[John Taylor] Baptized by Parley P. Pratt. (1)
-- May 16, 1836
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum Smith went from Kirtland to Fairport, Ohio, to meet their grandmother Mary Duty Smith and other members of the family arriving from New York. (2)
-- May 17, 1836
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Mary Duty Smith, Joseph Smiths 93-year-old grandmother, arrived in Kirtland. (2)
-- 1836 May 17
[Joseph Smith] Escorted grandmother Mary Duty Smith from Fairport Harbor, Ohio, to Kirtland. (3)
-- 17 May 1836
[Lucy Mack Smith] Ninety-two-year-old Mary Duty Smith, wife of Asael Smith, makes the 500-mile trip from Stockholm, New York, to Kirtland with her sons and grandchildren. Satisfied that Joseph Jr. is a prophet, she declares her intention of being baptized but dies 27 May. (4)
-- 1836 May 17
[Lucy Mack Smith] Mary Duty Smith, grandmother of the Prophet, arrives in Kirtland. (5)
-- May 27, 1836
[Joseph Smith] Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smiths grandmother Mary Duty Smith died. (2)
-- 1836 May 27
[Lucy Mack Smith] Grandmother Mary Duty Smith dies; Sidney Rigdon gives funeral address. (5)
-- 1836 May 31
[Wilford Woodruff] Ordained seventy in Mormon church and sealed to eternal life by David W. Patten and Warren Parrish (6)
-- 1836, May 31
[Wilford Woodruff] Ordained a Seventy by David Patten. (7)
-- 1836 June 20
[Joseph Smith] Son Frederick Granger Williams Smith born, Kirtland. (3)
-- 20 June 1836
[Lucy Mack Smith] Frederick Granger Williams Smith, the fifth biological child and third son of Joseph Jr. and Emma, is born. (4)
-- 1836 June 20
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph and Emmas Frederick G. W. born at Kirtland. (5)
Footnotes:
1 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Joseph Smith Papers: Chronology for the Years 1832-1839
4 - Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, Edited by Lavina Fielding Anderson, 2001, Signature Books
5 - History of Joseph Smith by His Mother: Revised and Enhanced by Scot Facer Proctor Maurine Jensen Proctor
6 - Wilford Woodruff's Journals 1833-1898: Typescript Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books, Midvale, Utah. Chronology
7 - Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
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