Church History by the Decade-1820's

1820	First Vision	Spring
1821-July 18	Birth of Lucy	Married Arthur Millikin in 1840. They both died in 1882.
1822	Construction begins on new house	Alvin leads out
1823-Sept. 21	First Appearances of Moroni	"A light & too often, vain mind, exhibiting a foolish & trifling conversation" (HC 1:10) Fulfilling Rev. 14:6-7
1823-Nov. 19	Alvin died	Rev. Stockton preached at the funeral that he had gone to hell because he was not a church member.
1824-27	Joseph's annual visits to	Cumorah. Lucy said he thought he would get the plates in 1824.
1825 Oct.	Joseph worked for	Josiah Stowell and met Emma Hale
1826	Joseph spent 10 months	In Colesville area
1827-Jan. 18	Joseph & Emma married	South Bainbridge, New York
1827-Sept. 22	Joseph entrusted with	Plates. Emma went with Joseph to the Hill.
1827-Dec	Joseph & Emma move	To Harmony, Penn. Martin Harris assists with $50
1828-Feb. 15	Joseph give characters to Martin Harris	Visits Charles Anthon & Dr. Mitchell in New York City.
1828-March?	Lucy Harris visits Harmony	Searches for plates and upset neighborhood vs. Joseph.  Stayed for about 2 weeks according to Lucy's account.
1828-Apr. 12-June 14	116 pages lost from Book of Lehi	Martin looses-Joseph surrender Urim & Thummim. 1st child of Joseph & Emma born June 15-died same day.
1828-July	Urim and Thummim	Returned so Joseph could receive what became D&C 3
1828- Fall	Joseph regains plates & U&Th.	Has plates, but is dirt poor, no scribe and no support from in-laws
1829-Feb.	Smith's visit Joseph	D&C 4 received- Words on a plaque in Harmony today. Plates were in a trunk on the bureau. Smiths & Hales meet
1829-March	Joseph resumed	Translating-Emma as scribe - Maybe as little as 5-16 pages
1829-March	Lucy Harris enters complaint vs. Joseph	Joseph claims to have gold plates so people will give him $. Martin testifies. Judge tears up complaint.
1829-April 5	Oliver Cowdery arrived	In Harmony-they started translating on April 7.
1829-May 15	Aaronic Priesthood restored	Translation up to 3 Nephi 11-Melchizedek Priesthood restored- May-June. Moved to Fayette, NY
1829-May 25	Samuel Smith baptized
1829-May-June	Melchizedek Priesthood	Restored
1829-June 1	Joseph and Oliver move	to Fayette
1829	Mary Whitmer is shown	Plates by an angel. Mary was the wife of Peter Whitmer Sr.
1829-June 11	Copyright obtained
1829-June	3 Witnesses see plates in Fayette	8 Witnesses see plates in near Smith farm
1829-July 1	Translation completed	5 weeks for Printers copy
1829-Aug. 5	Martin Mortgages farm
1829-Aug. 25	Contract signed with EB Grandin	Printing began in Aug.- Joseph probably returned to Harmony
1829-Fall-Winter 1830	The Book of Mormon	1st Printed in Palmyra

Church History by the Decade-Pre-1820

 

15 BC-50 AD	Philo of Alexandria	Jewish philosopher who was roughly contemporary with Jesus. He is important because his efforts to Hellenize Judaism.
100 AD	Bible Ends	No more scripture from the Old World
347-420	Jerome	Translated the Bible into Latin (The Vulgate)
354 –430 AD	Augustine - Early Christian theologian	Writings were very influential in the development of Christianity.  Helped  formulate  doctrine of original sin.
1703-1791	John Wesley-Founded Methodism	"The real cause why the extraordinary gifts of the Holy Ghost were no longer to be found in the Christian Church was because the Christians were turned Heathens again, and had only a dead form left."
1744-Oct. 31-1830	Asael Smith- grandfather of Joseph Jr.	Philosophy agreed with Universalists. "God was going to raise up some branch of his family to be a great benefit to mankind. Read much of Book of Mormon.
1771- July 12	Birth of Joseph Sr.	Topsfield, Mass
1775- July 8	Birth of Lucy Mack	Gilsum, NH
1777-81	US Constitution	Separation of Church and State
1783	Martin Harris born	Easttown, Saratoga County, New York
1796-Jan. 24	Marriage of Joseph &	Lucy  Mack, Tunbridge, VT
1797		Loss of 1stborn son of the Smith
1798-Feb. 11	Birth of Alvin	Tunbridge
1800-Feb. 9	Birth of Hyrum	Tunbridge
1802-Spring	Move to Randolph, VT	Randolph-
1803	Move to Tunbridge-Lose Tunbridge farm	Sophronia born (May 17)-Move to Royalton, VT, (Summer)-Move to Sharon, VT
1804-July 10	Emma Hale born	Harmony, PA
1805-Dec. 23	Birth of Joseph Jr.	Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont
1806-Oct. 3	Oliver Cowdery born	Wells, Rutland County, Vermont
1806/7	Move to Tunbridge
1808-March 13	Birth of Samuel	Move to Royalton, VT
1808-March 27	Martin Harris married	1st Cousin -  16 yr. old Lucy Harris
1810-March 13	Birth of Ephraim	Died March 24
1811-March 13	Birth of William	Royalton, VT
1811-April	Joseph Sr.	1st of 7 visions - Move to Lebanon, NH
1812-July 28	Birth of Catharine	Typhoid fever epidemic. All Smith children
1813	Joseph Jr. typhoid fever in Lebanon (NH)	Had leg operation-several pieces of tibia removed-no anesthetic. Dr. Nathan Smith .
1813-1814	Joseph Sr. 2nd dream	after Katharine's birth on 28 July 1813 and before May 1814.
1814	Move to Norwich VT	Crop failure
1815		Crop failure, Paper reports cheap land in New York
1816-March 25	Birth of Don Carlos	Crops killed by Ice Storms-Year without a summer-Move to Palmyra- Population 600-
1817	Purchase 100 acres	2 miles south of Palmyra.
1818	Build log home 24'X30'	Move into small cabin in Manchester property
1819		Attempted assassination of Joseph