Harris, Martin, 1783-1875
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Birth Date
- 1783-05-18
Death Date
- 1875-07-10
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Birth Place
- Easton, N.Y.
Associated Language
- English
Occupation
Farmer
Scribe
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Sources
- found: James, R. S. The man who knew, c1983:t.p. (Martin Harris) pref. (b. 1783; d. 7/10/1875)
- found: Martin Harris, 19--? :t.p. (Martin Harris) page 4 (born at Easton, Albany, New York, May 18, 1783; moved to Palmyra in his ninth year) page 6 (acted as a scribe for Joseph Smith while translating the Book of Mormon; one of the three witnesses to see the gold plates the Book of Mormon was translated from) page 8 (moved to Kirtland, Ohio when the Church left the state of New York) page 9 (moved to Utah in 1870) page 10 (lived in the farming community of Clarkston, Utah where he died July 10, 1875)
- found: Wikipedia, website viewed 14 March 2013(Martin Harris; b. May 18, 1783, Eastown, New York; d. July 10, 1875, Clarkston, Utah Territory; Farmer in Palmyra, New York until 1831; witness of the gold plates that the Book of Mormon was translated from; one of the earliest baptized members of the Church of Christ (now known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints); excommunicated in 1837; rebaptized in 1870 and moved to Utah Territory)
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- 1984-01-25: new
- 2013-03-16: revised
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