Joseph H. Smith - Revision history

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References

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	= References =		= References =

	Deseret Iron Company Account Book (accessed at footnote.com/image/#241903584); Lee, ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' 380; Lee Trial transcripts; New.FamilySearch.org; Shirts and Shirts, ''A Trial Furnace,'' 391, 394, 496; Walker, et al, ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Appendix C; York, ed., ''Mayors of Cedar City and the Histories of Cedar City, Utah,'' 42, 45-46.		Ellis, ''Come Back to My Valley: An Early History of the Mancos Valley,'' 20; Deseret Iron Company Account Book (accessed at footnote.com/image/#241903584); Lee, ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' 380; Lee Trial transcripts; New.FamilySearch.org; Shirts and Shirts, ''A Trial Furnace,'' 391, 394, 496; Walker, et al, ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Appendix C; York, ed., ''Mayors of Cedar City and the Histories of Cedar City, Utah,'' 42, 45-46.

	For full bibliographic information see [[Bibliography]].		For full bibliographic information see [[Bibliography]].

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Final Years: Moving to New Mexico

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	[[Image:San_Juan_County.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|<center>'''Map of San Juan County, New Mexico.'''</center>]]		[[Image:San_Juan_County.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|<center>'''Map of San Juan County, New Mexico.'''</center>]]

	=== Final Years: Moving to New Mexico ===		=== Final Years: Moving to New Mexico and Colorado ===

	~~Sometime in~~ the 1880s, he and his wives and children moved to San Juan County in the northwestern corner of New Mexico. He died there in 1890 at the age of 70, survived by two of his wives and many children and grandchildren.		In the 1880s, he and his wives and children moved to San Juan County in the northwestern corner of New Mexico. Sometime between 1886 and 1888, Smith and his family moved upriver where they eventually settled in Mancos, Colorado. The Mancos Valley was drained by the Mancos River, a tributary on the upper San Juan River. He died there in 1890 at the age of 70, survived by two of his wives and many children and grandchildren.

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Immigration to America and onto Utah

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	=== Immigration to America and onto Utah ===		=== Immigration to America and onto Utah ===

	After their conversion to Mormonism, they followed the familiar pattern of many Latter-day Saints in the British Isles: In 1855, ~~after gathering~~ the ~~means to immigrate~~, they sailed to American and arrived in Mormon Grove (near modern Atchison), Kansas. Smith with his wife~~, ,~~ and three children, joined the Milo Andrus Company which ~~rolled~~ across the plains in August.		After their conversion to Mormonism, they followed the familiar pattern of many Latter-day Saints in the British Isles: In 1855, with assistance from the Perpetual Emigration Fund, they sailed to American and eventually arrived in Mormon Grove (near modern Atchison), Kansas. Smith with his wife and three children joined the Milo Andrus Company which started across the plains in August.
	[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]		[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]

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Early Years in the West Midlands of England

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	Joseph Hodgetts Smith was born in Dudley, Worchestershire, in the West Midlands region of England, the last of three sons born to John Smith (1785-1854) and Elizabeth Hodgetts (1769-1852). Little is known of his early life.		Joseph Hodgetts Smith was born in Dudley, Worchestershire, in the West Midlands region of England, the last of three sons born to John Smith (1785-1854) and Elizabeth Hodgetts (1769-1852). Little is known of his early life.

	In 1843, Smith married Eleanor Marie Stanford (1809-1896), in Staffordshire, near his homeland in Worchestershire in the West Midlands. Together they had six children, three of whom survived to adulthood.		In 1843, Smith married Eleanor Marie Stanford (1809-1896), in Staffordshire, near his homeland in Worchestershire in the West Midlands. She was ten years his senior. Together they had six children, three of whom survived to adulthood.

	=== Immigration to America and onto Utah ===		=== Immigration to America and onto Utah ===

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Immigration to America and onto Utah

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	After their conversion to Mormonism, they followed the familiar pattern of many Latter-day Saints in the British Isles: In 1855, after gathering the means to immigrate, they sailed to American and arrived in Mormon Grove (near modern Atchison), Kansas. ~~They~~ joined the Milo Andrus Company which rolled across the plains in August.		After their conversion to Mormonism, they followed the familiar pattern of many Latter-day Saints in the British Isles: In 1855, after gathering the means to immigrate, they sailed to American and arrived in Mormon Grove (near modern Atchison), Kansas. Smith with his wife, , and three children, joined the Milo Andrus Company which rolled across the plains in August.
	[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]		[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]

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The Deseret Iron Company

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	==== The Deseret Iron Company ====		==== The Deseret Iron Company ====

	By ~~the early 1850s~~, Smith was in Cedar City where the Deseret Iron Company was located. Smith lent his assistance to the efforts to create an efficient blast furnace that would convert iron ore to produce high grade iron. The Deseret Iron Company, known more familiarly as the Ironworks, dominated activities in Cedar City. See [[Summary of Deseret Iron Company]] for a brief summary of its early development.		By 1856, Smith was in Cedar City where the Deseret Iron Company was located. Smith lent his assistance to the efforts to create an efficient blast furnace that would convert iron ore to produce high grade iron. The Deseret Iron Company, known more familiarly as the Ironworks, dominated activities in Cedar City. See [[Summary of Deseret Iron Company]] for a brief summary of its early development.

	==== The Ironworks in 1857 ====		==== The Ironworks in 1857 ====

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Immigration to Utah and onto Utah

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	In 1843, Smith married Eleanor Marie Stanford (1809-1896), in Staffordshire, near his homeland in Worchestershire in the West Midlands. Together they had six children, three of whom survived to adulthood.		In 1843, Smith married Eleanor Marie Stanford (1809-1896), in Staffordshire, near his homeland in Worchestershire in the West Midlands. Together they had six children, three of whom survived to adulthood.

	=== Immigration to ~~Utah~~ and onto Utah ===		=== Immigration to America and onto Utah ===

	After their conversion to Mormonism, they followed the familiar pattern of many Latter-day Saints in the British Isles: ~~After~~ gathering the means ~~for emigration~~, they ~~journeyed~~ to American and ~~crossed~~ the plains ~~to Utah Territory~~.		After their conversion to Mormonism, they followed the familiar pattern of many Latter-day Saints in the British Isles: In 1855, after gathering the means to immigrate, they sailed to American and arrived in Mormon Grove (near modern Atchison), Kansas. They joined the Milo Andrus Company which rolled across the plains in August.
			[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]

			They passed the usual milestones on the trail: Fort Kearney, the South Fork of the Platte River, Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, the Sweetwater River, Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, Green River, Fort Bridger, Bear River, and Weber River. After suffering the usual hardships of overland trail they arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in late October.

	=== To Cedar City and the Ironworks ===		=== To Cedar City and the Ironworks ===

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	=== Final Years: Moving to New Mexico ===		=== Final Years: Moving to New Mexico ===

	Sometime in the 1880s, he and his wives and children moved to San Juan County, New Mexico. He died there in 1890 at the age of 70, survived by two of his wives and many children and grandchildren.		Sometime in the 1880s, he and his wives and children moved to San Juan County in the northwestern corner of New Mexico. He died there in 1890 at the age of 70, survived by two of his wives and many children and grandchildren.

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Marriage and Continued Life in Cedar City

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	It appears that after Smith arrived in Cedar City in the 1850s, he and his family remained there for the next three decades. In 1875, the city paid Smith for some of his land to convert it to streets. In 1878, he served for a time as a member of the town police force.		It appears that after Smith arrived in Cedar City in the 1850s, he and his family remained there for the next three decades. In 1875, the city paid Smith for some of his land to convert it to streets. In 1878, he served for a time as a member of the town police force.

			[[Image:San_Juan_County.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|<center>'''Map of San Juan County, New Mexico.'''</center>]]

	=== Final Years: Moving to New Mexico ===		=== Final Years: Moving to New Mexico ===

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	In spring 1859, Judge Cradlebaugh arrived to southern Utah to investigate the massacre at Mountain Meadows. Joseph H. Smith was among those listed in Judge Cradlebaugh's arrest warrant as were many other Cedar City militiamen who had been involved in the massacre. Smith was likewise listed among those complicit in the massacre in T.B.H. Stenhouse's ''Rocky Mountain Saints,'' published in 1873, which follows Judge Cradlebaugh's list. William Bishop listed "Joseph Smith of Cedar City" in his list of "assassins" appended to [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee's]] ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' published posthumously in 1877. Lee, however, does not mention Smith in any of his statements.		In spring 1859, Judge Cradlebaugh arrived to southern Utah to investigate the massacre at Mountain Meadows. Joseph H. Smith was among those listed in Judge Cradlebaugh's arrest warrant as were many other Cedar City militiamen who had been involved in the massacre. Smith was likewise listed among those complicit in the massacre in T.B.H. Stenhouse's ''Rocky Mountain Saints,'' published in 1873, which follows Judge Cradlebaugh's list. William Bishop listed "Joseph Smith of Cedar City" in his list of "assassins" appended to [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee's]] ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' published posthumously in 1877. Lee, however, does not mention Smith in any of his statements.

			[[Image:Iron_County.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|<center>'''Map of Iron County, Utah.'''</center>]]
	=== Aftermath in Cedar City ===		=== Aftermath in Cedar City ===
	~~[[Image:Iron_County.jpg\|right\|thumb\|450px\|<center>'''Map of Iron County, Utah.'''</center>]]~~

	Because of the perceived threat posed by the advancing U.S. Army expeditionary force bound for Utah, Mormon leader Brigham Young order Isaac Haight to close the iron works. About a month after the massacre, Smith was among those melted down the furnace.		Because of the perceived threat posed by the advancing U.S. Army expeditionary force bound for Utah, Mormon leader Brigham Young order Isaac Haight to close the iron works. About a month after the massacre, Smith was among those melted down the furnace.