Joseph Smith Jr
- Kevin McManus
- Connections
- July 1, 2022
Table of Contents
You (R-FT194071) and Joseph Smith (R-BY60318) share a common paternal line ancestor (R-Z2959) who lived around 0 CE (2,000 years ago).
Joseph Smith Jr. was an American religious leader and founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
He translated the Book of Mormon in 1829 and gained many followers who are commonly referred to as Mormons. FamilySearch, a tool provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is widely used by genealogists today.
Genealogy is a central tenet of the Mormon faith.
Ugo A. Perego is a population geneticist whose main focuses of study have been the origins of Native Americans and the DNA of Joseph Smith, among others.
