b May 18, 1783 East Town, Saratoga Co, NY
m March 1808 Lucy Harris(div 1831)
bap April 6, 1830
d July 10, 1875
mil served during the War of 1812
Feb 1828 visits Prof Anthon & Dr Mitchell
June 1830 o priest
June 3, 1831 o high priest
1833 named to 1st standing high council
1834 member Zion's Camp
Feb 17, 1834 member of Kirtland high council
1835 with D Whitmer & O Cowdery chose the 1st quorom of twelve
Sept 3, 1837 not sustained in standing high council
Dec 1837 excommunicated
Nov 6, 1842 rebaptized
1846 associated with Strang
1847 associated with Church of Christ(McClellin)
1858 associated with William Smith
1870 emigrated to Utah
bibl TMD:41-51
BOM:113-117
JH 4(2):214-22
SH 22(17):541-42
LBE 1:271-76photo
Walker, Ronald W
"Martin Harris: Mormonism's Early Convert"
Dialogue 19(4):29-43
Anderson, Richard Lloyd
Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses
Deseret: Salt Lake City, Utah 1981 photo
note one of the "3 witnesses" of the Book of Mormon
one of the translation scribes for the Book of Mormon provided finances for publication of the first edition of the Book of Mormon
Interview from Tiffany's Monthly August 1859
BYU Studies article by Stanley B Kimball concerning Martin Harris and the Anthon Manuscript
Short biography of Martin Harris including his photographic portrait
