Church History, 1811

-- 1811
Lucy Mack Smith says Joseph Smith Sr. has visions in a dream where plates would be found in a box. (1)

-- 1811
[Heber C. Kimball] Moves to West Bloomfield Village, Bloomfield Township, Ontario County, New York. (2)

-- 1811
[Sydney Rigdon] R. Johnson, daughter of Pittsburgh Post Master John Johnson, became the regular clerk at the Post Office, serving there until 1816, after which she only occasionally worked in the office; during this general time-period she knew Solomon Spalding, Robert & Joseph Patterson, and probably J. Harrison Lambdin and Silas Engles; later (probably after 1816) she knew Sidney Rigdon = (3)

-- 1811 Mar 11
[Sydney Rigdon] Alexander Campbell married Margaret Brown; reception in Thomas Campbell's house near Washington, PA (3)

-- 13-Mar 1811
William Smith (Joseph's brother) born in Royalton, VT (1)

-- 1811 Mar 13
[Lucy Mack Smith] Birth of William. (4)

-- 1811 Apr
[Lucy Mack Smith] First in series of seven visions received by Joseph Smith Sr. (1811-19). (4)

-- 1811 May-Jun
[Sydney Rigdon] Alexander Campbell's 1st preaching tour, to: Steubenville, Cadiz, Wheeling, St. Claisville, Warren, OH, Charlestown (3)

-- 1811 May
[Sydney Rigdon] Thomas Campbell's "Christian Association" formally organized as an independent church; issued his "Declaration and Address" (3)

-- 1811 Summer
[Lucy Mack Smith] Move to Lebanon, N.H. (4)

-- 19-Sep 1811
Orson Pratt born in Hartford, NY. (1)

-- 1811 Fall
[Sydney Rigdon] Alexander Campbell's 2nd preaching tour, to: Steubenville, Cadiz, Wheeling, St. Claisville, Warren, OH, Charlestown (3)

-- 1812
A local typhoid epidemic kills 6,000 and infects the Smith children. Although none die, young Joseph develops a leg infection that doctors initially think will require amputation. A novel type of surgery saves the boy's limb, but he must use crutches for the next three years and will walk with a limp thereafter. (5)

-- 1812
Solomon Spalding (~51) leaves Conneaut OH, moves to Pittsburgh, PA. (1)


Footnotes:
1 - http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgv482t8_0d5hdn5cv
2 - 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
3 - http://sidneyrigdon.com/Rigdchrn.htm
4 - http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/history_mother_appendix
5 - http://www.pbs.org/mormons/timeline/

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