| Sarah M. Cleveland | |
|---|---|
| First Counselor of the General Presidency of the Relief Society | |
| March 17, 1842 – 1844 | |
| Called by | Emma Smith |
| Successor | Zina D. H. Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarah Marietta Kingsley October 20, 1788 Becket, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | 1856[1] Plymouth, Illinois, United States[1] |
| Spouse(s) | John Howe[1] John Cleveland |
| Parents | Ebenezer Kingsley |
Sarah Marietta Kingsley Cleveland (October 20, 1788 - 1856[1]) was the first counselor to Emma Smith in the presidency of the Relief Society from 1842 to 1844.
Cleveland was born in Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts[2] to Ebenezer Kingsley. She was married to John Cleveland and later to the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith. Her husband was a judge in Nauvoo, Illinois, and unlike her did not join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; he was a Swedenborgian. Cleveland remained in Nauvoo with her husband when the main body of the Latter Day Saints moved to what later became Utah Territory.
- ^ a b c d "BYU Studies: Biographical Registers - C". Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ Madsen, Carol Cornwall (1994). In Their Own Words: Women and the Story of Navoo. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book. p. 120. ISBN 0-875797709.