175 years ago today - Jan 6, 1842

Agnes Moulton Coolbrith (single, age 31) marriage to Joseph Smith

Widow of Smith's brother Don Carlos. (1808-1876) She had been married to Don Carlos Smith, Joseph's younger brother. After Don Carlos died in 1841, Coolbrith married Joseph in 1842. Coolbrith was the mother of Ina Coolbrith, who became the first poet laureate of California.

[Source: Wikipedia: List of the Wives of Joseph Smith, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_wives_of_Joseph_Smith]

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