[Grandfather of George Albert Smith] George A Smith: Utah's Nauvoo Legion colonel (1851-70) (1)
-- 1851-71
[Grandfather of George Albert Smith] George A Smith: Utah Legislature (1851-71) (1)
-- 1851
[Grandfather of George Albert Smith] George A Smith: Iron County Chief Justice 1851 (1)
-- 1851-52
[Great-grand father of George Albert Smith] John Smith: Chaplain of Utah House of Representatives (1851-52) (1)
-- 1851 June 12
[Apostle John Henry Smith [father of George Albert Smith]] Mother, Sarah Libbey Smith, dies in Salt Lake City. "Aunt" Hannah Libbey Smith, his mother's sister and also polygamous wife of his father George A. Smith, takes over his care. (2)
-- June 12, 1851
[Sarah Ann Libby (Smith Smith) [grandmother of George Albert Smith]] ...Sarah had been an invalid for years and was cared for by her sister Hannah in Salt Lake, where she died on June 12, 1851. Little John [Henry Smith] was then raised by his aunt Hannah.... (3)
-- 1852 July
[Apostle John Henry Smith [father of George Albert Smith]] Moves to Provo with Hannah and "Aunt" Lucy, another polygamous wife of George A. Smith. (2)
Footnotes:
1 - Quinn, D. Michael, The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power, Appendix 6, Biographical Sketches of General Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-47, http://amzn.to/origins-power
2 - White, Jean Bickmore, Church, State, and Politics, p.xviii, A John Henry Smith Chronology, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith
3 - Lowell Mormons http://connellodonovan.com/sarah_libby.html
LDS History Chronology: George Albert Smith
Mormon History Timeline: The life of George Albert Smith
http://lds-church-history.blogspot.com/
