Biography
George Albert Smith was born 26 June 1817 in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States to John Smith (1781-1854) and Clarissa Loomis Lyman (1790-1854) and died 1 September 1875 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of unspecified causes. He married Bathsheba Wilson Bigler (1822-1910) 25 July 1841 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States. He married Lucy Meserve Smith (1817-1892) 29 November 1844 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States. He married Nancy Clements (1815-1847) 1 February 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States. He married Zilpha Stark (1818-1887) 28 March 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States. He married Sarah Ann Libby (1818-1851) 20 November 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States. He married Hannah Maria Libby (1828-1906) 20 January 1846 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States. He married Agnes Moulton Coolbirth (1811-1875) 28 January 1846 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States. He married Susan Elizabeth West (1833-1926) 28 October 1857 in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.
Zions Camp Participant
This Judith Mehr rendition depicts struggles endured by members of Zion's Camp, an expeditionary force to help Church members in Jackson County redeem their brethren.
One of the most interesting episodes in the early history of LDS Church was the march of Zion's Camp (1834). The members of the Church in Missouri were being persecuted, and the Prophet Joseph made it a matter of prayer and received a revelation on February 24, 1834. The Lord instructed the Prophet to assemble at least one hundred young and middle-aged men and to go to the land of Zion, or Missouri. (See D&C 130:19–34.)
Zion’s Camp, a group of approximately one hundred and fifty men, gathered at Kirtland, Ohio, in the spring of 1834 and marched to Jackson County, Missouri. By the time they reached Missouri, the camp had increased to approximately two hundred men.
At age 16, George was the youngest man in camp, sleeping in tent with his uncle, Joseph Smith, and heard much of his council and instruction to the other men. Five year later he was ordained an apostle and later served as a counselor to Brigham Young. He recorded many camp experiences.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| George Albert Smith (1842-1860) | |||
| Bathsheba Kate Smith (1844-1920) | |||
| John Smith (1847-1847) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Don Carlos Smith (1846-1847) | |||
| Joel Smith (1850-1850) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Nancy Adelia Smith (1846-1847) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Zilpha Adelaide Smith (1846-) | |||
| Joseph Smith (1850-1850) | |||
| Mary Amelia Smith (1852-1915) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Henry Smith (1848-1911) | 18 September 1848 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States | 13 October 1911 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | Sarah Farr (1849-1921) Josephine Groesbeck (1857-1948) |
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Charles Warren Smith (1849-) | |||
| Sarah Maria Smith (1856-) | |||
| Eunice Albertine Smith (1860-) | |||
| George Albert Smith (1862-) | |||
| Grace Libby Smith (1865-) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Clarissa West Smith (1859-1930) | |||
| Margaret West Smith (1862-1913) | |||
| Elizabeth Smith (1866-) | |||
| Priscilla Smith (1869-) | |||
| Emma Pearl Smith (1871-) | |||
Footnotes (including sources)
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