Helen (Kimball) Whitney
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Helen Mar (Kimball) Whitney (1828 - 1896)

Helen Mar Whitney formerly Kimball aka Smith
Born in Mendon, Monroe, New York, United Statesmap
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Wife of — married May 1843 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USAmap
Wife of — married 4 Feb 1846 in Nauvoo ILmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 68 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United Statesmap
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Nauvoo Temple
Helen became a member of the LDS Church between 1830 - 1848.
Helen (Kimball) Whitney was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Biography

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Helen (Kimball) Whitney is Notable.

Heber Kimball gave his daughter, Helen to Joseph Smith to be one of his wives when she was only 14 years old which added additional controversy to plural marriage.[1]Helen was 16 when Smith died. She then married Horrace Kimball Whitney "for life." They had eleven children, six of which lived to adulthood.[2]

Birth: Aug. 20, 1828 Mendon Monroe County New York, USA Death: Nov. 13, 1896 Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah, USA[3]

Daughter of Heber Chase Kimball and Vilate Murray

Married Joseph Smith, May 1843, Smith's Store, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois

Married Horace Kimball Whitney, 4 Feb 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois

Children:

Genevieve Whitney
Helen Kimball Whitney
Florence Marian Whitney
Helen Rosabelle Whitney
Vilate Murray Whitney
Orson Ferguson Whitney
William Howard Whitney
Horace Kimball Whitney
Phebe Isobel Whitney
Charles Spaulding Whitney
Elizabeth Ann Whitney [4]

Burial: Salt Lake City Cemetery Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah, USA [5]

Sources

  1. Wikipedia Helen Mar Kimball.
  2. A Guide to The Helen Mar Kimball Papers.
  3. "Helen Mar Whitney.-Her death-A Sketch of her Personal History," Deseret Evening News, 16 Nov. 1896, 2.
  4. Familypedia Helen Mar Kimball Biography.
  5. Find a Grave Memorial.

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Nice job listing all of the siblings! That was quite a chore!
posted by Scott Lee

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