Ep 158 – The Very Walls Had Ears
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On this episode, we dive into the ubiquity of Nauvoo polygamy. Much has been made about Joseph Smith having multiple wives, but he wasn’t the only Nauvoo elite with more than one. Just how prevalent was the practice? How many participated? How many knew about the doctrine? How many plural marriages were formed prior to D&C 132 being committed to paper? What conclusions can we draw from the available data? Gary James Bergera’s article is a masterpiece in helping to understand the complexity of the tangled web of Nauvoo Polygamy.

Identifying the Earliest Mormon Polygamists by Gary Bergera https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V38N03_13.pdf)

James Adams https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/james-adams)

Ezra T. Benson https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/overlandtravel/companies/65/ezra-t-benson-company)

Reynolds Cahoon https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/reynolds-cahoon)

Joseph Coolidge https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/joseph-wellington-coolidge?l=papers)

Howard Egan https://majorhowardegan.com/howard-egan/overview-of-major-howard-egans-life/)

William Felshaw https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/overlandtravel/pioneers/7955/william-felshaw)

Deed to William Felshaw https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/deed-to-william-felshaw-30-june-1836/1)

William Huntington biography by Andrew Jensen https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/logout?targetUrl=/collection/BYUIBooks/id/3154)

Joseph Kelting https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/joseph-andrew-kelting)

Isaac Morley https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/isaac-morley)

Joseph Bates Noble https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/joseph-bates-noble) https://keeperoftheprophetssword.net/)

John Edward Page https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/john-edward-page)

Uncle John Smith https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/john-smith) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(uncle_of_Joseph_Smith))

Theodore Turley https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/theodore-turley)

Lyman Wight https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/lyman-wight)

Edwin Woolley https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/edwin-woolley)

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