Don Bradley concludes that the Alger/Smith relationship was Smith's first polygamous marriage.
- Type
- Book
- Source
- Don Bradley LDS
- Hearsay
- Secondary
- Reference
Don Bradley, "Mormon Polygamy Before Nauvoo? The Relationship of Joseph Smith and Fanny Alger," in The Persistence of Polygamy: Joseph Smith and the Origins of Mormon Polygamy, ed. Newell G. Bringhurst and Craig L. Foster (Independence, MI: John Whitmer Books, 2010), 57
- Scribe/Publisher
- John Whitmer Books
- Audience
- Reading Public
- Transcription
A polygamous marital relationship between Joseph Smith and Fanny Alger is better evidenced by the data than an extramarital affair, better fits the contemporaneous context, and holds greater explanatory power.
. . . .Though secret, atypical, and of uncertain officiator and date, Joseph Smith's relationship with Fanny Alger merits identification as his earliest known polygamous marriage.
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