How many children did Joseph Smith Jr have?

Answer 1

Joseph Smith, Jr. had 11 children, all with his wife, Emma Hale Smith. They also adopted a set of twins. At least 5 of his children and one of the twins died in childhood.

These children were:

Alvin Smith (died on the day of his birth, June 15, 1828)

twins Thaddeus and Louisa Smith (died on the day of their birth, April 30, 1831)

adopted twins Joseph and Julia Murdock (born April 30, 1831. Joseph died less than a year later, March 29, 1832; Julia lived to adulthood and died in 1880.)

Joseph Smith III (November 6, 1832 to December 10, 1914)

Fredrick Granger Williams Smith (June 29, 1836 to April 13, 1862)

Alexander Hale Smith (June 2, 1838 to August 12, 1909)

Don Carlos Smith (Born and died in the year 1840)

Stillborn Male Child (1842)

David Hyrum Smith (November 17, 1844 to August 29, 1904 - born after Joseph's death)

Answer 2

Joseph Smith Jr. had 11 children total (9 biological and 2 adopted), although only four of these were around at the time of his death in 1844.

Alvin Smith died the day he was born in 1828.

Twins Thaddeus and Louisa Smith died the day they were born in 1831.

Adopted son Joseph Murdock died at 11 months in 1832.

Don Carlos Smith died at age one in 1840.

A stillborn child was born in 1842.

Joseph's last child, David Hyrum Smith, was not born until several months after Joseph was killed.

Children living at the time of his death were:

Adopted daughter Julia Murdock (age 13 at the time) died in 1880.

Joseph Smith III (age 11 at the time) died in 1914.

Frederick Granger Williams Smith (age 8 at the time) died in 1862.

Alexander Hale Smith (age 6 at the time) died in 1909.

Answer 3

Joseph Smith Jr. had 11 children, all with his wife Emma Hale Smith. They also adopted a set of twins. At least 5 of his children and one of the twins died in childhood.