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Joseph Smith, Jr. founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) in April, 1830 and was the leader of the church until he was murdered in Carthage, Illinois in June, 1844.
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∙ 13y agoMembers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) believe that Jesus Christ founded the church. I suppose you could say that he was killed by an angry mob...
The person that you are probably thinking of, however, is Joseph Smith, Jr. Joseph Smith is considered the first modern prophet of the Church, and Church members believe that he organized the Church under the direction of Jesus Christ, who founded it. Joseph Smith was shot and killed by an angry mob while awaiting trail on false charges in Carthage Jail in Illinois.
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∙ 15y agoActually, Christ founded the church, but Joseph Smith restored is and was killed in Carthedge jail.
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∙ 8y agoJoseph Smith, Jr. was the founder of the Mormonism movement. He was killed by a mob in Carthage, Illinois in June 1844.
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Who was killed by an anti-Mormon mob in 1844?
Joseph Smith, Jr., the leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon' church) was killed by an anti-Mormon mob in June 1844. His brother Hyrum was also killed on the same day. Other Church members were also killed by mob violence in that year.
The name of a man killed by an anti-mormon mob?
Joseph SmithJoseph Smith, Jr., the leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon' church) was killed by an anti-Mormon mob in June 1844. His brother Hyrum was also killed on the same day. Other Church members were also killed by mob violence in that year.
Who killed Mormon in 1844?
Mormon isn't a person it's a religion. Joseph Smith, the first prophet of the Mormon church, was killed in 1844 by a mob; no one knows who really killed him.
Who was killed by an anti-Mormon mob and left the Mormons from western NY to Illinois?
Joseph Smith Jr, the first modern prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) lead his followers from New York to Ohio to Missouri to Illinois, where he was killed by an anti-Mormon mob.
Who was the founder of the Mormons church that was killed by a mob in which state?
You are thinking of Joseph Smith, Jr. He and his brother Hyrum were shot and killed by a mob in Carthage, Illinois on June 27, 1844.
Who was killed by a mob in the town of Nauvoo Illinois?
I believe you are thinking of Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith, leaders of the Mormon church (officially called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) which was based in Nauvoo. However, they were actually killed in Carthage as they were awaiting a trial.
Who was the visionary who translated the Book of Mormon and who was eventually killed by a mob in Nauvoo IL?
Joseph Smith
When was the lynching of Joseph Smith?
Joseph Smith, Jr. was shot and killed by an anti-Mormon mob on June 27, 1844 in Carthage, Illinois.
Why were Mormons killed?
A prophet named Joseph Smith was given revelation about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints otherwise known as Mormons. After he started to teach about the gospel he learned about, many did not agree with it and were mad. They thought Joseph Smith was crazy and sent many mobs to hurt him. Other Mormon families were persecuted and ridiculed during the late 1800's and 1900's. Some reasons why people did not like them were because at first they had practiced polygamy although it is not allowed in their religion anymore. Also, they believed they were the only true church and in many different things people just weren't used to. They had to move to many different places in the U.S. and it was extremely hard for them.
Was there a name of the band of people that killed Joseph smith?
They did not have an official name, as they presumeably had only formed for this single event. The mob is usually called an "Anti-Mormon Mob" or an "Armed Mob", but they were not any official organization, just a group of people who were angry with Joseph Smith or Mormons in general.
What was the political outcome of the Mormon pioneers?
In the early history of the LDS (Mormon as it is nicknamed) the membership was subjected to mob violence and even ordered to be exterminated by Governor Boggs of the State of Missouri. So the church leaders moved to a location in the West that no one else wanted. Politically it likely helped the church survive and grow to a strength that could not be destroyed by mob violence. Just before the Civil War, President Buchanan sent an army to crush the "Mormon rebellion", that due to the distance and scorched earth defense measures deployed by the Mormons delayed the army's long enough for public opinion get it's mission mostly called off. So survival of the church was the political outcome.
Lynched?
Killed by a mob without trial
