Joseph Smith & Emma Hale
Emma – 7th child of 9, 3rd daughter
- father was a hunter
- 600 acre farm
- Brother-inlaw was a methodist minister (nathanial.. )
Joseph
- not as financial well off as the Hales.
- asked Emma’s father 2 times for his daughters hand
- you’re a nobody
- your family is a nobody
- I dont like your story of the Gold plates and angels..
- eloped with Emma on a Thursday. Went and lived with Joseph’s family.
Emma and Joseph lived in the ‘pelt house’. Bought from Emma’s father.
Emma could handle a canoe and horses well.. sang in the choir in the Methodist church.
Joseph was 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, blond, blue eyes.
In 1832, February, Joseph received the 3 degrees of Glory revelation.. Shortly thereafer, the mob came and drug Joseph out of the house.
“you are watched over by angles…” emma’s P.Blessing.
William cahoon. Assigned Teacher to Joseph’s household.
Issac Hale — did not mention Emma in his will (1839), but mentioned each of the other children.
Also said “I’d rather have seen her in the cemetery than to give her to you”
Household of Joseph Smith at the time of the death.
Julia – 13
Joseph III – 12
Frederick – 8 (ice boy)
Alexander – 6
