b July 16, 1781 Derryfield, Rockingham Co, NH
m Sept 11, 1815 Clarissa Lyman
bap Jan 9, 1832
d May 23, 1854
1832 o elder
June 21, 1833 o high priest
Feb 17, 1834 appointed member of Kirtland high council
June 28, 1838 appointed president of Adam-Ondi-Ahman Stake
Feb 9, 1846 left Nauvoo for Utah
bibl RJS:208
Bates, Irene M
"Uncle John Smith, 1781-1854: Patriarchal Bridge"
Dialogue 20(3):79- ??? haven't seen yet
papers at LDS Historical Department
note father of George Albert Smith
presiding patriarch of Utah church
see D&C 99:2
