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Julia Murdock Smith Dixon Middleton (May 1, 1831 – September 12, 1880) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement and the eldest surviving child and only daughter of Joseph Smith and Emma Hale Smith. She was adopted by the Smiths.
- Julia Murdock, May 1, 1831, Kirtland, Ohio, US
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- September 12, 1880 (aged 49), Nauvoo, Illinois, US
Julia Murdock Smith Dixon Middleton (May 1, 1831 – September 12, 1880) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement and the eldest surviving child and only daughter of Joseph Smith and Emma Hale Smith. She was adopted by the Smiths.
According to Emma Hale Smith’s handwritten account, in the Smith family Bible, her adopted daughter, Julia Murdock Smith was born May 1, 1831, in Warrensville, Ohio, to John and Julia Clapp Murdock. Her twin brother, Joseph, was also born the same day. The exact date of the birth comes into dispute but other contemporary information we have ...
The next day, family friend Julia Clapp Murdock also gave birth to twins, but she died six hours after the delivery. Julia’s husband, John Murdock, upon being left a widower with five children to care for, gave the twins to Emma and Joseph for adoption. Emma appears to have never named her deceased twins.
Died from exposure (many accounts say pneumonia) following a mob attack on the Smith home on the night of March 24, 1832. Julia Murdock Smith* April 30, 1831 – September 12, 1880 (aged 49) *Adopted. Twin of Joseph, birth daughter of Julia Clapp Murdock and John Murdock: Joseph Smith III
LifespanNotesAlvin SmithJune 15, 1828 – June 15, 1828Thaddeus SmithApril 30, 1831Louisa SmithApril 30, 1831Joseph Murdock Smith*April 30, 1831 – March 29, 1832 (age 10 ...Jun 29, 2022 · Julia Murdock Smith Dixon Middleton. Julia was the surviving Murdock twin and the first of the Smith children to live to adulthood. She was thirteen when Joseph was martyred and remained with...
Julia Murdock Smith was one of the Murdock twins adopted at birth by Joseph and Emma Hale Smith in 1831. She played a prominent family role as the oldest and only female child in the Smith household. Her life experi-ences included adoption; the untimely death of her birth mother, twin, and adoptive father; religious conflict; false rumors about ...
