Joseph Smith Sr., Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJoseph Smith Sr.
American religious leader
Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1771
Date of Death: 14-Sep-1840
Profession: missionary
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Joseph Smith Sr.
- Joseph Smith Sr.
- (July 12, 1771 – September 14, 1840) was the father of Joseph Smith Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.
- Joseph Sr.
- was also one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, which Mormons believe was translated by Smith Jr.
- from golden plates.
- In 1833, Smith Sr.
- was named the first patriarch of the Church of Christ (which was renamed to the Church of the Latter Day Saints in 1834 and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1838).
- Joseph Sr.
- was also a member of the First Presidency of the church and a Freemason in Ontario Lodge No.
- 23 of Canandaigua, New York.
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