Sarah M. Cleveland
Sarah Marietta Kingsley Cleveland (October 20, 1788 - 1856[1]) was the first counselor to Emma Smith in the presidency of the Relief Society from 1842 to 1844.
| Sarah M. Cleveland | |
|---|---|
| First Counselor of the General Presidency of the Relief Society | |
| March 17, 1842 – 1844 | |
| Called by | Emma Smith |
| Successor | Zina D. H. Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarah Marietta Kingsley October 20, 1788 Becket, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | 1856[1] Plymouth, Illinois, United States[1] |
| Spouse(s) | John Howe[1] John Cleveland |
| Parents | Ebenezer Kingsley |
Cleveland was born in Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts[2] to Ebenezer Kingsley. She was married to John Cleveland and later to the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith. Her husband was a judge in Nauvoo, Illinois, and unlike her did not join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; he was a Swedenborgian. Cleveland remained in Nauvoo with her husband when the main body of the Latter Day Saints moved to what later became Utah Territory.
Marriage to Joseph Smith
A letter from John L. Smith, Sarah Kingsley’s son-in-law, to the First Presidency, dated March 8, 1895, states: "In the days of Joseph. Mother [Sarah M. Kingsley (Howe)] Cleveland by advice, was sealed to the prophet in Nauvoo but lived with her [non-LDS] husband John Cleveland." Sarah was also resealed to Joseph Smith vicariously in the Nauvoo Temple in 1846.[3]
Sources
- "BYU Studies: Biographical Registers - C". Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- Madsen, Carol Cornwall (1994). In Their Own Words: Women and the Story of Navoo. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book. p. 120. ISBN 0-875797709.
- Brian Hales, "Sarah Kingsley", Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
- Encyclopedia of Mormonism p. 1635.
- 2005 Deseret Morning News Church Alamanac (Deseret Morning News: Salt Lake City, Utah, 2004) p. 115
- Jenson, Andrew (1936). Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia: A compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 4. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Andrew Jenson Memorial Association (Printed by The Deseret News Press). pp. 5796 183. ISBN 1-58958-026-5. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| First | First Counselor in the general presidency of the Relief Society 1842 – 1844 |
Vacant Title next held by Zina D. H. Youngas First Counselor in the general presidency of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |