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-- 1819 Mar
[Sydney Rigdon] Sydney Rigdon received preaching license from the Regular Baptists in PA (1)
-- Mar 29, 1819
[U.S. Religious History] Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, founder of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and the Hebrew Union College, was born. (2)
-- 1819 April
[Joseph Smith] Joseph Sr. is still residing in Palmyra village. (3)
-- Apr. Apr 1819, 1820
[Lucy Mack Smith] The Smiths live in a small cabin on Samuel Jennings's property just north of the Palmyra/Manchester township line. (4)
-- 1819 Sum
[Sydney Rigdon] Thomas Campbell moved to West Middleton, PA; assisted son Alexander at nearby Buffaloe Seminary in VA (1)
-- Aug 4, 1819
[Sydney Rigdon] Sydney Rigdon received letter of dismission from Providence Baptist Church (1)
-- Aug 26, 1819
[Oliver Cowdery] Erastus Cowdery married Rebecca Pawley (probably in Youngstown, Trumbull, OH. The couple had two daughters who lived to maturity. Some sources give Rebecca's last name as McCormick. There were several members of the Pawley/Polley family in Trumbull Co. in the early 1800s; Rebecca may have first married into that family and later married Erastus as a widow. (5)
-- 1819 Fall
[Sydney Rigdon] Annual meeting of Beaver Association in New Lisbon, OH -- lists Sidney Rigdon as a member -- Andrew Clark, Adamson Bentley, and another minister were appointed to a committee which was to consider the ordination of Sidney Rigdon, provided the church applied for this ordination (1)
-- Dec 23, 1819
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph Jr. turns fourteen years old. LucyM
-- 1820
Joseph Smith, now 14, has become increasingly troubled by denominational differences among local Christians, but remains unsure which church is the right one to follow. One spring morning, he goes into the woods and witnesses a pillar of light descending from heaven, followed by an image of God and Jesus Christ (who are perceived by Joseph as separate "personages") forgiving his sins and warning Smith that all denominations have strayed from the truth and he should not join any of them. This event, known to Mormons as the First Vision, does not dramatically change Smith's life. He continues to work the farm and treasure hunt with his father, and when he mentions the vision to a local minister, he is scorned. Smith will not give his followers a detailed description of this vision until 1839. (6)
-- About 1820
Joseph Smith Sr. and older sons begin operation with a group of "money diggers" (term for treasure hunters using occult methods to find and retrieve treasure); Alvin is reportedly the leader. (7)
-- 1820
[Heber C. Kimball] Moves to Mendon Village, Mendon Township, Franklin County, New York; becomes an apprentice potter to his brother. (8)
-- 1820-21
[Joseph Smith] Joseph Smith, Jr., later reports he has a personal forgiveness of sins; he is an exhorter for the Methodist class in Palmyra and attends a local debating club. (3)
-- 1820
[Lucy Mack Smith] Traditional date of a revival in the Palmyra area and Joseph Smith's first vision. (4)
Footnotes:
1 - http://sidneyrigdon.com/Rigdchrn.htm
2 - http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/religion/blrel_amrel_chron.htm
3 - Inventing Mormonism:Tradition and the Historical Record, H. Michael Marquardt Wesley P. Walters. A Chronology of Mormon Origins, p.xxvi
4 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
5 - http://olivercowdery.com/history/Cdychrn1.htm
6 - http://www.pbs.org/mormons/timeline/
7 - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgv482t8_0d5hdn5cv
8 - On the Potter's Wheel: The Diaries of Heber C. Kimball, Stanely B. Kimball editor. Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1987. Chronology
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