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Joseph Smith
American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement
dead
no longer with us. rest easy.
- born
- 1805
- died
- 1844
- age at death
- 39
- known for
- prophet, politician, theologian
1805 – 1844
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where this comes from
wikidata records a date of death for Joseph Smith in 1844, which is how we know. your browser re-checks this against wikidata on every visit, so it’s current even if the page itself was cached a while ago.
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