Photo: Lee Greene Richards (July 27, 1878 – February 20, 1950)Original Publisher and Copyright holder: LDS Church Archives (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Emma Smith fascinates me as one of those women history nearly filed away in the footnotes. As Joseph Smith's first wife and a genuine leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement, she did real organizational and devotional work, including compiling hymns, in a period that rarely credited women at all. What I respect most is her staying power: surviving upheaval, loss, and schism while holding to her own convictions. To me her enduring name isn't a courtesy of marriage but a reflection of substance. She's a quiet reminder that founding-era movements always lean on people whose contributions get written small.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Emma Smith
- Name (Japanese)
- エマ・スミス
- Reading
- えま・すみす
- Born
- July 10, 1804 – May 30, 1879
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rat
- Origin
- Harmony Township, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- composer / religious leader
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma%20Smith
Frequently asked questions
When was Emma Smith born?
July 10, 1804 – May 30, 1879.
Where is Emma Smith from?
Emma Smith is from Harmony Township, Pennsylvania, United States.
What does Emma Smith do?
Emma Smith works as composer, religious leader.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.