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Cleveland, Sarah Marietta Kingsley
Biography
20 Oct. 1788–21 Apr. 1856. Born in Becket, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Daughter of Ebenezer Kingsley and Sarah Chaplin. Moved to New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, by 1807. Married first John Howe, 7 Dec. 1807, in New Haven. Moved to Cincinnati, by 1826. Married second John Cleveland, 10 June 1826, in Cincinnati. Moved to Quincy, Adams Co., Illinois, 1834. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, likely in Quincy. Housed Emma Smith and Smith children after Saints were driven from Missouri, Feb.–May 1839. Sold Quincy land to Emma Smith, 29 Sept. 1841. Moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, 1842. Appointed counselor to Emma Smith in Female Relief Society of Nauvoo, 17 Mar. 1842. Identified in some sources as a plural wife of JS. Moved from Nauvoo, ca. May 1843. Moved to Plymouth, Hancock Co., 1846, where she died.
Links
papers
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Times and Seasons, 1 April 1842
- Times and Seasons, 1 October 1842
- Deed, John and Sarah Kingsley Cleveland to Emma Smith, 29 September 1841
- Discourse, 28 April 1842
- Emma Smith Bidamon and Others, Answer, 14 November 1850 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Introduction to Ferris Administrator of the Estate of JS
- Joseph Smith’s Store Daybook A, January–July 1842
- Joshua Ward, Answer, 16 December 1850 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Journal, December 1841–December 1842
- Letter from Don Carlos Smith and William Smith, 6 March 1839
- Letter from Edward Partridge, 5 March 1839
- Letter from Emma Smith, 7 March 1839
- Letter to Emma Smith, 21 March 1839
- Letter to George W. Harris, 24 May 1839
- Letter to Isaac Galland, 22 March 1839
- Letter to John and Sarah Kingsley Cleveland, 24 May 1839
- Letter to Newel K. Whitney, 24 May 1839
- Letterbook 2
- Minutes and Discourse, 26 May 1842
- Minutes and Discourse, 28 April 1842
- Minutes and Discourse, 31 March 1842
- Minutes and Discourses, 17 March 1842
- Nauvoo Relief Society Minute Book
- Poem from Eliza R. Snow, 12 October 1842
- Poem from Eliza R. Snow, 20 August 1842
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
- Transcript of Proceedings, circa 17 July 1852 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Gender
- Female
- Alternate Names
Kingsley, Sarah Marietta
Howe, Sarah Marietta Kingsley