Jerusha Barden Smith collection approximately 1837-1934

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Jerusha Barden Smith collection approximately 1837-1934

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Beaded purse handmade by Jerusha Barden Smith (wife of Hyrum Smith, d. 1837) and multigenerational photo of its owners.

1 box; (approximately 1.16 linear ft.)

eng,

L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6341820

L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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George, Elma S.

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Smith, Jerusha Barden, 1805-1837

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Jerusha Barden Smith (1805-1837) married Hyrum Smith in 1826 and bore him six children. She was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints by David Whitmer in 1830. Jerusha Barden Smith was born February 15, 1805 in Norfolk, Connecticut, to Seth and Sarah Barden. She (or the family) moved to Greene, New York, by 1820. She married Hyrum Smith on November 2, 1826 in Manchester, New York, after which they moved to Palmyra. The marriage produced six...