Lucy Mack Smith was born July 8, 1775, in Gilsum, New Hampshire to Solomon Mack (a Revolutionary War veteran) and Lydia Gates. At the age of 20, she married Joseph Smith, Sr. in Tunbridge, Vermont on January 24, 1795. They had eleven children together. She is perhaps best remembered for her biography of her son, Joseph Smith, Jr. She died May 14, 1856 at the age of 81.
Unnamed Son
*A first son died in childbirth before Alvin was born.
Alvin Smith
* Alvin Smith was born February 11, 1798 in Tunbridge, Vermont. Alvin took a leading role in helping the Smith family work toward paying their debts and building their home. He died November 19, 1823 in Palmyra, New York at the age of 25. He never married, and he had no descendants. A vision claimed by his younger brother Joseph is said to have included Alvin and played a significant role in the establishment of the Mormon doctrine of......
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