Joseph Smith Jr. (1805–1844) was the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism). He claimed to have received revelations and translated the Book of Mormon. He was murdered by a mob in Illinois in 1844.
Founded Mormonism, one of America's most significant indigenous religious movements.
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