The Myth of Louisa Beaman: Wife After Death

From salacious rumors to manufactured evidence to contradictory testimony, join me as I take a look at the myth of Louisa Beaman, alleged plural wife of Joseph Smith.

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Notes:
- Bennett on Joseph visiting Louisa: https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-history-of-the-saint_john-c-bennett_1842/page/228/mode/2up
- Benett’s claim of L.B. being married to Joseph: https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_the-history-of-the-saint_john-c-bennett_1842/page/256/mode/2up
- Louisa married to Smith after his death: https://archive.org/details/nauvoo-sealings-adoptions-and-anointings/page/281/mode/1up
- Louisa’s children w/ Brigham (login needed): https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KWVC-BP5
- John Lee’s journal entry: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/f0a2b76b-a854-4c6b-b9d9-011ca8300377/0/224?lang=eng
- Franklin Richards’ journal entry: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/03ca7820-d13c-402c-8825-eb07ea3895f6/0/159?lang=eng
- Wilford Woodruff’s journal entry: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/0c76d480-00aa-4210-9334-12a578908f1f/0/169?lang=eng
- Church Historian journal entry: https://hemlockknots.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Wilford-Woodruff-Historians-Private-Journal-1858-Louisa-Beaman-Zina-Huntington-Presinda-Huntington-Rhoda-Richards.jpg
- Noble affidavit 1: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/37a65922-1a7e-4e6c-9e5b-fa5104b53cbe/0/41
- Noble affidavit 2: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/1be463f6-001a-4392-817b-9b02abdec83f/0/0
- Hemlock Knots’ timeline of Louisa Beman: https://hemlockknots.com/joseph-smiths-wives/louisa-beaman/
- Noble and his wives (login needed): https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9JTR-P86
- Document incorrectly called a list of wives by Olney: https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/10589828
- Oliver Olney’s Papers: https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/32390476
- Louisa baptized in 1843: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/journal-december-1842-june-1844-book-2-10-march-1843-14-july-1843/207
- Noble can’t recall a baptism in 1832: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/ca64b53c-0699-4dd5-bc62-511b0858204c/0/6
- Compton claim of rebaptism: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1897&context=byusq
- Hales on Oliver Olney: https://mn.josephsmithspolygamy.org/plural-wives-overview/louisa-beaman/louisa-beaman-evidences/#link_ajs-fn-id_2-6623
- Joseph Noble’s Temple Lot testimony: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/ca64b53c-0699-4dd5-bc62-511b0858204c/0/1
- Noble contradicts his earlier stories: https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/ca64b53c-0699-4dd5-bc62-511b0858204c/0/37
- Deed to Noble for Nauvoo land: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/deed-to-joseph-b-noble-15-july-1841/1