The Joseph Smith Papers website provides a biography of Grandison Newell.

Date
2017
Type
Website
Source
The Joseph Smith Papers
LDS
Hearsay
Secondary
Reference

"Newell, Grandison," The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed April 29, 2024

Scribe/Publisher
The Joseph Smith Papers
People
Sidney Rigdon, The Joseph Smith Papers, Joseph Smith, Jr., Grandison Newell
Audience
Internet Public
Transcription

Newell, Grandison

Biography

2 May 1785–10 June 1874. Farmer, clockmaker, furniture maker, manufacturer, merchant, banker. Born in Barkhamsted, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. Son of Solomon Newell and Damaris Johnson. Married Betsy Smith, 16 Apr. 1807. Moved to Winsted, Litchfield Co.; to Harpersfield, Delaware Co., New York, by Jan. 1808; back to Barkhamsted, by 1816; and to Mentor, Geauga Co., Ohio, June 1819. Involved in lawsuits with Samuel Rounds against JS and Sidney Rigdon for establishing Kirtland Safety Society, 1837–1838. Accused JS of conspiring to assassinate him, Apr. 1837. Moved to Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio, ca. 1843. Died at Painesville.

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