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-- About 1822
and 1824 Sidney Rigdon is known as a friend or associate of J. Harrison Lambdin and is often at his printing office (Patterson & J. Harrison Lambdin). (1)
-- 1822
[John Taylor] Apprenticed as a cooper (barrel maker) in Liverpool. Within a year his masters business fails and he returns home. (2)
-- 1822-24
[Joseph Smith] Joseph Jr. tells that by looking in Willard Chase's stone he can see hidden treasures, all things in caves, in and under the earth, and spirits in ancient dress in charge of the treasures. (3)
-- 1822
[Joseph Smith] Joseph Jr. is present when Willard Chase finds a stone in a well on the Chase property. Joseph borrows the stone. (3)
[Lucy Mack Smith] The Smiths build their cabin on the Manchester farm and move into it before July 1823 when their tax assessment increases markedly. (4)
[Lucy Mack Smith] Alvin begins construction on frame house at Manchester farm. LucyM
[West] California became part of Mexico. (5)
[Sydney Rigdon] John Johnson resigned as Postmaster of Pittsburgh and was replaced by his son-in-law William Eichbaum; John's daughter, R. J. Eichbaum (also William's wife) worked in the Post Office when her husband was absent; she recalled knowing Robert & Joseph Patterson, Silas Engles, J. Harrison Lambdin and Sidney Rigdon during this general time-period (6)
-- Jan 5, 1822
[Sydney Rigdon] Sydney Rigdon ended his ministry in the Warren region with final sermon at Warren -- Rigdon and Phebe his wife requested letters of dismission to the baptist Church at Pittsburgh which was granted (6)
-- 1822 mid-Jan.
[Oliver Cowdery] Sidney Rigdon moved from Trumbull Co., OH to Pittsburgh to become pastor of the First Baptist Church there. He assumed his official duties on Jan. 28, 1822. (7)
-- Jan 28, 1822
[Sydney Rigdon] Sydney Rigdon arrived in Pittsburgh to become Minister of the First Baptist Church of Pittsburgh (under the jurisdiction of the Redstone Baptist Association) (6)
-- Feb 6, 1822
[Sydney Rigdon] ? Sydney Rigdon officially became the Minister of the First Baptist Church (6)
-- After Apr 1822
Joseph Smith family begins move to Manchester, NY (100 acres purchased by Joseph Smith Sr. and Alvin Smith). (1)
-- 1822 April
[Joseph Smith] Joseph Sr. and Alvin are listed on south end of Stafford Road in Palmyra. (3)
Footnotes:
1 - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgv482t8_0d5hdn5cv
2 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
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://www.mormonmiscellaneous.com/radioprogramblog/id8.html
6 - http://sidneyrigdon.com/Rigdchrn.htm
7 - http://olivercowdery.com/history/Cdychrn1.htm
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