Church History, 13-Mar 1810

-- 13-Mar 1810
Ephriam Smith (Joseph's brother) born in Royalton, VT. (1)

-- 1810 Mar 13
[Lucy Mack Smith] Birth of Ephraim. (2)

-- 24-Mar 1810
Ephriam Smith dies. (1)

-- 1810 Mar 24
[Lucy Mack Smith] Death of Ephraim. (2)

-- 1810 spring?
[Oliver Cowdery] William Cowdery, Jr. married the widow Keziah Pearce Austin, (probably in Wells, Rutland, VT). The marriage ocurred before May 26, 1810 when Keziah, a member of the Congregational Church in Poultney, received a letter of recommendation for her transfer to a new congregation in NY. (3)

-- 1810 May 19
[Sydney Rigdon] Adamson Bentley became Minister of Concord Baptist Church at Warren, OH (4)

-- 1810 May 22
[Sydney Rigdon] William Rigdon died, leaving Sidney 100 acres of land -- at about this time Sidney evidently began occasional training as an apprentice tanner (such an apprenticeship would have been required before he was accepted as a "journeyman tanner" in 1824) (4)

-- 1810 summer?
[Oliver Cowdery] William & Keziah Cowdery moved their family to Williamson, Ontario (after 1823 Wayne) Co., NY. It is not known whether all of William's children and Keziah's son Austin accompanied them. The family was in Williamson in time to be recorded in the 1810 Federal Census (probably conducted during the summer). (3)

-- 1810 Oct
[Sydney Rigdon] Thomas Campbell's "Christian Association" sought union with the Presbyterian Synod of Pittsburgh; application was refused (4)

-- 1810, November 9
[Wilford Woodruff] His father marries Azubah Hart. (5)

-- 1810 Dec. 10
[Oliver Cowdery] Rebecca Marie Cowdery born to William & Keziah Cowdery in Williamson, Ontario, NY. (3)

-- 1811
The Smith family moves to Lebanon, New Hampshire, where their financial situation improves and the children are able to begin school. (6)

-- 1811
Joseph Smith's family moves from Sharon or Royalton, VT. to Lebanon, NH. (1)

-- 1811
Knights move to Colesville, NY and employed Joseph Smith from time to time. (1)


Footnotes:
1 - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgv482t8_0d5hdn5cv
2 - http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/history_mother_appendix
3 - http://olivercowdery.com/history/Cdychrn1.htm
4 - http://sidneyrigdon.com/Rigdchrn.htm
5 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
6 - http://www.pbs.org/mormons/timeline/

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