[Lucy Mack Smith] Hyrum returns to Nauvoo for the marriage of his daughter Lovina to Lorin Walker. (1)
-- Jun 24, 1844
Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith rode from Nauvoo to Carthage, Illinois, turning back, however, to deliver up to Captain Dunn the state arms of the Nauvoo Legion before his final arrival in Carthage. (2)
Outside Carthage, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, explaining that his arrival in Carthage would be delayed as he was assisting Captain Dunn with the retrieval of state arms from the Nauvoo Legion. (2)
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph and Hyrum ride to Carthage, arriving late that evening. They stay at the Hamilton House. (1)
-- Jun 25, 1844
[Joseph Smith] Carthage, Illinois. After Joseph and Hyrum Smith surrendered to the authorities in the morning, Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, paraded the brothers through the ranks of the troops assembled by his orders from the surrounding counties; the Smiths were in a hearing with the Nauvoo City Council during the day, but were then taken to Carthage Jail that evening on a new charge of treason. (2)
Carthage, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote a letter to his wife, Emma Smith from Carthage Jail. (2)
[Lucy Mack Smith] Joseph and Hyrum give themselves up to the civil authorities at 8:00 A.M. and are jailed. (1)
-- Jun 26, 1844
Carthage, Illinois. Joseph Smith sat in an interview with Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, who promised him and the other prisoners protection. (2)
Carthage, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote letters from Carthage Jail to Thomas Ford, governor of Illinois, and Judge Jesse B. Thomas, associate justice of the Illinois supreme court. (2)
-- Jun 27, 1844
A Mob Kills Joseph and Hyrum Smith at Carthage Jail. John Taylor, an Eye Witness, wrote his account which is now found in Doctrine and Covenants 135. (3)
Joseph Smith, Jr. is killed in Carthage Jail by a mob of about 200 armed men. His brother Hyrum is also killed. John Taylor is wounded, but recovers; the fourth cellmate, Willard Richards, is not harmed. The succession crisis begins when news of Smith's death spreads. (4)
[John Taylor] Witnesses the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith in Carthage Jail and is seriously wounded during the attack. (5)
Carthage, Illinois. Joseph Smith wrote letters from Carthage Jail to his wife, Emma Smith, and lawyer Orville H. Browning. (2)
[Lucy Mack Smith] A mob with painted faces rushes the jail in the late afternoon. Joseph and Hyrum are killed, John Taylor is wounded, and Willard Richards is unscathed. Samuel Smith, eluding armed pursuers, reaches the city just after the mob has dispersed. (1)
[Quorum of the Twelve] Joseph Smith, Jr. and Hyrum Smith martyred. Amasa M. Lyman retires from First Presidency. (6)
[U.S. Religious History] Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were lynched by a mob in Carthage, Illinois. Smith was the founder of the Mormon Church and the mob was outraged, in part, over Smith's recent authorization of polygamous marriages. (7)
Footnotes:
1 - Anderson, Lavina Fielding, Editor, Lucy's Book: A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir, 2001, Signature Books
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
4 - Wikipedia, 19th Century (Mormonism), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century_(Mormonism)
5 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor, Salt Lake City, Utah
6 - Wikipedia, Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
7 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://bit.ly/Fwgbe
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