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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Killing_of_Joseph_SmithKilling of Joseph Smith - Wikipedia

    Joseph Smith, the founder and leader of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother, Hyrum Smith, were killed by a mob in Carthage, Illinois, United States, on June 27, 1844, while awaiting trial in the town jail. As mayor of the city of Nauvoo, Illinois, Joseph Smith had ordered the destruction of the facilities used to print the Nauvoo ...

  2. www.thechurchnews.com › 2019/6/27 › 23221038Death of Joseph Smith: How and where he died – Church News

    Jun 27, 2019 · Monday, June 24, 1844. Late in the evening (around 11:45 pm) on June 24, Joseph and Hyrum Smith, along with 14 other men — all of whom had been accused of rioting for the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor press — arrived at Carthage, Illinois. They stay the night at the Artois Hamilton’s hotel in Carthage.

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  4. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › mormonReligious founder Joseph Smith killed by mob - HISTORY

    Feb 9, 2010 · Joseph Smith, the founder and leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (more commonly known as Mormonism), is murdered along with his brother Hyrum when a mob breaks into a jail ...

  5. www.britannica.com › biography › Joseph-SmithJoseph Smith | Biography & Facts | Britannica

    Apr 9, 2024 · June 27, 1844, Carthage, Illinois (aged 38) Founder: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Notable Family Members: spouse Eliza Roxey Snow Smith. Subjects Of Study: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joseph Smith (born December 23, 1805, Sharon, Vermont, U.S.—died June 27, 1844, Carthage, Illinois) was an American prophet and ...

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  7. www.wikiwand.com › en › Killing_of_Joseph_SmithKilling of Joseph Smith - Wikiwand

    The Smith brothers were detained at Carthage Jail awaiting trial when an armed mob of 150–200 men stormed the building, their faces painted black with wet gunpowder. Hyrum was killed almost immediately when he was shot in the face, shouting as he fell, "I am a dead man!" After emptying his pistol towards the attackers, Joseph tried to escape ...

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