found: Wikipedia, website viewed March 6, 2018(John Smith (uncle of Joseph Smith); John Smith (July 16, 1781--May 23, 1854), known as Uncle John, was an early leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church); he was the younger brother of Joseph Smith Sr. and great-grandfather of George Albert Smith; he was a member of the first presiding high council in Kirtland, Ohio; assistant counselor in the First Presidency under Joseph Smith; Presiding Patriarch under Brigham Young (January 1, 1849-May 23, 1854); president of the stake in Lee County, Iowa, during the Nauvoo period; first president of the Salt Lake Stake, the first stake in Utah Territory; he was born in Derryfield, New Hampshire and died in Salt Lake City, Utah)
