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== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
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[[File:Desdemona01.jpg|thumb|Desdemona Wadsworth Fullmer (1809-1886)]]
Desdomona was a convert to the Mormon Church and was married three times. Her father, [[Peter Fullmer (1774-1857)]], and brother, [[David Fullmer (1803-1879)]] player important roles in the pioneer migration of the Mormon Church to Utah.
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'''Desdomona Wadsworth Fullmer McLane Smith Benson''' was a convert to the Mormon Church and was married three times. Her father, [[Peter Fullmer (1774-1857)]], and brother, [[David Fullmer (1803-1879)]] player important roles in the pioneer migration of the Mormon Church to Utah.
   
 
Her First Marriage was to [[Harrison Parker McLane (1815-1835)]] who died in 1835.
 
Her First Marriage was to [[Harrison Parker McLane (1815-1835)]] who died in 1835.
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Her third marriage was to early Mormon Apostle, [[Ezra Taft Benson (1811-1869)]] as one of his plural wives.
 
Her third marriage was to early Mormon Apostle, [[Ezra Taft Benson (1811-1869)]] as one of his plural wives.
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[[File:Desdemona02.jpg|thumb|Gravestone of Desdemona in Salt Lake City Cemetery]]
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Desdemona is my great-great-great-great-great-aunt. Desdemona Wadsworth Fullmer Smith was born Friday, October 6, 1809 in Huntington Mills, Pennsylvania to [[Peter Fullmer (1774-1857)]] and [[Susannah Zerfass (1773-1856)]].
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She was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on July 29, 1839 by Elder John P. Greene. She was living with her brother, [[David Fullmer (1803-1879)]], at Haun's Mill at the time when the massacre of the saints occured there. She and other members of her family were under the necessity of secreting themselves to the woods to escape the mob.
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Desdemona arrived in Salt Lake City in October of 1848 in the Willard Richards Company, and lived there for nearly forty years, residing at 375 West 400 South in the Downtown district of Salt Lake City.
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She was a quiet, unassuming, faithful woman and was greatly respected by all who had the pleasure of her acquaintance. Desdemona worked as a tailoress for most of her life, and completed her autobiography a few years before her death.
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Desdemona married Joseph Smith Jr. in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois. They were later sealed on January 26, 1846 in the Nauvoo LDS Temple. After his death, she later married Ezra Taft Benson on January 26, 1846 in the Nauvoo LDS Temple.
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Desdemona passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 9, 1886 at her home of causes incident to age.
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Funeral Services were held on Thursday Febuary 11, 1886 at 1:00 p.m. in the Salt Lake Sixth Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints located at 270 East 500 South in Salt Lake City.
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Following the conclusion of the Funeral Services, the funeral procession commenced and solemnly and slowly proceeded through the streets of Salt Lake City and concluded at the Salt Lake City Cemetery located at the corner of Fourth Avenue and "N" Street in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City, where Desdemona was laid to rest in the family plot overlooking the Salt Lake Valley.
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REST IN PEACE.
   
 
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* [https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/1104806?returnLabel=Desdemona%20Wadsworth%20Fullmer%20(K2XP-QVN)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Ftree%2F%23view%3Dancestor%26person%3DK2XP-QVN%26section%3Dstories Biography of Desdemona] - FamilySearch Story Archives
 
* {http://www.mormonthink.com/joseph-smith-polygamy.htm Joseph Smith & Plural Marriage] - MormonThink.com
 
* {http://www.mormonthink.com/joseph-smith-polygamy.htm Joseph Smith & Plural Marriage] - MormonThink.com
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_wives_of_Joseph_Smith,_Jr The Wives of Joseph Smith] - Wikipedia -
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_wives_of_Joseph_Smith,_Jr The Wives of Joseph Smith] - Wikipedia -
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* [http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/companyPioneers?lang=eng&companyId=2 1848 Willard Richards Overland Pioneer Company] - LDS Archives
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* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=smith&GSmid=46858513&GRid=18786537& Gravesite of Desdemona Fullmer] - FindAGrave Memorial #18786537
   
   

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Desdomona W Fullmer was born 6 October 1809 in Huntingdon, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania to Peter Fullmer (1774-1857) and Susannah Zerfass (1773-1856) and died 9 February 1886 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah of unspecified causes. She married Joseph Smith (1805-1844) March 1843 in Nauvoo, Illinois, United States. She married Ezra Taft Benson (1811-1869) 26 January 1846 in Nauvoo, Illinois, United States.

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Desdemona01

Desdemona Wadsworth Fullmer (1809-1886)

Desdomona Wadsworth Fullmer McLane Smith Benson was a convert to the Mormon Church and was married three times. Her father, Peter Fullmer (1774-1857), and brother, David Fullmer (1803-1879) player important roles in the pioneer migration of the Mormon Church to Utah.

Her First Marriage was to Harrison Parker McLane (1815-1835) who died in 1835.

Her Second Marriage was to Joseph Smith (1805-1844), the Mormon Prophet as a plural wife, (#30). This appears to be a "spiritual marriage" only as they had no children together. William Clayton said Smith told him in February 1843 that Fullmer was one of his plural wives.

Her third marriage was to early Mormon Apostle, Ezra Taft Benson (1811-1869) as one of his plural wives.

Desdemona02

Gravestone of Desdemona in Salt Lake City Cemetery

Desdemona is my great-great-great-great-great-aunt. Desdemona Wadsworth Fullmer Smith was born Friday, October 6, 1809 in Huntington Mills, Pennsylvania to Peter Fullmer (1774-1857) and Susannah Zerfass (1773-1856).

She was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on July 29, 1839 by Elder John P. Greene. She was living with her brother, David Fullmer (1803-1879), at Haun's Mill at the time when the massacre of the saints occured there. She and other members of her family were under the necessity of secreting themselves to the woods to escape the mob.

Desdemona arrived in Salt Lake City in October of 1848 in the Willard Richards Company, and lived there for nearly forty years, residing at 375 West 400 South in the Downtown district of Salt Lake City.

She was a quiet, unassuming, faithful woman and was greatly respected by all who had the pleasure of her acquaintance. Desdemona worked as a tailoress for most of her life, and completed her autobiography a few years before her death.

Desdemona married Joseph Smith Jr. in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois. They were later sealed on January 26, 1846 in the Nauvoo LDS Temple. After his death, she later married Ezra Taft Benson on January 26, 1846 in the Nauvoo LDS Temple.

Desdemona passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 9, 1886 at her home of causes incident to age.

Funeral Services were held on Thursday Febuary 11, 1886 at 1:00 p.m. in the Salt Lake Sixth Ward Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints located at 270 East 500 South in Salt Lake City. Following the conclusion of the Funeral Services, the funeral procession commenced and solemnly and slowly proceeded through the streets of Salt Lake City and concluded at the Salt Lake City Cemetery located at the corner of Fourth Avenue and "N" Street in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City, where Desdemona was laid to rest in the family plot overlooking the Salt Lake Valley. REST IN PEACE.

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Children


Offspring of Harrison Parker McLane (1815-1835) and Desdomona W Fullmer
Name Birth Death Joined with
Sarah Dasdemona McLane (1855-1855)



Siblings


Offspring of Peter Fullmer (1774-1857) and Susannah Zerfass (1773-1856)
Name Birth Death Joined with
David Fullmer (1803-1879) 7 August 1803 West Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States 21 October 1879 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States Rhoda Ann Marvin (1813-1892)
Sarah Sophronia Oysterbanks (1822-1906)
Margaret Phillips (1800-1890)
Mary M Fullmer (1805-1874)
John Solomon Fullmer (1807-1883) 21 July 1807 Huntington Mills, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 8 October 1883 Springville, Utah County, Utah Mary Ann Price (1815-1897)
Olive Amanda Smith (1825-1885)
Sarah Ann Stevenson (1835-1901)
Desdemona Wadsworth Fullmer (1809-1886) 6 October 1809 Huntingdon, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 9 February 1886 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Harrison Parker McLane (1815-1835)
Joseph Smith (1805-1844)
Ezra Taft Benson (1811-1869)
Charlotte Fullmer (1812-1871)
Louisanna Fullmer (1814-1870)
Almon Linus Fullmer (1816-1890) 7 September 1816 Huntington Mills, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 2 October 1890 Providence, Cache County, Utah Triphena Follett (1821-1847)
Sarah Ann Follett (1823-1907)
Rachel Neyman (1832-1912)

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