1805 - 1819

1805, December 23: Born in Sharon, Vermont, to Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith.
1807, March-March 1808: Moves with family to Tunbridge) Vermont. (1—2 years old)
1808-1810, Moves with family to South Royalton, Vermont. (2-4 years old)
1812, after May: Moves with family to West Lebanon, New Hampshire. (6 years old)
1812-1813, Winter: Suffers from typhoid fever for two weeks and has portion of lower left leg bone removed in experimental operation. (7 or 8 years old)
1814, Stays with uncle Jesse Smith in Salem, Massachusetts, in order to recover from leg operation. (8 years old)
1815, by May: Moves with family to Norwich, Vermont. Family rents a farm but has three successive crop failures. (9 years old)
1816, Fall: Bids farewell to his father, who leaves family to search for better living conditions in the state of New York. (10 years old)
1817, January: Moves with family to Main Street in the village of Palmyra, NY. (II yrs old) ca.
1818, Begins to search the scriptures because of concern about his eternal welfare. (12 yrs old)
1819, April: Moves with family to a hundred-acre farm in Manchester township, 1.7 miles south of Palmyra. (13 years old)

1820-1829

1820, April: Visited by God the Father, Jesus Christ, and many angels in a secluded grove of trees on Smith family farm, (14 years old)
1823, September 21-22: Visited by angel Moroni and informed that if faithful he will be instrumental in bringing forth the Book of Mormon.
1826, March 20: Charged in South Bainbridge, New York, court with being a "disorderly person." This is the first of many harassing lawsuits brought against the Prophet during his life-time. (20 years old)
1827, January 18: Elopes with Emma Hale of Harmony, Pennsylvania, and is married by Esq. Zachariah Tarble (a justice of the peace) in South Bainbridge, New York. (21 years old)
1827, September 22: Receives the golden plates of the Book of Mormon from angel Moroni and hides them in a hollow log in the woods.
1827, December: Moves to Harmony, Pennsylvania, and lives on in-laws' farm. Begins copying some characters inscribed on Book of Mormon plates.
1828, February: Sends Martin Harris with sample of the Book of Mormon characters to several linguists in northeastern United States.
1828, April 12: Begins translation of the Book of Mormon. Martin Harris volunteers to act as scribe. (22 years old)
1828, June 15: Firstborn child dies within hours of birth.
1829, April 7: Begins translating the Book of Mormon, with Oliver Cowdery as full-time scribe.
1829, May 15: Receives with Oliver Cowdery the Aaronic Priesthood by the laying on of hands from John the Baptist. (23 years old)
1829, May. Receives with Oliver Cowdery the Melchizedek Priesthood by the laying on of hands from Peter, James, arid John.
1829, June: Moves to Fayette, New York, where the Book of Mormon translation is completed in the Peter Whitmer Sr. home.

1830 - 1839

1830, April 6: Formally organizes the restored Church of Jesus Christ in Fayette, New York, at the home of Peter Whitmer Sr. (24 years old)
1830, June: Begins the inspired translation of the Bible.
1831, April 30: Becomes the father of twins; both die within three hours of birth.
1831, May 9: Adopts infant twins (Joseph and Julia) from John Murdock, whose wife has recently passed away.
1831, August 3: Dedicates the site for the temple in Independence, Missouri. (25 years old)
1832, February 16: Visions of the Father and Son, premortal events, and three degrees of postresurrection glory.
1832, March 24: Tarred and feathered by a mob in Hiram, Ohio. Beaten, scratched, had hair torn out, and had tooth broken in attempted poisoning. Preaches the next day with enemies in the audience.
1832, March 29: Adopted son (Joseph Murdock) dies from exposure suffered during the mob action of March 24.
1832, November 6: Son Joseph Smith III born.
1833, January 22-23: Organizes the School of the Prophets in Kirtland, Ohio.
1833, July 2: Completes the first draft of the inspired translation of the Bible.
1834, May—June: Leads the Zion's Camp expedition to redeem property taken by mob in Jackson County, Missouri. (28 years old)
1836, March 27: Dedicates the Kirtland Temple. (30 years old)
1836, June 20: Son Frederick G. W. Smith born.
1837, June 4: Informs Heber C. Kimball that the Lord wants him to go on the first overseas mission of the Church. (31 years old)
1838, June 2: Son Alexander H. Smith born.
1838, November 1: Sentenced by a Missouri state militia to be shot, but the assigned executioner, Alexander W. Doniphan, refuses to carry out the murderous act.
1838, December 1: Imprisoned at Liberty Jail with several other Saints.
1839, April 16: Allowed to escape by prison guards as he and others were being transported from Liberty Jail to Columbia) Missouri.
1839, October-March 1840: Visits the president of the United States (Martin Van Buren) and members of Congress in an attempt to receive restitution for the Missouri persecutions, but is not successful.

1840 - 1844

1840, August 15: Publicly teaches ordinance of baptism for the dead for first time.
1841, February 4: Elected as lieutenant general of the Nauvoo Legion.
1841, November 8: Dedicates the baptismal font in the basement of the Nauvoo Temple.
1842, January 5: Opens the Red Brick Store for business in Nauvoo.
1842, February: Takes over as managing editor of the Times and Seasons newspaper. (36 years old)
1842, February 7: Son is stillborn.
1842, March 15: Writes a letter containing the Articles of Faith to Chicago newspaperman John Wentworth.
1842, March 17: Organizes Female Relief Society of the Church.
1842, May 4: Administers the first Nauvoo-era temple endowments on the upper floor of the Red Brick Store.
1842, May 19: Elected as mayor of the city of Nauvoo.
1843, September 28: Receives "the highest and holiest order of the priesthood" (WJS, 303-304). (37 years old)
1844, January 29: Announces candidacy for president of the United States of America.
1844, March: Bestows responsibility of building the Kingdom of God on the Twelve Apostles.
1844, June 18: Delivers his last public sermon. Calls out the Nauvoo Legion and declares martial law in the city for protection against mob violence.
1844, June 25: Turns himself over to Governor Thomas Ford at Carthage, Illinois, after being charged with riot and treason. The governor promises that Joseph Smith will be protected from his enemies.
1844, June 27: Murdered, along with his brother Hyrum Smith, by large, armed mob at jail in Carthage, Illinois, at approximately 5:16 P.M. (38 years old)
1844, June 29: Funeral sermon in Nauvoo, Illinois. Coffin filled with sand bags is buried in the city cemetery while the body of the Prophet is secretly buried in the basement of the Nauvoo House.