Partridge, Edward: Died 27 May 1840 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois. (1)
-- During 1840, May
First number of Millennial Star published, Manchester, England. (2)
-- During May 1840
Higbee, Elias: Arrived in Nauvoo by May 1840. (1)
[Lucy Mack Smith] Don Carlos Smith and Robert Thompson serve a mission to Philadelphia. (3)
Snow, Lorenzo: Moved to LaHarpe Illinois, May 1840. (1)
-- Jun 4, 1840
[Lucy Mack Smith] Lucy Smith (daughter) marries Arthur Millikin. (3)
-- Jun 6, 1840
Forty-one members of the Church sailed for the United States from Liverpool, England, on the ship Britannia, being the first Saints to gather from a foreign land. By 1890, some 85,000 LDS emigrants had crossed the Atlantic Ocean in about 280 voyages. (4)
The first company of emigrating Saints, from Europe, sailed from Liverpool for New York. (5)
41 Saints set sail from Liverpool in England, to Nauvoo, on the ship 'Britannia'. They are the first to gather from Europe. (6)
[Joseph Smith] The first British converts arrive at Nauvoo. (7)
-- Jun 12, 1840
William Clayton writes "At Council meeting a number of the saints attended. Brother Green almost got the gift of tongues. Brother Young spake in tongues." (8)
-- (Sat) Jun 13, 1840
Don Carlos Smith (Joseph Smith's son) born at Nauvoo. (9)
-- Jun 13, 1840
[Emma] Son Don Carlos is born. (10)
Footnotes:
1 - Cook, Lyndon W., The Revelations of the Prophet Joseph Smith: A Historical and Biographical Commentary of the Doctrine and Covenants, Seventy's Mission Bookstore, Provo UT, 1985
2 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
3 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
4 - Church News: Historical Chronology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58765/Historical-chronology-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints.html
5 - Richards, Franklin Dewey and Little, James A., Compendium of the Doctrines of the Gospel, Church Chronology, Ch.66, p.306
6 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
7 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 7: Selected Chronology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47"
8 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com
9 - Broadhurst, Dale R., Mormon Chronology, http://olivercowdery.com/history/morchrn2.htm
10 - Emma Smith, Woman of Faith, http://emmasmithmormon.com
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