Desdemona Wadsworth Fullmer

Brief Life History of Desdemona Wadsworth

When Desdemona Wadsworth Fullmer was born on 6 October 1809, in Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Peter Fullmer, was 35 and her mother, Susannah Zerfass, was 26. She married Joseph Smith Jr in July 1843, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848 and lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Weber, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 9 February 1886, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harrison Parker McLane
1815–1894
Desdemona Wadsworth Fullmer
1809–1886
Marriage: 3 July 1853
Sarah Desdemona McLane
1855–1855

Sources (14)

  • Desdemana C Fullmer in household of Ezra J Benson, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Desdemona W Fullmer Smith, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
  • Desdemona W Fulmer Smith, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Vollmer and Follmer . Compare Fulmer .

German (Füllmer): variant of Vollmer . This surname is very rare in Germany.

Altered form of English Fulmer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Desdemona Fullmer Smith

Wife of the Prophet Joseph Smith, and charter member of the Relief Society organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Was at Haun’s Mill at time of massacre. Patriarchal Blessing …

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