1309. Some of my ancestors who knew the Prophet Joseph Smith
In our Family Zoom meeting last Sunday, we talked about the Prophet Joseph Smith. My assignment for a few minutes was to talk about our ancestors who knew the Prophet Joseph Smith personally. Between my husband and I we had 19 pioneer ancestors who knew the Prophet, some more closely than others, but at least met him. First is Hiram Dayton, my husband Wayne D Eckman's great grandfather, born November 1st, 1798, in a small town in the middle of New York State. He and his wife Permelia Bundy Dayton had a fine home in Parkman, Ohio. They had large peach and apple o rchards, and a good farm with many horses, and stables. During this time when everything was going good, the Prophet Joseph Smith came to Parkman, and taught him the Gospel. He baptized both him and his wife Permelia on February 18, 1832, the very first of our ancestors to join the Church, less than 2 years from when it was organized. After this, people who had been friends and neighbors persecuted them so much, they