| Aug 1829 - Jan 1830 | Jacob in the Book of Mormon condemns polygamy except when God commands it to "raise up seed." | Jacob | Scribed Verbatim Translation |
| 1830 | Jacob, in the Book of Mormon, condemns polygamy except when God commands it to "raise up seed." | Jacob (Son of Lehi) | Scribed Verbatim Translation |
| 1830 | Webster's Dictionary's definition of "affair" (1830). | Noah Webster | Direct |
| 1830 | Webster Dictionary's definition of "scrape" (1830). | Noah Webster | Direct |
| 1830 | 1830 U.S. Census lists Samuel Alger in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. | U.S. Census | Direct |
| Jun 1830 | Joseph's revelation, now Moses 1 in PoGP, received June 1830, beginning the Bible revision project (Joseph Smith Translation). | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct Translation |
| Dec 10, 1830 - Mar 7, 1831 | JST Genesis 16:1–6 depicts Abraham as a polygamist, with Sarai as his wife and Hagar as his concubine. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Translation |
| May 7, 1831 | Joseph's revelation from 1831 affirms marriage is ordained of God. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Dec 3, 1832 | Joseph records William McLellin's 1832 excommunication. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| 1834 - 1907 | Mosiah L. Hancock provides his birthdate in his autobiography. | Mosiah Hancock | Direct |
| Aug 1835 | 1835 D&C declares that the Church believes in monogamy. | Oliver Cowdery | Direct |
| Nov 24, 1835 | Joseph records officiating at the marriage of the Knights in November 1835. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Apr 3, 1836 | Joseph and Oliver Cowdery receive the sealing keys in April 1836. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim |
| Apr 3, 1836 | Joseph and Oliver Cowdery have a vision in the Kirtland temple; Elijah bestows the sealing keys. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim |
| Sep 1836 | Joseph reports that he returned to Kirtland from Salem in September 1836. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim |
| Nov 14, 1836 | Marriage record of Solomon Custer and Fanny Alger in November 1836. | FamilySearch | Direct |
| May 1837 | Daniel S. Miles writes in LDS periodcial that members of the Seventy who practice polygamy will be disfellowshipped. | Daniel S. Miles | Direct |
| Sep 1837 | Warren A. Cowdery's Defense of Joseph and the Rigdon family against rumors in Milton and Palmyra areas. | Warren A. Cowdery | Direct |
| Nov 6, 1837 | Joseph informs the council that "a matter" involving Cowdery had not been "satisfactorily settled." | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct Scribed Summary |
| 1838 - 1839 | Joseph identifies January 18, 1827 as his marriage date to Emma Hale. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| 1838 - 1839 | Joseph's 1838 history narrating the appearance of Moroni, who quoted biblical prophecies on the restoration of sealing keys. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| 1838 - 1839 | Joseph recounts being tarred and feathered in Hiram, OH in 1832. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| 1838 - 1839 | Joseph's 1838 history identifies April 6, 1830 as the founding date of the Church of Christ. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| 1838 - 1847 | John Whitmer on Kirtland secret combinations and plurality of wives. | John Whitmer | Holograph Unsourced |
| Jan 21, 1838 | Oliver Cowdery calls Joseph's relation with Fanny Alger a "dirty, nasty, filthy scrape/affair." | Oliver Cowdery | Direct |
| Jan 21, 1838 | Oliver Cowdery requests Joseph to retract the claim that Oliver confessed to lying about Joseph. | Oliver Cowdery | Holograph Direct |
| Feb 15, 1838 | Letter from Thomas Marsh with multiple testimonies regarding Joseph's and Fanny Alger's relationship. | Thomas Marsh | Direct Reprint |
| Apr 12, 1838 | Council minutes on the relationship between Joseph and Fanny Alger. | Ebenezer Robinson | Direct |
| May 11, 1838 | Joseph records William McLellin's 1838 trial and excommunication. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| Jul 1838 | Joseph, as editor of Elders' Journal affirms in 1838 that Mormons do not believe in polygamy. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| Jul 1838 | Elders' Journal says Mormons do not "believe in having more wives than one." | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| Dec 16, 1838 | Joseph disavows the claim that the LDS have a "community of wives." | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| 1839 - 1841 | Joseph reported that he was born on December 23, 1805. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| Apr 3, 1840 | Sidney Rigdon refers to "a real drunken scrape" involving Oliver Cowdery and Oliver Granger. | Sidney Rigdon | Direct |
| Jul 17, 1840 - Jul 28, 1840 | Joseph issues mission call to George Washington Harris in July 1840. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Oct 23, 1840 | Record book shows Fanny Alger (Custer) attending a Church conference in 1840. | James C. Snow | Direct |
| Sep 22, 1841 | Nauvoo City Council Minutes note return of George W. Harris from his mission. | John S. Dinger | Direct Reprint |
| Oct 15, 1841 | Times and Seasons republishes an anonymous non-LDS editorial; affirms the LDS do not condone polygamy or fornication. | Times and Seasons | Scribed Verbatim Reprint |
| Dec 1, 1841 | Joseph disavows "The Peacemaker" and Udney H. Jacob. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| Dec 2, 1841 | Joseph's revelation for Marinda Nancy Johnson; possibly alludes to encouraging her to accept plural marriage. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| 1842 | John C. Bennett identifies seven plural wives married to Joseph by mid-1842. | John C. Bennett | Direct |
| 1842 | John C. Bennett accuses Joseph of sending men on missions to "cloister" their wives. | John C. Bennett | Direct |
| 1842 | John C. Bennett publishes exposé of Joseph and alleges the practice of having "spiritual wives" among the LDS in Nauvoo. | John C. Bennett | Direct |
| 1842 | Udney H. Jacob publishes a tract arguing for plural marriage. | Udney H. Jacob | Direct |
| Jan 6, 1842 | Brigham writes in his journal in Masonic code about one of Joseph's sealings. | Brigham Young | Holograph Direct |
| Jan 17, 1842 | Joseph's Journal records Henry B. Jacobs being called on a mission in January 1842. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Mar 10, 1842 | John C. Bennett issues a jury summons and includes David Sessions as a juror. | John C. Bennett | Direct |
| Mar 15, 1842 | Book of Abraham narrates that Abraham was instructed to lie about his wife Sarai. | Abraham | Scribed Verbatim Direct Translation |
| Mar 26, 1842 | Joseph records John Snider's mission call to England. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Apr 1842 | Purported Joseph Smith letter to Nancy Rigdon that offers oblique justification for plural marriage. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct Reprint |
| May 4, 1842 | Joseph's Journal entry for May 4, 1842 describing first endowment ceremony. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| May 11, 1842 | Joseph gives notice of John C. Bennett's excommuncation. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Jun 15, 1842 | Public notice of John C. Bennett's excommuncation published in the Times and Seasons. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Jul 2, 1842 | John C. Bennett alleges JS sent men "preaching" and then married their wives. | John C. Bennett | Unsourced |
| Jul 14, 1842 | Orson Pratt writes apparent suicide note after discovering a scandal involving his wife Sarah Pratt, John C. Bennett, and Joseph. | Orson Pratt | Holograph |
| Aug 18, 1842 | Joseph writes letter to the Whitneys asking them to visit him while he was in hiding. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Holograph Direct |
| Sep 13, 1842 | Fanny Brewer claims that Joseph had "unlawful intercourse" with "a young orphan girl." | Fanny Brewer | Direct Unsourced |
| Oct 1, 1842 | Nauvoo Relief Society condemns John C. Bennett in official proclamation. | Emma Hale Smith | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| 1843 - 1897 | William Holmes Walker recounts his sister Lucy's marriage to Joseph. | William Holmes Walker | Direct Reprint |
| Jan 23, 1843 | Joseph records John Snider's return from Utah. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Mar 3, 1843 | Oliver Olney publishes anti-Mormon book in 1843 that briefly touches on polygamy in Nauvoo. | Oliver H. Olney | Direct |
| Mar 10, 1843 - Jul 14, 1843 | Joseph's Journal entry written by Thomas Bullock dates Joseph's marriage to Marinda Nancy Johnson as occuring in April 1842. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Summary |
| Mar 15, 1843 | Times and Seasons editor disavows the claim that the LDS advocate "a plurality of wives." | Times and Seasons | Direct |
| Mar 23, 1843 | Joseph writes a blessing to plural wife Sarah Ann Whitney. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Holograph Direct |
| May 16, 1843 | Joseph gives teaches on the nature of eternal marriage and sealing to Benjamin F. Johnson in 1843. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct Scribed Paraphrase |
| May 19, 1843 - Jul 12, 1843 | Jonathan Harriman Holmes business ledger indicating his work between May–July 1843. | Jonathan Harriman Holmes | Holograph Direct |
| May 28, 1843 | Joseph's journal entry indicating he was "married" on May 28, 1843. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| Jul 12, 1843 | William Clayton records Emma Hale Smith's reaction to D&C 132 revelation. | William Clayton | Direct Reprint |
| Jul 12, 1843 | Joseph C. Kingsbury manuscript copy of D&C 132. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Jul 12, 1843 | Joseph records a revelation in D&C 132 that lays out the concept of plural marriage. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| Sep 20, 1843 | Lott family Bible records marriage date for Malissa Lott's marriage to Joseph. | Cornelius Peter Lott | Direct |
| Feb 7, 1844 | Satirical poem in Warsaw Message criticizes and mocks Joseph and plural marriage. | Warsaw Message | Direct |
| Apr 26, 1844 | Joseph's journal records the arrest, trial, and fine of Augustine Spencer for $100 due to an assault on his brother, Orson Spencer. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Paraphrase |
| May 9, 1844 | Foster (through his lawyers Emmons and Higbee) files a lawsuit against Joseph Smith and Coolidge, alleging false imprisonment and injury as a result of an arrest on April 6th, 1844. | Sylvester Emmons | Direct |
| May 9, 1844 | Hancock County court document records Charles Ambrose Foster's lawsuit against Joseph for false imprisonment and injury, asking for $1000 in damages. | David E. Head | Direct |
| May 10, 1844 | Editors of the Nauvoo Expositor issue a prospectus for the paper. | Nauvoo Expositor | Direct |
| May 21, 1844 | Joseph and Joseph W. Coolidge state that Charles Ambrose Foster's lawsuit against them has no merit. | Almon Babbitt | Direct |
| May 26, 1844 | Joseph denies being guilty of adultery and having seven wives. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Jun 7, 1844 | Nauvoo Expositor claims that Joseph was practicing plural marriage using manipulation and secrecy. | Sylvester Emmons | Direct |
| Jun 7, 1844 | Nauvoo Expositor claims that Joseph and other Church leaders introduced false doctrines into the Church and were apostates. | Sylvester Emmons | Direct Journalism |
| Jun 7, 1844 | Extracts of the Nauvoo Expositor attacking Joseph. | Nauvoo Expositor | Direct Journalism |
| Jun 7, 1844 | Joseph initiates court action to obtain a debt of $22.75 from Sylvester Emmons. | Aaron Johnson | Direct |
| Jun 7, 1844 | Nauvoo Expositor claims that Joseph used his position as Prophet to gain political and civic power. | Sylvester Emmons | Direct Journalism |
| Jun 10, 1844 | Willard Richards records the hours-long debate of the Nauvoo City Council concerning the Nauvoo Expositor. | Willard Richards | Direct Scribed Summary |
| Jun 10, 1844 | Joseph orders the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jun 10, 1844 | Joseph records Nauvoo City Council's order to destroy the Nauvoo Expositor and the actions taken to fulfill the order. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| Jun 10, 1844 | Nauvoo City Council orders Mayor Joseph to destroy the Nauvoo Expositor. | Nauvoo City Council | Direct |
| Jun 10, 1844 | Joseph orders acting General Dunham of the Nauvoo Legion to be prepared to assist Marshall Greene in destroying the Nauvoo Expositor. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jun 11, 1844 | Joseph calls for all citizens of Nauvoo to curtail such speech as might inflame passions and raise up mobs. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| Jun 11, 1844 | TS calls for violence after the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor. | Thomas C. Sharp | Direct Reprint |
| Jun 12, 1844 | The Nauvoo Neighbor reports on and defends the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor. | Nauvoo Neighbor | Direct |
| Jun 12, 1844 | John Taylor defends the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor as legal and necessary. | John Taylor | Direct |
| Jun 12, 1844 | Joseph details his arrest for the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor, and his trial, and discharge that same day in Nauvoo. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Paraphrase |
| Jun 13, 1844 | Those arrested for destroying the Nauvoo Expositor proclaim they are innocent of the charges brought against them. | George P. Stiles | Direct |
| Jun 13, 1844 | Willard Richards records that justices of the Nauvoo Municipal Court dismissed the charges against those that destroyed the Nauvoo Expositor. | Willard Richards | Direct |
| Jun 14, 1844 | Joseph writes a letter to Governor Thomas Ford explaining his view of the events surrounding the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jun 15, 1844 | Samuel James and Porter Rockwell went to visit Governor Ford to deliver papers and letters related to the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor. | Willard Richards | Direct |
| Jun 17, 1844 | Willard Richards gives a detailed summary of the Nauvoo City Council's legal deliberations concerning the Nauvoo Expositor. | Willard Richards | Direct |
| Jun 22, 1844 | Governor Ford writes to the Nauvoo City Council condemning the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor and outlining the steps he intends to take. | Thomas Ford | Direct |
| Jun 26, 1844 | Foster gives his account of the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor in a letter to the editor of the NY Daily Herald. | Charles A. Foster | Direct |
| 1845 - 1846 | Oliver B. Huntington describes Norman Buell's disaffection from the Church. | Oliver B. Huntington | Holograph 2nd Hand |
| Feb 1845 | William Clayton includes a summary of the events leading the Martyrdom in the Council of Fifty minutes. | William Clayton | Direct |
| Feb 24, 1845 - Jul 3, 1845 | Joseph Smith manuscript history describing the first time the endowment ceremony was given. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct |
| May 24, 1845 | Parley P. Pratt denounces John C. Bennett and his "Spiritual Wife" teachings. | Parley P. Pratt | Direct |
| Jun 11, 1845 | Warsaw Signal alleges Marinda Nancy Johnson was sealed to Joseph as a "spiritual wife" was Orson Hyde was on his mission. | Warsaw Signal | Reprint Unsourced |
| Jul 1, 1845 | Parley P. Pratt condemns "Spiritual Wifery" and contrasts it with authorized marriages performed by the Church. | Parley P. Pratt | Direct |
| 1846 | Joseph H. Jackson alleges Joseph proposed marriage to his sister Lucy Smith Millikin. | Joseph H. Jackson | 2nd Hand |
| 1846 - 1901 | Zina D. Young recalls her conversion to the doctrine of "celestial marriag." | Zina D. Young | Holograph Direct |
| Jan 28, 1847 | Deed from Joseph to Jonathan Harriman Holmes for land in Nauvoo. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Direct Reprint |
| 1848 | Catherine Lewis alleges Helen Mar Kimball confided to her that she felt deceived by Joseph. | Catherine Lewis | 2nd Hand |
| Nov 5, 1848 | Pottawattamie High Council minutes mentions Oliver Cowdery's rebaptism. | Pottawattamie High Council | Direct |
| Nov 11, 1848 | Orson Hyde writes to Wilford Woodruff about Oliver Cowdery's rebaptism. | Orson Hyde | Direct |
| Nov 16, 1848 | Reuben Miller mentions Oliver Cowdery's rebaptism by Hyde in November 1848 in a letter to Henry Sabey. | Reuben Miller | Direct |
| 1850 - 1899 | Emily D. P. Young recalls her marriage to Joseph Smith and Emma's knowledge of plural marriage. | Emily D. P. Young | Holograph Direct Late |
| 1850 - 1887 | Eliza R. Snow explains to Joseph F. Smith the context of the 1842 Relief Society declaration. | Eliza R. Snow | Direct |
| 1850 | John Taylor denies charges of practicing "polygamy." | John Taylor | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Aug 21, 1850 | 1850 U.S. Census lists "Francis Custer" as 31 years old. | U.S. Census | Direct |
| Sep 2, 1850 | Joseph E. Johnson alleges during disciplinary council that Joseph "frigged" his mother-in-law Mary Heron. | Joseph E. Johnson | Scribed Paraphrase 2nd Hand |
| 1852 | J. W. Gunnison writes about and criticizes Mormon polygamy. | J. W. Gunnison | Direct |
| 1852 | William Hall alleges that Joseph demanded Marinda Nancy Johnson as "ransom" to let Orson Hyde back into the Q12. | William Hall | Unsourced |
| 1853 | Joseph Lee Robinson recalls JS telling him about an angel with a sword commanding he restore plural marriage. | Joseph Lee Robinson | 2nd Hand Reprint |
| 1854 | Orson Pratt officially introduces polygamy to the public. | Orson Pratt | Scribed Verbatim |
| Jun 27, 1854 | John Taylor recalls being introduced to plural marriage along with Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball in the summer of 1841. | John Taylor | Scribed Verbatim Direct Reprint |
| Oct 6, 1854 | Orson Hyde says plural marriage was kept secret to protect the Saints practicing it. | Orson Hyde | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Jul 4, 1855 | John L. Smith recounts visit with Sarah Kingsley Cleveland and John Cleveland. | John L. Smith | Holograph Direct |
| Jul 14, 1855 | Brigham recalls being introduced to plural marriage by Joseph Smith in Nauvoo. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Jun 18, 1856 | The Republican Party Platform of 1856 lists polygamy as one of the "twin relics of barbarism." | Republican Party 1856 | Direct Reprint |
| 1859 | John L Butler writes that William McLellin robbed the Smith home while Joseph was in prison. | John L. Butler | Direct |
| 1860 - 1880 | Andrew Jenson provides biographies of Windsor Palmer Lyon and Sylvia Lyons. | Andrew Jenson | Unsourced Late |
| 1860 - 1871 | Joseph Holbrook recounts Mary Johnson dying in the Smith home in 1833. | Joseph Holbrook | Direct |
| Jun 1860 | Patty Bartlett Sessions recalls her and David Sessions's conversion to the Church. | Patty Bartlett Sessions | Direct Reprint |
| Jun 12, 1860 | 1860 U.S. Census lists "Fanny Ouster" as 42 years old. | U.S. Census | Direct |
| Aug 12, 1861 | Phelps reproduces purported JS revelation dated July 17, 1831 foretelling a time when church elders would take "wives of the Lamanites and Nephites." | W. W. Phelps | Scribed Verbatim Late |
| Aug 12, 1861 | W.W. Phelps writes to Brigham about Joseph's 1831 revelation on polygamy. | W. W. Phelps | Direct |
| Dec 17, 1864 | Millennial Star reviews William McLellin's excommunication and hostilities toward the Saints. | Unknown | Journalism |
| Dec 31, 1864 | Luke Johnson provides account of the tarring and feathering of Joseph in 1832. | Luke Johnson | Direct Reprint |
| Nov 8, 1867 | Brigham says Joseph learned about plural marriage by a "manifestation" in 1830–1831; claims Oliver Cowdery at first accepted plural marriage. | Brigham Young | 2nd Hand Late |
| 1869 | Joseph B. Noble provides affidavit stating that he sealed Joseph to Louisa Beaman. | James Jack | Direct |
| Jan 22, 1869 | F.D. Richards records that Joseph Noble "performed the first sealing ceremony in this Dispensation" between Joseph and Louisa Beaman. | Franklin D. Richards | 2nd Hand |
| May 1, 1869 | Zina D. Young swears affidavit affirming her marriage to Joseph Smith. | Zina D. Young | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| May 1, 1869 | Ruth D. Vose swears affidavit affirming she was married to Joseph as a plural wife in February 1843. | Ruth D. Vose | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| May 1, 1869 | Rhoda Richards swears affidavit affirming her marriage to Joseph. | Rhoda Richards | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| May 1, 1869 | Emily D. P. Young swears affidavit saying that she was married to Joseph. | Emily D. P. Young | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| May 1, 1869 | Marinda Nancy Johnson affirms in affidavit she was sealed as a plural wife to Joseph in May 1843. | Marinda Nancy Johnson | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| May 1, 1869 | Emily D. P. Young swears second affidavit affirming a second sealing date to Joseph. | Emily D. P. Young | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| May 1, 1869 | Presendia Lathrop Huntington Buell swears affidavit about her marriage to Joseph Smith. | Presendia Lathrop Huntington Buell | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| May 20, 1869 | Malissa Lott swears affidavit affirming her marriage to Joseph Smith. | Malissa Lott | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Jun 7, 1869 | Eliza R. Snow swears affidavit about her marriage to Joseph. | Eliza R. Snow | Direct |
| Jun 17, 1869 | Desdemona Fullmer swears affidavit affirming her marriage to Joseph. | Desdemona Fullmer | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Jun 19, 1869 | Sarah Ann Whitney swears affidavit about her marriage to Joseph Smith. | Sarah Ann Whitney | Direct |
| Jun 26, 1869 | Joseph B. Noble swears affidavit affirming he "married or sealed" Joseph to Louisa Beaman on April 5, 1841. | Joseph B. Noble | Direct Scribed Paraphrase Late |
| Jun 26, 1869 | Noble states that JS taught him about plural marriage in the fall of 1840; says JS was commanded to practice it by an angel. | Joseph B. Noble | Direct Scribed Paraphrase Late |
| Jul 1, 1869 | Eliza Partridge swears affidavit affirming her marriage to Joseph. | Eliza Partridge | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Jul 1, 1869 | Lucy Ann Decker Young swears affidavit affirming her 1842 sealing to Brigham. | Lucy Ann Decker Young | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Jul 1, 1869 | Eliza Partridge swears affidavit affirming she was resealed to Joseph Smith. | Eliza Partridge | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Jul 8, 1869 | Martha McBride swears affidavit about her marriage to Joseph Smith. | Martha McBride | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Jul 12, 1869 | Augusta Adams Young swears affidavit giving date of Joseph's marriage to Fanny Young. | Augusta Adams Young | Direct Late |
| Aug 28, 1869 | Elvira Annie Cowles swears affidavit affirming her marriage to Joseph. | Elvira Annie Cowles | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Aug 28, 1869 | John Benbow gives testimony that Joseph visited plural wife Hannah Ells at his (Benbow's) house. | John Benbow | Direct Scribed Paraphrase |
| Aug 28, 1869 | Lorenzo Snow recalls conversation with Joseph about plural marriage; says Joseph said he was commanded by an angel with a sword to practice it. | Lorenzo Snow | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand |
| Oct 7, 1869 | Orson Pratt says that Joseph said polygamy was "a true principle" in 1831. | Orson Pratt | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Late |
| Oct 9, 1869 | George A. Smith recalls being introduced to plural marriage in the summer of 1841. | George A. Smith | Holograph Late |
| 1870 - 1913 | Mary Elizabeth Lightner claims Joseph was commanded to practice polygamy in July 1834. | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner | Holograph 2nd Hand Late |
| Mar 4, 1870 | Benjamin F. Johnson remembers Joseph telling him and his (Johnson's) mother about plural marriage; said an angel commanded him to practice it; that he slept with sister Almera "as man and wife." | Benjamin F. Johnson | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Late |
| Jul 1872 | William McLellin describes the Smith/Fanny Alger relationship to Joseph Smith III. | William McLellin | 3rd Hand Late |
| Jul 26, 1872 | Charles Lowell Walker records Brigham Young sermon; Brigham alleges Joseph and Oliver Cowdery learned about polygamy while translating the Book of Mormon and that Oliver took a plural wife. | Charles Lowell Walker | Scribed Summary Reprint 3rd Hand Late |
| Sep 26, 1872 | Eliza R. Snow bears testimony of plural marriage in Relief Society meeting. | Eliza R. Snow | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1873 | T.B.H. Stenhouse claims W.W. Phelps taught that Joseph learned polygamy from the Egyptian papyrus. | W. W. Phelps | 3rd Hand Late |
| Feb 16, 1874 | William Clayton swears affidavit giving details about firsthand knowledge of plural wives married to Joseph. | William Clayton | Holograph Direct |
| Feb 16, 1874 | William Clayton claims Joseph allowed Emma Smith to destroy the original manuscript to "pacify" her. | William Clayton | 2nd Hand Reprint Late |
| Feb 16, 1874 | William Clayton recounts the writing of the revelation on plural marriage. | William Clayton | Direct Late |
| Jun 23, 1874 | Brigham Young remembers being introduced to plural marriage in 1841 when he returned from his mission. | Brigham Young | Scribed Verbatim Direct Late |
| Oct 14, 1874 | Deseret News prints Samuel Alger's obituary. | Deseret News | Direct |
| 1875 | Ann Eliza Young alleges Orson Hyde became upset when he learned Joseph had married Marinda Nancy Johnson while on his mission. | Ann Eliza Young | Unsourced Late |
| Oct 6, 1875 | William McLellin is quoted in the Salt Lake Tribune about Joseph and Fanny Alger's sealing. | William McLellin | 2nd Hand Late Journalism |
| Jan 1876 - Dec 1889 | Albert Smith records serving a mission from September 12, 1842 to August 22, 1843. | Albert Smith | Holograph Direct Late |
| 1876 | First canonical edition of D&C 132 in the 1876 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Apr 24, 1876 | Eliza J. Webb recounts the Joseph/Fanny Alger sealing. | Eliza J. Churchill Webb | 3rd Hand Late |
| May 4, 1876 | Eliza J. Webb refers to Joseph's and Fanny Alger's relationship as similar to a "sealing." | Eliza J. Churchill Webb | 2nd Hand Late |
| 1876 | Ann Eliza Young provides an overview of the Joseph/Fanny Alger relationship. | Ann Eliza Young | 3rd Hand Late |
| 1877 | John Doyle Lee mentions unsourced "report" that Joseph was sealed to Marinda Nancy Johnson "for an eternal state" with Orson Hyde's knowledge. | John Doyle Lee | Unsourced Late |
| 1877 | Marinda Nancy Johnson provides account of Joseph being tarred and feathered in 1832. | Marinda Nancy Johnson | Scribed Verbatim Direct Reprint |
| 1877 | Eliza Partridge recalls her introduction and conversion to plural marriage. | Eliza Partridge | Holograph Direct |
| Mar 23, 1877 | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner swears affidavit affirming her plural marriage to Joseph Smith. | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner | Scribed Verbatim Late |
| May 30, 1877 | Eliza R. Snow writes letter to Daniel Munns, denies "carnal" nature of her marriage of Joseph Smith. | Eliza R. Snow | Direct Reprint |
| Dec 16, 1878 | Orson Pratt quotes Lyman Johnson as saying that Smith knew about plural marriage in 1831. | Orson Pratt | Reprint 3rd Hand Late |
| Oct 1, 1879 | Emma Hale Smith gives testimony denying Joseph Smith practiced polygamy. | Emma Hale Smith | Scribed Verbatim Direct Late |
| Oct 1, 1879 | Emma Hale Smith denies that Joseph practiced polygamy. | Emma Hale Smith | Scribed Verbatim |
| 1880 | Thomas Gregg criticizes practicing polygamy in "the system of Mormonism." | Thomas Gregg | Direct |
| 1880 - 1888 | Lucy Walker recounts her introduction to plural marriage. | Lucy Walker | Holograph Direct |
| 1880 | Marinda Nancy Johnson recalls Joseph Smith introducing her to plural marriage. | Marinda Nancy Johnson | Holograph Direct Late |
| Jun 17, 1880 | 1880 U.S. Census lists "Fanny W Custer" as 63 years old. | U.S. Census | Direct |
| Sep 28, 1880 | Eliza R. Snow recalls Joseph telling her an angel with a sword commanded him to practice plural marriage. | Eliza R. Snow | Scribed Summary Late |
| Jan 12, 1881 | Zina D. Young reported in Deseret News as saying how Joseph told her he was commanded by an angel to practice plural marriage. | Zina D. Young | Scribed Summary 2nd Hand Journalism |
| Mar 30, 1881 | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney recalls her introduction to plural marriage and sealing to Joseph Smith in late autobiography. | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney | Holograph Direct Late |
| Mar 30, 1881 | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney recalls her introduction to plural marriage and sealing to Joseph Smith in late autobiography. | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney | Holograph Direct Late |
| Apr 1, 1881 | Presendia Lathrop Huntington Buell briefly mentions her sealing to Joseph and feelings on plural marriage. | Presendia Lathrop Huntington Buell | Holograph Direct |
| Apr 1881 | Anti-polygamy periodical recounts the Joseph/Fanny Alger relationship. | Historicus | Late Journalism |
| Aug 15, 1881 | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney gives seconhand account of her father being introduced to plural marriage in July 1841. | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney | 2nd Hand Late |
| Nov 1, 1881 | Helen Mar Kimball recalls hearing Joseph say plural marriage would be a test of faith. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | 2nd Hand Late |
| 1882 | Helen Mar Kimball recalls hearing that Joseph preached on plural marriage publicly in 1841. | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney | 2nd Hand Late |
| 1882 | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney published book defending plural marriage and Joseph Smith as a prophet. | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney | Direct Late |
| 1882 | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney published book defending plural marriage and Joseph Smith as a prophet. | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney | Direct Late |
| 1882 | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney relates Joseph's account of an angel appearing to him and commanding him to practice plural marriage. | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney | 2nd Hand Late |
| Aug 1, 1882 | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney gives account of her introduction to plural marriage and sealing to Joseph. | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney | Direct Late |
| Aug 2, 1882 | Unknown author from The Hagerstown Exponent claims that Solomon Custer and Fanny Alger are practicing spiritualism. | Unknown | Journalism |
| 1883 | Susa Young Gates quotes Joseph in 1835 claiming to have authority to marry others. | Susa Young Gates | 2nd Hand Late |
| Apr 27, 1883 | Lyman O. Littlefield states that Joseph "understood and believed" plural marriage in Kirtland. | Lyman O. Littlefield | Direct Reprint Late |
| Jun 17, 1883 | Minutes from St. George Utah Stake conference; Erastus Snow recounts incidents relating to origins of plural marriage, including Joseph being commanded by an angel to practice it. | Erastus Snow | Scribed Paraphrase Late |
| Jun 17, 1883 | Charles Lowell Walker reports on sermon by Erastus Snow; says Snow remembered Joseph telling him an angel commanded plural marriage. | Charles Lowell Walker | Scribed Summary Reprint 3rd Hand Late |
| Aug 1, 1883 | Almera Johnson swears affidavit affirming her status as a plural wife of Joseph. | Almera Johnson | Direct Reprint Late |
| 1884 | Sarah M. Kimball says Joseph taught her about plural marriage in 1842 and propositioned her to become a plural wife, but she turned him down. | Sarah M. Kimball | Direct Late |
| 1884 | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney publishes book defending plural marriage. | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney | Direct Late |
| 1884 | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney says that plural marriage was revealed to Joseph in 1831; was commanded by an angel to practice it. | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney | Direct Late |
| 1884 | Eliza Snow recounts a conversation between Lorenzo Snow and Joseph about plural marriage and the angel with a sword. | Eliza R. Snow | 3rd Hand |
| 1884 | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney says that plural marriage was revealed to Joseph in 1831; was commanded by an angel to practice it. | Helen Mar Kimball Whitney | Direct Late |
| Feb 12, 1884 - Mar 8, 1885 | Clark Braden alleges JSoseph was tarred and feathered in 1832 for being "too intimate" with Marinda Nancy Johnson. | Clark Braden | Scribed Verbatim Unsourced Late |
| Feb 12, 1884 - Mar 8, 1884 | Clark Braden says that Joseph "practiced polygamy in Kirtland," "committed fornication," and seduced "an orphan girl." | Clark Braden | Reprint 3rd Hand Late |
| Apr 1, 1884 | Emily D. P. Young recounts her conversion to plural marriage. | Emily D. P. Young | Direct |
| Apr 1, 1884 | Emily D. P. Young says that Emma Smith knew about plural marriage and was "bitter" and "unpleasant" about it. | Emily D. P. Young | Direct Journalism |
| 1885 | Eiza R. Snow says that she lived with the Smiths in the "Spring of 1836." | Eliza R. Snow | Direct Reprint |
| Jan 1885 | John Hawley recalls John Alger saying Alger was "seald" to Joseph. | John Hawley | 3rd Hand Late |
| Apr 13, 1885 | Eliza R. Snow recounts her conversion to plural marriage. | Eliza R. Snow | Direct Reprint |
| 1885 | Alfred Holbrook reports that Fanny Alger was a "spiritual wife" of Joseph's. | Alfred Holbrook | 3rd Hand Late |
| 1886 | Wilhelm Ritter von Wymetal recounts Helen Mar Kimball's marriage to Joseph. | Wilhelm Ritter von Wymetal | Unsourced Late |
| 1886 | Wilhelm Wyl claims that Emma Smith threw Eliza Partridge down the stairs; assaulted Eliza R. Snow with a broomstick. | Wilhelm Wyl | Unsourced Late |
| Jun 2, 1886 | Joseph F. Smith denies the practice of "polygamy"; uses semantics to distinguish what Joseph practiced. | Joseph F. Smith | Direct |
| 1886 | Chauncy Webb describes the Fanny Alger/Joseph relationship as a sealing and states that Fanny Alger was pregnant. | Chauncey Webb | Reprint Unsourced Late |
| 1886 | Nancy Alexander claims that "plurality of wives" was practiced in Kirtland. | Nancy Alexander | 3rd Hand Late |
| 1887 | Andrew Jenson provides biographical summary of Ruth D. Vose and her husband Edward Sayers. | Andrew Jenson | 2nd Hand Late |
| 1887 | Rhoda Richards bears testimony of her sealing to Joseph and her faith in him as a prophet. | Rhoda Richards | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| 1887 | Eliza R. Snow lists Fanny Alger and others as one of "Joseph Smith's Plural wives." | Eliza R. Snow | Direct |
| May 1887 | Mary Ann Frost Pratt recalls the conversion of her sister Olive Frost to plural marriage and her marriage to Joseph. | Mary Ann Frost Pratt | 2nd Hand Late |
| May 1887 | Andrew Jenson article on Joseph's plural marriage; identifies 27 women as plural wives. | Andrew Jenson | Late Secondary |
| May 1887 | Joseph learned about plural marriage in 1831; Alger is listed as "one of the first plural wives sealed to" Joseph. | Andrew Jenson | Direct |
| Aug 18, 1887 | Newspaper interviews Eliza R. Snow about plural marriage; she mentions the angel with a sword commanding Joseph to practice polygamy. | Eliza R. Snow | 2nd Hand Journalism |
| 1887 | Eliza R. Snow identifies Fanny Alger as "one of the first wives Joseph married." | Eliza R. Snow | Direct |
| 1888 | Orson F. Whitney reprints account of James Lawson retelling how JS sealed Heber C. Kimball to Vilate Kimball after a test of faith. | James Lawson | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Reprint |
| 1888 | Orson F. Whitney recalls the circumstances surrounding his mother Helen Mar Kimball Whitney's marriage to Joseph. | Orson F. Whitney | 2nd Hand Late |
| 1888 | Martin Harris quoted about Joseph's "improper proposals" to Fanny Alger. | Martin Harris | 3rd Hand Late |
| Jun 25, 1888 | Daniel H. Wells mentions Albert Smith's reaction to Joseph's marriage to Esther Dutcher. | Daniel H. Wells | Holograph 2nd Hand Late |
| Oct 1888 | Lucy Walker gives firsthand account of her introduction to plural marriage. | Lucy Walker | Direct |
| 1889 | Reprinted obituary of Fanny Alger. | Unknown | Journalism |
| Sep 22, 1889 | Benjamin Winchester talks about Joseph's "licentious conduct" during the Kirtland period. | Benjamin Winchester | Direct Unsourced Late Journalism |
| Dec 5, 1889 | Newspaper reporting Fanny Alger's (Custer) death in 1889. | Anonymous | Journalism |
| 1890 | Bancroft reports hearsay accounts of Joseph being influenced by his Bible revision project to restore plural marriage. | Hubert Howe Bancroft | Direct Unsourced Late |
| Oct 6, 1890 | Official text of Wilford Woodruff's 1890 manifesto ending plural marriage. | Wilford Woodruff | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| 1890 | John Alger is excommunicated in 1890 after the Polygamy Manifesto. | N/A | Scribed Summary |
| 1892 | Joseph B. Noble testifies he saw Joseph in bed with Louisa Beaman. | Joseph B. Noble | Direct Late |
| 1892 | Lucy Walker says Joseph would have made plural marriage public had he lived long enough. | Lucy Walker | Scribed Verbatim Direct Late |
| 1892 | Malissa Lott affirms she "roomed" with Joseph Smith "as his wife." | Malissa Lott | Scribed Verbatim Direct Late |
| 1892 | Lucy Walker recounts introduction to plural marriage; bears testimony of its divine origin. | Lucy Walker | Scribed Verbatim Direct Late |
| 1892 | Emily D. P. Young affirms she had "carnal intercourse" with Joseph Smith. | Emily D. P. Young | Scribed Verbatim Direct Late |
| 1892 | Emily D. P. Young testifies that Emma Hale Smith consented to plural marriage, but became bitter soon after. | Emily D. P. Young | Direct Late |
| 1892 | Lucy Walker recalls that Joseph saying he learned the "principle of plural marriage" in 1831. | Lucy Walker | Direct Late |
| 1892 | Wilford Woodruff discontinues plural marriage, naming revelation and opposition as the reason. | Wilford Woodruff | Direct Reprint |
| 1892 | Lucy Walker affirms she lived with Joseph as a wife. | Lucy Walker | Scribed Verbatim Direct Late |
| 1892 | Cyrus Wheelock affirms in deposition his understanding that plural marriage was eventually meant to become public. | Cyrus Wheelock | Scribed Verbatim Late |
| 1892 | Lorenzo Snow testifies in Temple Lot Case; says Joseph told him an angel with a sword commanded he practice plural marriage. | Lorenzo Snow | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Late |
| Aug 4, 1893 | Malissa Lott affirms she was JS's wife "in very deed." | Malissa Lott | Scribed Verbatim Direct Reprint Late |
| Jan 12, 1895 | Zina D. Young recalls hearing from Joseph how an angel with a drawn sword commanded him to practice plural marriage. | Zina D. Young | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Late |
| 1896 | Levi Hancock marries Clarissa Reed. | Levi Hancock | Direct |
| 1896 | Levi Hancock recalls that Joseph told him to take Fanny Alger to Missouri. | Levi Hancock | Holograph Direct Late |
| Apr 5, 1896 | Walker quotes statements from Orson Pratt and Joseph F. Smith regarding an angel commanding Joseph to practice plural marriage. | Charles Lowell Walker | Scribed Summary Reprint 3rd Hand Late |
| Jan 27, 1899 | Emily D. P. Young writes letter explaining her marriage to Joseph and testimony of plural marriage. | Emily D. P. Young | Holograph Direct |
| Apr 4, 1899 | Fanny Alger sealed by proxy to Joseph in 1899. | Thomas Milton Tinney | Direct Reprint |
| Dec 24, 1899 | Newspaper report of Lucy Walker's public testimony of Joseph and polygamy. | Lucy Walker | Scribed Paraphrase Journalism |
| Nov 21, 1901 | Obituary for Martha McBride identifies August 1842 as month she was sealed to Joseph. | Ogden Standard-Examiner | Unsourced Late Journalism |
| 1902 | Maria Jane Johnston Woodward recalls private conversation with Emma; says Emma affirmed plural marriage was a true principle but felt jealous over it. | Maria Jane Johnston Woodward | Direct Late |
| Feb 8, 1902 | Mary Elizabeth Lightner recalls Joseph saying an angel with a sword commanded him to practice polygamy. | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner | 2nd Hand Reprint Late |
| Oct 1902 | Joseph F. Smith, as editor, discusses Joseph's plural wives in the Improvement Era. | Joseph F. Smith | Direct Late Secondary |
| Oct 26, 1902 | Joseph E. Robinson preserves mention of Olive Frost having a child by Joseph Smith. | Joseph E. Johnson | 3rd Hand Late |
| Dec 7, 1902 | Lucy Walker swears affidvait to being a plural wife of Joseph Smith and bears her testimony of plural marriage. | Lucy Walker | Direct Reprint Late |
| Apr 1903 - Oct 1911 | Benjamin Johnson recalls being told that Joseph and Fanny Alger were "spied upon & found together"; calls Fanny Joseph's "first plural wife." | Benjamin F. Johnson | Holograph 3rd Hand Late |
| Apr 1903 | Johnson recalls Hyrum Smith telling him that an angel had commanded him to practice plural marriage. | Benjamin F. Johnson | Holograph 3rd Hand Late |
| May 12, 1903 | Benjamin F. Johnson recalls Joseph brought plural wives to his (Johnson's) home to live with. | Benjamin F. Johnson | Scribed Verbatim Direct Late |
| Sep 11, 1903 | Joseph A. Kelting recalls conversation with Joseph Smith about plural marriage; says Joseph was worried about legal problems with the practice. | Joseph A. Kelting | Scribed Verbatim Direct Late |
| 1904 | Joseph F. Smith issues "Second Manifesto" discontinuing plural marriage. | Joseph F. Smith | Scribed Verbatim Direct |
| Mar 9, 1904 | Benjamin F. Johnson recalls that his sister and Eliza Partridge stayed with Joseph at his (Johnson's) house in 1843. | Benjamin F. Johnson | Direct Reprint Late |
| Apr 20, 1904 | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner recounts her introduction to plural marriage; affirms JS told her an angel appeared to him and commanded him to begin the practice. | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Reprint Late |
| Apr 20, 1904 | Mary E. Lightner says that Joseph was commanded by an angel in 1834 to practice plural marriage. | Mary E. Lightner | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Reprint |
| Apr 20, 1904 | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner recounts her introduction to plural marriage; affirms JS told her an angel appeared to him and commanded him to begin the practice. | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Reprint Late |
| 1905 | Joseph Fielding Smith makes semantic distinction between "polygamy" and celestial marriage. | Joseph Fielding Smith | Direct |
| 1905 | Joseph Fielding Smith publishes work documenting Joseph Smith's plural wives known by 1905. | Joseph Fielding Smith | Direct |
| 1905 | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner recalls Joseph telling her an angel appeared to him 3 times between 1834 and 1842 commanding him to practice plural marriage. | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner | Holograph 2nd Hand Late |
| Mar 10, 1905 | Mosiah Hancock recounts the marriage of Fanny Alger and Joseph. | Mosiah Hancock | 3rd Hand Late |
| Apr 14, 1905 | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner recalls being introduced to plural marriage; affirms that Joseph told her an angel appeared to him multiple times to command he practice it. | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Late |
| Apr 14, 1905 | Mary E. Lightner quotes Joseph saying that an angel commanded him between 1834 and 1842 to practice polygamy; if not, the angel would slay him. | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Late |
| Apr 14, 1905 | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner recalls being introduced to plural marriage; affirms that Joseph told her an angel appeared to him multiple times to command he practice it. | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner | Scribed Verbatim 2nd Hand Late |
| Jun 1905 - Sep 1905 | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner says Joseph was commanded to begin plural marriage in 1834 [?] and was threatened by an angel. | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner | 2nd Hand Late |
| Dec 1905 | Lucy Walker publishes her testimony of Joseph's prophetic qualities. | Lucy Walker | Direct |
| 1908 | Jason W. Briggs interviews Emma Hale Smith who denies Joseph taught "polygamy." | Emma Hale Smith | Scribed Verbatim Direct Reprint |
| 1909 | B. H. Roberts makes unsourced claim that the Bible revision project influenced Joseph as early as 1831 to consider the restoration of plural marriage. | B. H. Roberts | Unsourced Late |
| 1909 | B.H. Roberts states that the revelation on plural marriage was received in 1831. | B. H. Roberts | Direct |
| 1909 | B. H. Roberts provides contextual commentary to the "Happiness Letter". | B. H. Roberts | Reprint Secondary |
| 1911 | Late anonymous biography of Sarah Kingsley Cleveland indicates her husband was a non-Mormon. | Unknown | Unsourced Late |
| 1912 | Osborn J. P. Widtsoe writes that Joseph was receiving "revelations" of plural/eternal marriage as early as 1831. | Osborne J. P. Widtsoe | Unsourced Late |
| Apr 1, 1912 | Revelation to Joseph from July 27, 1842 outlining how to perform plural marriage sealings. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Scribed Verbatim Reprint |
| Feb 24, 1915 | Josephine Lyon recalls Sylvia Lyons saying on her deathbed she is the daughter of Joseph's. | Josephine Lyon | Holograph 2nd Hand Late |
| Oct 23, 1918 | J. C. Chrestensen recalls Emma Hale Smith denying that Joseph practiced polygamy. | J. C. Chrestensen | Scribed Verbatim Late |
| 1923 | Hyrum M. Smith and Janne M. Sjodahl write commentary on D&C 132. | Hyrum M. Smith | Direct |
| 1923 | Johnson remembers Hyrum Smith relating how Joseph had been commanded by an angel to practice plural marriage. | Benjamin F. Johnson | Holograph 3rd Hand Late |
| Jul 1926 | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner recalls how her husband Adam Lightner was never baptized. | Mary Elizabeth Rollins Lightner | Direct Late |
| Nov 1940 | John A. Widstoe writes on the Manifesto, mentions that Joseph Smith introduced plural marriage. | John A. Widtsoe | Direct |
| 1943 | Published version of William Walker's reminiscience and journal on his introduction to the practice of polygamy. | William Holmes Walker | Direct Reprint |
| Mar 1943 | John A. Widstoe writes on why plural marriage was practiced in the early Church. | John A. Widtsoe | Direct |
| Apr 9, 1945 | Irvin F. Fisher, Sylvia Lyons's grandson, recounts history of her sealing to Joseph. | Irvin F. Fisher | Direct Reprint Late |
| Nov 1946 | John A. Widstoe writes on Joseph introducing plural marriage. | John A. Widtsoe | Direct |
| 1947 | John A. Widstoe discusses Joseph Smith and the origins of plural marriage. | John A. Widtsoe | Direct Secondary |
| 1951 | John A. Widstoe discusses plural marriage in his biography of Joseph Smith. | John A. Widtsoe | Direct Secondary |
| 1958 | Bruce R. McConkie includes entry in first edition of Mormon Doctrine on the "Article on Marriage" and mentions JS's polygamy. | Bruce R. McConkie | Direct |
| 1958 | Bruce R. McConkie gives entry for plural marriage in first edition of Mormon Doctrine. | Bruce R. McConkie | Direct |
| 1965 | B. H. Roberts writes on the history Joseph and plural marriage for an official Church history publication. | B. H. Roberts | Direct Secondary |
| 1971 | Fawn M. Brodie lists 48 plural wives of Joseph's, including women sealed to Joseph posthumously. | Fawn Brodie | Secondary |
| Feb 1977 | Davis Bitton discusses plural marriage and mentions its origins with Joseph Smith. | Davis Bitton | Direct Secondary |
| Dec 1978 | D. Michael Quinn discusses Joseph's sealing to Sarah Ann Whitney in the Ensign. | D. Michael Quinn | Direct Secondary |
| Jun 1979 | Dean Jessee discusses Joseph's marriages to Emily and Eliza Partridge in the June 1979 Ensign. | Dean Jessee | Direct Secondary |
| 1981 | Stanley B. Kimball writes on Helen Mar Kimball Whitney's relationship with Joseph. | Stanley B. Kimball | Secondary |
| 1982 | Leroli C. Snow provides late account of Emma Hale Smith pushing Eliza R. Snow down the stairs. | Leroli C. Snow | Unsourced Late |
| 1984 | Linda King Newell summarizes Emma Smith's history with and feelings toward plural marriage. | Linda King Newell | Secondary |
| 1984 | Linda King Newell and Valeen Tippetts Avery discuss Emma Smtih's polygamy denials in her "last testimony." | Linda King Newell | Direct Secondary |
| 1986 | Richard S. Van Wagoner writes on the scandal involving Sarah Pratt, Orson Pratt, Joseph, and John C. Bennett. | Richard S. Van Wagoner | Secondary |
| 1989 | Richard S. Van Wagoner summarizes 1832 tar and feathering of Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigon. | Richard S. Van Wagoner | Direct Secondary |
| Jan 1989 | William G. Hartley writes on Joseph introducing plural marriage to the Knight family. | William G. Hartley | Direct Secondary |
| 1991 | Lawrence Foster discusses Emma Smith's polygamy denial interview. | Lawrence Foster | Direct Secondary |
| 1992 | Danel W. Bachman and Ronald K. Esplin write on the history of plural marriage in the Encyclopedia of Mormonism. | Daniel W. Bachman | Direct Secondary |
| Aug 1992 | Gracia N. Jones writes about Emma Smith; mentions Emma's struggles with plural marriage. | Gracia N. Jones | Direct |
| 1994 | D. Michael Quinn discusses the "Happiness Letter" and its supposed purpose. | D. Michael Quinn | Secondary |
| 1994 | Martha Sonntag Bradley and Mary Brown Firmage Woodward write about Zina Huntington's relationships with Henry Jacobs and Joseph Smith. | Martha Sonntag Bradley and Mary Brown Firmage Woodward | Direct Secondary |
| 1994 | George D. Smith publishes early report on the demography of Nauvoo polygamy. | George D. Smith | Secondary |
| 1996 | Church book on LDS history refers to Joseph Smith beginning plural marriage. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct |
| 1996 | Todd Compton reviews Brodie's work on plural marriage; discusses advances made in scholarship on Joseph's polygamy. | Todd M. Compton | Direct Secondary |
| 1997 | Andrew F. Smith recounts the details of John C. Bennett's excommunication in 1842. | Andrew F. Smith | Direct Secondary |
| 1997 | Todd Compton speculates that Fanny Alger may have miscarried. | Todd M. Compton | Secondary |
| 1997 | Todd Compton summarizes the Fanny Alger family background. | Todd M. Compton | Secondary |
| 1997 | Todd Compton reviews Fanny Alger's departure from Ohio. | N/A | Secondary |
| 1997 | Todd Compton argues Lucinda Pendleton was married to Joseph in 1838. | Todd M. Compton | Secondary |
| 1997 | Todd Compton writes on Joseph's proposal to Lucy Walker. | Todd M. Compton | Secondary |
| 1997 | Todd Compton identifies 33 women as Joseph Smith's wives with an additional 8 as possibilities; comments on sexual relations of polyandrous marriages. | Todd M. Compton | Secondary |
| 1997 | Compton writes on Joseph's relationship with Alger; argues it was the first plural marriage. | Todd M. Compton | Secondary |
| 1997 | Jeni Broberg Holzapfel and Richard Neitzel Holzapfel introduce Helen Mar Kimball's writings; briefly discuss her marriage to Joseph. | Jeni Broberg Holzapfel | Secondary |
| 1997 | Todd M. Compton discusses Joseph's tar and feathering incident of 1832. | Todd M. Compton | Secondary |
| 1997 | Todd Compton reviews women who rejected plural marriage proposals from Joseph. | Todd M. Compton | Secondary |
| 1998 | Todd Compton responds to Tanners; reiterates his view that Joseph probably did not have sex with Helen Mar Kimball. | Todd M. Compton | Direct Secondary |
| 2000 | Scott H. Faulring provides an overview of Oliver Cowdery's rebaptism in November 1848. | Scott H. Faulring | Secondary |
| 2002 | Gary James Bergera identifies May 28, 1843 as sealing date for Joseph and Emma Hale Smith. | Gary James Bergera | Secondary |
| 2002 - 2003 | Gary James Bergera reviews the likely authorship of "Buckeye's Laments" poems published in 1844; concludes probably Wilson or William Law composed them. | Gary James Bergera | Secondary |
| 2002 | Yael Shemesh reviews examples of prophets lying in the Bible and discusses the ethics of these actions. | Yael Shemesh | Direct Secondary |
| 2003 | Church Institute manual discusses the history of plural marriage. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct |
| 2003 | Charles M. Hatch and Todd M. Compton discuss the possibility of sexuality in Joseph's marriage with Helen Mar Kimball. | Charles M. Hatch | Secondary |
| 2004 | BYU RSC publication of JST manuscripts; volume editors provide timeline of JST translation. | Scott H. Faulring | Direct Reprint Secondary |
| 2005 | Ugo Perego et al., reports on how DNA study rules out 2 possible Smith descendants; casts strong doubt on third. | Ugo Perego | Direct Secondary |
| 2005 | Richard Lyman Bushman explains the possible background for the 1835 "Article of Marriage." | Richard Lyman Bushman | Secondary |
| 2005 | Gregory L. Smith addresses criticisms of Church leaders lying about plural marriage. | Gregory L. Smith | Secondary |
| 2005 | Richard Lyman Bushman discusses the "Happiness Letter" and its supposed intent relating to plural marriage. | Richard Lyman Bushman | Secondary |
| 2005 | Ugo Perego et al. discuss the reconstruction of Joseph's Y chromosome and determine genetically that he is not the biological father of various children (Moroni Pratt, Zebulon Jacobs, Orrison Smith). | Ugo Perego | Secondary |
| 2005 | Bushman writes on Joseph's relationship with Fanny Alger and plural marriage generally; believes it was probably Joseph's first plural marriage in mid-1830s which he resumed in 1841. | Richard Lyman Bushman | Secondary |
| 2005 | Richard Lyman Bushman writes that Joseph and Emma Hale Smith were sealed on May 28, 1843. | Richard Lyman Bushman | Secondary |
| 2007 | Church manual on Joseph Smith summarizes how he introduced plural marriage. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct |
| 2008 | DNA study confirms that Oliver N. Buell and Mosiah Hancock were not Joseph's sons. | Ugo Perego | Secondary |
| 2008 | Ugo Perego et al. determine through genetic testing that neither Oliver N. Buell or Mosiah L. Hancock are biological children of Joseph's. | Ugo Perego | Secondary |
| 2008 | George D. Smith gives table of Nauvoo polygamist demographics from 1841–1846. | George D. Smith | Secondary |
| 2008 | Brian C. Hales reviews Joseph's sealing to Sylvia Sessions. Concludes they were sealed in late 1842–early 1843 and most likely did not have sexual relations. | Brian C. Hales | Direct Secondary |
| Mar 7, 2008 | Study finds that marriage age gaps rose between 1850 and 1880; gaps ranged from 4 to 7 years on average. | Karen Rolf | Secondary |
| Sep 9, 2008 | Mark Staker argues that Alger lived with the Smiths between 1834 and 1836. | N/A | Secondary |
| 2009 | Brian C. Hales concludes that the story of Emma Smith pushing Eliza Snow down the stairs is likely "folklore." | Brian C. Hales | Secondary |
| 2009 | Brian C. Hales reviews evidence for claims that Oliver Cowdery practiced plural marriage; concludes he most likely did not. | Brian C. Hales | Secondary |
| 2010 | Don Bradley dates the discovery of the Smith-Alger marriage between April-September 1836. | N/A | Secondary |
| 2010 | The ages of Joseph's plural wives are compared to other regions of 19th-century America. | Craig Foster | Secondary |
| 2010 | Don Bradley concludes that the Fanny Alger/Smith relationship was Smith's first polygamous marriage. | Don Bradley | Secondary |
| 2010 | Todd Compton reviews demographic evidence for early marriage among 19th century Mormons. | Todd M. Compton | Secondary |
| 2010 | Craig L. Foster, David Keller, and Gregory L. Smith review demograpgic evidence for the age of Joseph's younger wives. | Craig Foster | Secondary |
| 2010 | Brian C. Hales discusses polyandry in Joseph Smith's plural marriages. | Brian C. Hales | Secondary |
| 2010 | Ugo Perego summarizes the genetic studies done on Joseph's alleged paternity of various children. | Ugo Perego | Secondary |
| 2011 | J. Spencer Fluhman reviews evidence for sexuality in Joseph's marriage to Helen Mar Kimball. | J. Spencer Fluhman | Secondary |
| 2011 | Gary James Bergera writes on Joseph's polygamy denials and sexual relationships in polyandrous marriages. | Gary James Bergera | Secondary |
| 2012 | John Turner writers on the origins of plural marriage in Nauvoo and discusses Brigham Young's participation. | John Turner | Direct Secondary |
| 2013 | Current canonical (2013) edition of D&C 132. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Revelation to Joseph where the Lord promises that the Church will be given the power to pay off their debts during his eastern trip. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Official Declaration 1 of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. | Wilford Woodruff | Standard Works |
| 2013 | Brian C. Hales discusses Joseph Smith's polyandry; concludes he did not practice "sexual polyandry" but merely "ceremonial polyandry." | Brian C. Hales | Secondary |
| 2013 | Brian C. Hales reviews the sources pertaining to Joseph Smith being tarred and feathered in 1832. | Brian C. Hales | Direct Secondary |
| 2013 | Brian C. Hales catalogues primary sources on Joseph's plural wives. | Brian C. Hales | Secondary |
| 2013 | Brian C. Hales reviews the evidence for women who rejected plural marriage proposals from Joseph. | Brian C. Hales | Secondary |
| 2013 | Brian C. Hales summarizes the Orson/Sarah Pratt, Joseph, and John C. Bennett scandal. | Brian C. Hales | Secondary |
| 2013 | Brian C. Hales gives overview of known polygamists other than Joseph by 1844. | Brian C. Hales | Secondary |
| 2013 | Brian C. Hales reviews historical sources pertaining to Emma's reaction to plural marriage. | Brian C. Hales | Secondary |
| 2013 | Hales provides appendix listing plural wives of Joseph; identifies 35 women as wives. | Brian C. Hales | Secondary |
| 2013 | Brian C. Hales gives overview of evidence for sexuality in some of Joseph's plural marriages. | Brian C. Hales | Secondary |
| 2013 | Brian C. Hales summarizes Joseph's marriage proposal to Lucy Walker, disputes that he was coercive or forced her to marry him. | Brian C. Hales | Secondary |
| 2013 | Brian C. Hales writes on the ultimatum Joseph gave to Lucy Walker. | Brian C. Hales | Secondary |
| 2013 | Brian C. Hales reviews details of Joseph's marriage to Helen Mar Kimball; concludes sex was most likely not involved in the marriage. | Brian C. Hales | Secondary |
| 2014 | Scott Bradshaw reviews the legality of Joseph's plural marriages under Illinois state law; concludes he most like was not breaking any laws. | Scott Bradshaw | Direct Secondary |
| 2015 | Brian and Laura Hales argue that the Fanny Alger/Smith marriage took place in 1835-36. | Brian C. Hales | Secondary |
| 2015 | Brian C. Hales and Laura H. Hales give overview and chart of Joseph's plural wives. | Brian C. Hales and Laura H. Hales | Secondary |
| 2016 | Massachusetts statistics indicate 15-20% of women were married before age 20 in the 1840s. | N/A | Secondary |
| 2016 | Brian C. Hales and Laura H. Hales review the early Mormon practice of plural marriage. | Brian C. Hales and Laura H. Hales | Direct Secondary |
| 2016 | Gerrit Dirkmaat writes article disputing Joseph's authorship of the "Happiness Letter." | Gerrit Dirkmaat | Secondary |
| 2016 | Nicholas L. Syrett gives history of "child bride" marriage in the United States; also discusses Mormon examples. | Nicholas L. Syrett | Secondary |
| Mar 7, 2016 | Andrea Radke-Moss summarizes her research on Eliza R. Snow's sexual assault. | Andrea Radke-Moss | Direct Secondary |
| Mar 17, 2016 | Peggy Fletcher Stack reports on findings of Andrea Radke-Moss relating to Eliza R. Snow's sexual assault. | Peggy Fletcher Stack | Direct Journalism |
| 2017 | Alice Merrill Horne hears the story of Eliza R. Snow's sexual assault in Missouri. | Alice Merrill Horne | 3rd Hand Late |
| 2017 | Brian C. Hales reviews and responds to claims that Joseph did not practice plural marriage. | Brian C. Hales | Secondary |
| 2018 | John W. Welch reconstructs Book of Mormon translation timeline; places translation of Jacob between June 24–25, 1829. | John W. Welch | Direct Secondary |
| 2018 | W. Smith explains the evolution of the meaning of "celestial marriage." | William Victor Smith | Secondary |
| 2018 | Shira Weiss discusses the ethics of prophets lying or using deception in the Hebrew Bible. | Shira Weiss | Direct Secondary |
| 2018 | Richard E. Bennett characterizes Helen Mar Kimball's marriage to Joseph as a "dynastic sealing." | Richard E. Bennett | Direct Secondary |
| 2018 | John S. Dinger reviews legal cases involving sexuality with Joseph; including May 1844 adultery indictment. | John S. Dinger | Direct Secondary |
| 2018 | Brian C. Hales Journal of Mormon History article exploring Joseph's denials of practicing polygamy. | Brian C. Hales | Secondary |
| 2018 | Saints vol. 1 includes details of Joseph's and others practicing plural marriage in the early history of the Church. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Direct |
| 2019 | Craig Foster provides data on regional marriage ages between 1850-1880. | Craig Foster | Secondary |
| 2019 | DNA study rules out Josephine Lyon as Joseph's daughter. | Ugo Perego | Secondary |
| 2019 | Ugo Perego reports on how DNA results rule out Josephine Lyon as Joseph's daughter. | Ugo Perego | Secondary |
| 2019 | Ugo Perego summarizes genetic work on Josephine Lyon to determine her relationship to Joseph; concludes she is most likely not his biological daughter. | Ugo Perego | Secondary |
| 2019 | Craig Foster reviews demographic evidence related to early marriages among 19th century Mormon polygamists. | Craig Foster | Secondary |
| Jun 1, 2019 | Ugo A. Perego et al. publish results of forensic genetic testing on Joseph's relationship with Josephine Lyon; determine most likely she is not Joseph's biological daughter. | Ugo A. Perego et al. | Secondary |
| 2020 | Benjamin E. Park writes favoring Louisa Beaman as Joseph's first plural wife. | Benjamin Park | Direct Secondary |
| 2021 | Kent P. Jackson reproduces JST Genesis 16 in parallel column with KJV Genesis 16. | Kent P. Jackson | Direct Reprint Translation |
| 2021 | FamilySearch lists Fanny Alger's birthdate as September 30, 1817. | FamilySearch | Secondary |
| 2022 | JSP biographical summary of Sarah Ann Whitney. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Secondary |
| 2022 | The Joseph Smith Papers provides historical context to the statement on marriage in the 1835 Doctrine and Covenants. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Direct Secondary |
| 2022 | 2013 canonical version of section 49 of the Doctrine and Covenants. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Standard Works |
| 2022 | Biographical summary of George Harris. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Secondary |
| 2022 | Biographical summary of John Snider. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Secondary |
| 2022 | FamilySearch provides biography of Mary Heron. | FamilySearch | Direct |
| 2022 | The Joseph Smith Papers gives biographical summary of Elizabeth Davis. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Secondary |
| 2022 | Joseph Smith Papers lays out biographical summary of Jonathan Holmes. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Secondary |
| 2022 | JSPP gives biographical summary of Sarah Kingsley. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Secondary |
| 2022 | FamilySearch online geneaology website provides family history and biography of Marinda Nancy Johnson. | FamilySearch | Direct Secondary |
| 2022 | Joseph Smith Papers gives historical background to the Happiness Letter; throws caution on Joseph's authorship. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Direct Reprint |
| 2022 | FamilySearch biography and family history for John Johnson, father of Marinda Johnson and brother of Eliphaz (Eli) Johnson. | FamilySearch | Direct Secondary |
| 2022 | JSPP summarizes the publication history of the 1835 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Direct Secondary |
| 2022 | Matthew McBride gives historical context to Shaker teachings and D&C 49. | Matthew McBride | Secondary |
| 2022 | FamilySearch provides biography of Esther Dutcher Smith. | FamilySearch | Direct |
| 2022 | Joseph Smith Papers gives biographical summary of Lucinda Pendleton. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Secondary |
| 2022 | Biographical summary of Jabez Durfee. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Secondary |
| 2022 | Biographical summary of Nancy Winchester. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Secondary |
| 2022 | Scholars at BYU Studies identify May 28, 1843 as sealing date for Joseph and Emma Hale Smith. | BYU Studies | Secondary |
| 2022 | Church's essay lists Fanny Alger's birthyear as 1816. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Secondary |
| 2022 | The Joseph Smith Papers identifies May 28, 1843 as sealing date for Joseph and Emma Hale Smith. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Secondary |
| 2022 | Find a Grave Website lists Fanny Alger's birthdate as September 30, 1816. | Find a Grave | Secondary |
| 2022 | Brian and Laura Hales list Fanny Alger's birth date as September 20, 1816. | Joseph Smith's Polygamy | Secondary |
| 2022 | Joseph Smith Papers Website list 1818 as Fanny Alger's birthyear. | N/A | Secondary |
| 2022 | The Joseph Smith Papers identifies May 28, 1843 as sealing date for Joseph and Emma Hale Smith. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Secondary |
| 2022 | JSPP website gives day-by-day chronology of Joseph's life in 1841/42; lists known dates for plural marriages with women during this period. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Direct Secondary |
| 2022 | Church History Topics essay describes the family of Joseph and Emma Smith. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Secondary |
| 2022 | Brian C. Hales gives biographical overview of Sylvia Lyons. | Brian C. Hales | Direct Secondary |
| 2022 | Brian C. Hales summarizes evidence for Emma Hale Smith's views on plural marriage. | Brian C. Hales | Secondary |
| 2022 | UV Mormon Studies website biography of Orson Hyde and his plural wives. | University of Virginia | Secondary |
| 2022 | JSPP biographical summary for Oliver Olney. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Secondary |
| 2022 | Todd Compton provides summary of the women he considers to be Joseph's plural wives. | Todd M. Compton | Secondary |
| 2022 | Todd Compton writes in 2022 that he does not believe Joseph's marriage with Helen Mar Kimball was consummated. | Todd M. Compton | Secondary |
| 2022 | The Joseph Smith Papers summarizes the case of State of Illinois v. Joseph Smith for allegedly violating anti-adultery laws. | The Joseph Smith Papers | Direct Secondary |
| 2023 | Esplin and Jessee show that Masonic cipher code used by Brigham Young likely mentioned Joseph Smith's sealing to Agnes Coolbrith Smith. | Ronald K. Esplin | Secondary |