Lewis C. Bidamon

Lewis Crum Bidamon
Born(1806-01-16)January 16, 1806[1]
Smithfield, Virginia[2]
DiedFebruary 11, 1891(1891-02-11) (aged 85)
Nauvoo House, Nauvoo, Illinois
Resting placeSmith Family Cemetery, Nauvoo, Illinois, United States
40°32′25.98″N 91°23′31.06″W / 40.5405500°N 91.3919611°W / 40.5405500; -91.3919611 (Smith Family Cemetery)
Spouses
  • Nancy Sebree (1827–?)
  • Mary Ann Douglas (1842)
  • Emma Smith (1847–1879)
  • Nancy Abercrombie (1880–1891)
Children5–6[1]

Lewis Crum Bidamon (January 16, 1806 – February 11, 1891) was a leader in the Illinois militia that assisted Latter Day Saints in the 1846 "Battle of Nauvoo". In 1847, Bidamon married Emma Smith, the widow of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement; from this time, Bidamon was the stepfather of Joseph Smith III and the other surviving children of Joseph and Emma Smith.

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Avery, Valeen Tippetts; Newell, Linda King (1972). "Lewis C. Bidamon, Stepchild of Mormondom". BYU Studies. 19 (3). Retrieved 2016-07-04.