Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Joseph Smith across 3 places, from 1805 to 1844.
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Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805 to June 27, 1844) was an American religious and political leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Joseph Smith was documented, and when
23 December 1805exact date
Vermontattested“Joseph Smith was born on December 23, 1805, in Vermont to Joseph Smith Sr.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Smith
October 1827month
Pennsylvaniaattested“In October 1827, Smith and Emma permanently moved to Pennsylvania, funded by a relatively prosperous neighbor, Martin Harris in exchange for a share in Smith's upcoming book.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Smith
March 1844month
Texasattested“In March 1844, Smith secretly organized the Council of Fifty and tasked it with deciding which national or state laws Mormons should obey, establishing its own government, and finding a site where Mormons could live under theocratic law…”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Smith
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22 September 1827exact date
Palmyra (village), New Yorkmentioned“Josiah Stowell and Joseph Knight, Smith's patrons, travelled to Palmyra for the anticipated recovery on the treasure on September 22, 1827.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Smith
September 1828month
Vermontmentioned“Smith resumed dictation of the book to Emma in September 1828, In April 1829, he was joined by Oliver Cowdery, a distant cousin from Vermont who had also dabbled in folk magic.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Smith
26 March 1830exact date
Palmyra (village), New Yorkmentioned“The completed work, titled the Book of Mormon, was published in Palmyra and first advertised for sale on March 26, 1830.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Smith
6 April 1830exact date
Manchester, New Yorkmentioned“Less than two weeks later, on April 6, 1830, Smith and his followers formally organized the Church of Christ, and small branches were established in Manchester, Fayette, and Colesville, New York.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Smith
July 1831month
Independence, Missourimentioned“In July 1831, Smith visited Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, and announced a revelation that the frontier hamlet was the "center place" of Zion.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Smith
1832year
Missourimentioned“Smith again visited Missouri again in early 1832 to prevent a rebellion of prominent church members who believed the church in Missouri was being neglected.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Smith
May 1834month
Jackson County, Missourimentioned“After petitions to the Missouri governor were unsuccessful, in May 1834 Smith organized and led a 200-man paramilitary expedition, called Zion's Camp, to aid church members in Jackson County, Missouri.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Smith
May 1834month
Missourimentioned“After petitions to the Missouri governor were unsuccessful, in May 1834 Smith organized and led a 200-man paramilitary expedition, called Zion's Camp, to aid church members in Jackson County, Missouri.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Smith
1836year
Salem, Massachusettsmentioned“In 1836, Smith traveled to Salem, Massachusetts, to search for a trove of coins there.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Smith
1836year
Ohiomentioned“In 1836, church apostle Orson Hyde was sent to the Ohio legislature to request a bank charter, while Oliver Cowdery went to Philadelphia and acquired plates to print notes for the proposed bank.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Smith
1836year
Philadelphiamentioned“In 1836, church apostle Orson Hyde was sent to the Ohio legislature to request a bank charter, while Oliver Cowdery went to Philadelphia and acquired plates to print notes for the proposed bank.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Smith
6 August 1838exact date
Gallatin, Missourimentioned“Tensions between the Mormons and the native Missourians escalated quickly until, on August 6, 1838, non-Mormons in Gallatin, Missouri, tried to prevent Mormons from voting, and a brawl ensued.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Smith
6 April 1839exact date
Daviess County, Missourimentioned“On April 6, 1839, after a grand jury hearing in Daviess County, Smith and his companions escaped custody, almost certainly with the connivance of the sheriff and guards.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Smith
1842year
Illinoismentioned“By mid-1842, popular opinion in Illinois had turned against the Mormons.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Smith
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