Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations

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*Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations* is a 19th-century biographical and historical work by Lucy Mack Smith that recounts the life of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his family background.

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Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations canonical	4
Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith, the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations	1

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Target entity: Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations
Context triple: [Lucy Mack Smith, notableWork, Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations]

A. Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible
The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible is an English revision of the biblical text produced by Latter-day Saint founder Joseph Smith, incorporating doctrinal clarifications and restored passages according to his revelations.
B. Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a sacred religious text of the Latter-day Saint movement that narrates the spiritual history of ancient peoples in the Americas and serves as a companion scripture to the Bible.
C. Latter-Day Pamphlets
Latter-Day Pamphlets is a series of polemical essays by Thomas Carlyle, published in 1850, in which he fiercely criticizes the social, political, and religious conditions of Victorian England.
D. Lectures on Faith
Lectures on Faith is a collection of early Latter-day Saint theological discourses that systematically explore the nature of God, faith, and doctrine within the movement founded by Joseph Smith.
E. Pearl of Great Price
The Pearl of Great Price is a canonical book of scripture in the Latter-day Saint tradition, comprising Joseph Smith’s revelations, translations, and writings that elaborate key doctrines about God, humanity, and salvation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations
Target entity description: *Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations* is a 19th-century biographical and historical work by Lucy Mack Smith that recounts the life of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his family background.

A. Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible
The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible is an English revision of the biblical text produced by Latter-day Saint founder Joseph Smith, incorporating doctrinal clarifications and restored passages according to his revelations.
B. Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a sacred religious text of the Latter-day Saint movement that narrates the spiritual history of ancient peoples in the Americas and serves as a companion scripture to the Bible.
C. Latter-Day Pamphlets
Latter-Day Pamphlets is a series of polemical essays by Thomas Carlyle, published in 1850, in which he fiercely criticizes the social, political, and religious conditions of Victorian England.
D. Lectures on Faith
Lectures on Faith is a collection of early Latter-day Saint theological discourses that systematically explore the nature of God, faith, and doctrine within the movement founded by Joseph Smith.
E. Pearl of Great Price
The Pearl of Great Price is a canonical book of scripture in the Latter-day Saint tradition, comprising Joseph Smith’s revelations, translations, and writings that elaborate key doctrines about God, humanity, and salvation.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biographical book ⓘ historical work ⓘ
about	family background of Joseph Smith ⓘ founding of the Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ progenitors of Joseph Smith ⓘ
author	Lucy Mack Smith ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
describes	early life of Joseph Smith ⓘ migration experiences of the Smith family ⓘ persecutions of early Latter Day Saints ⓘ visions of Joseph Smith ⓘ
focusesOn	genealogy of the Smith family ⓘ religious experiences of the Smith family ⓘ
genre	Latter Day Saint literature ⓘ religious biography ⓘ
hasProtagonist	Joseph Smith ⓘ Lucy Mack Smith ⓘ
hasTitle	Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryForm	memoir ⓘ
mainSubject	Joseph Smith ⓘ Smith family ⓘ
narrativePerspective	first-person account ⓘ
religiousPerspective	Latter Day Saint ⓘ
religiousTradition	Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ linked to: Latter Day Saint
timePeriodDescribed	early 19th century ⓘ

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Lucy Mack Smith → notableWork → Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations ⓘ

Lucy Mack Smith → authorOf → Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations ⓘ

Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations → hasTitle → Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations ⓘ

History of the Prophet Joseph, by His Mother → hasAlternativeTitle → Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations ⓘ

Smith family → documentedIn → Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith, the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations ⓘ

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