aged 71)Senior leader of the RLDS Church
Don Carlos Smith
June 13, 1840 – September 15, 1841 (age 14 months)
Male child
February 6, 1842 – February 6, 1842
Stillborn
David Hyrum Smith (1844-11-17 ) November 17, 1844 – August 29, 1904(1904-08-29) (aged 59)born after Smith's death, active in the RLDS Church
Notes
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^ a b c Jones, Gracia (June 10, 2009). "Emma's Lost Infants" . The Joseph Smith Jr. and Emma Hale Smith Historical Society. Retrieved January 3, 2012 . ^ Newell, Linda King ; Avery, Valeen Tippetts (1984), Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith, Prophet's Wife, "Elect Lady," Doubleday , ISBN 0-252-02399-4 ^ Jones, Gracia (December 11, 2009). "Children of Joseph and Emma: Frederick Granger Williams Smith" . The Joseph Smith Jr. and Emma Hale Smith Historical Society. Retrieved October 3, 2011 .
