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Smith, Joseph, Sr.
Father of the Prophet Joseph Smith. He was born July 12, 1771. He married Lucy Mack, and they had nine children (JS—H 1:4). Joseph became a faithful believer in the latter-day Restoration and the first Patriarch to the Church. He died September 14, 1840.