Fanny Alger

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Articles about Joseph Smith

Life and Character	Status in Latter-day Saint belief Joseph Smith's family as trustworthy and hard-working Education Trustworthiness The Hurlbut affidavits Alleged narcissism Money digging Folk magic or the occult The Word of Wisdom
Revelations and the Church	Use of seer stones as a youth First Vision Book of Mormon Joseph Smith's inspired revision of the Bible The restoration of the priesthood Personages who appeared to Joseph Smith
Prophetic Statements	The U.S. Civil War Rocky Mountain prophecy The White Horse prophecy Alleged false prophecies of Joseph Smith
Society	Legal issues 1826 trial Creation of the Kirtland Safety Society Failure of the Kirtland Safety Society Campaign for President of the United States
Plural marriage (polygamy)	Notable plural wives: Fanny Alger Helen Mar Kimball Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Prescindia Lathrop Huntington Buell Marinda Nancy Johnson Hyde
Death	The Nauvoo Expositor Events surrounding the death of Joseph Smith Firing a gun at Carthage Jail Qualification as a martyr 1844 Succession to Joseph Smith

Articles about plural marriage

Doctrinal foundation of plural marriage	Purpose of plural marriage Plural marriage as a requirement for exaltation Plural marriage in early Christianity Plural marriage in the Book of Mormon Plural marriage and the Bible
Introduction of plural marriage	Initiation of the practice of plural marriage 1835 Doctrine and Covenants denies polygamy Fanny Alger was Joseph Smith's first plural wife Joseph Smith hid polygamy from the general Church membership Divine manifestions to plural wives and families Plural marriage and the law
Questions about Joseph Smith and plural marriage	Joseph Smith's marriages to young women Did Joseph Smith coerce women to marry him? Mormon women refusing offers of plural marriage Does Joseph Smith's lack of children through polygamy contradict the commandment to "multiply and replenish the earth"? Joseph Smith was sealed to other men's wives Joseph Smith hiding plural marriages from his first wife, Emma Emma Smith's reaction to Joseph Smith's plural marriages What is known about possible children through Joseph Smith's polygamous marriages? Did Joseph have "lustful motives" for practicing polygamy? Did Joseph Smith send men on missions in order to "steal" their wives? Did Joseph Smith practice polygamy for the purpose of monetary gain?
Wives of Joseph Smith	Fanny Alger Plural wives of Joseph Smith, Jr.
Plural marriage in Utah	Question: Did early Church leaders "admit" that there were many difficulties with plural marriage that caused "problems" and "great sorrow"? Brigham Young's statements regarding polygamy John Taylor's statements regarding polygamy 19th century statements from Church leaders regarding the practice of plural marriage Divorce among Mormons in the 19th century Prevalence of polygamy in Utah
End of plural marriage	Question: Was Wilford Woodruff actually inspired to end polygamy? Polygamy practiced after the Manifesto The attitude of the modern Church toward polygamy

Fanny Alger

What do we know about Joseph Smith's first plural wife, Fanny Alger, whom he came to know in early 1833 when she stayed at the Smith home as a house-assistant of sorts to Emma (such work was common for young women at the time). There are no first-hand accounts of their relationship (from Joseph or Fanny), nor are there second-hand accounts (from Emma or Fanny's family). All that we do have is third hand accounts, most of them recorded many years after the events.

1. REDIRECT Fanny Alger was Joseph Smith's first plural wife

Claimed miscarriage of child by Joseph

Summary: Two women are claimed to have had miscarriages of a child by Joseph Smith. There are serious problems with accepting either account as probable.

Joseph Smith's Polygamy: "Fanny Alger", by Brian C. Hales

Summary: The marriage of Joseph Smith to Fanny Alger, his first and only plural wife prior to the Saints settling in Nauvoo, has received much scrutiny.

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