Martin Harris

E842154

Latter Day Saint movement figure person

Martin Harris was an early supporter of Joseph Smith and one of the Three Witnesses who played a key role in the publication and early history of the Book of Mormon.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Martin Harris canonical	6

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10111313 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Martin Harris
Context triple: [Testimony of Three Witnesses, hasWitness, Martin Harris]

A. Samuel Hubbard
Samuel Hubbard is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinction is sharing the surname associated with the broader Hubbard family name.
B. William Holmes Brown
William Holmes Brown was a long-serving Parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives, known for his expertise in legislative procedure and influential role in guiding House operations.
C. Jonathan Jennings
Jonathan Jennings was an American politician who became the first governor of the state of Indiana and played a key role in its transition from territory to statehood.
D. Adelbert Stone
Adelbert Stone was a 19th-century benefactor whose legacy is commemorated through the naming of Adelbert College.
E. Moses McWilliams
Moses McWilliams was the first husband of Madam C. J. Walker, the pioneering African American entrepreneur and philanthropist.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Martin Harris
Target entity description: Martin Harris was an early supporter of Joseph Smith and one of the Three Witnesses who played a key role in the publication and early history of the Book of Mormon.

A. Samuel Hubbard
Samuel Hubbard is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinction is sharing the surname associated with the broader Hubbard family name.
B. William Holmes Brown
William Holmes Brown was a long-serving Parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives, known for his expertise in legislative procedure and influential role in guiding House operations.
C. Jonathan Jennings
Jonathan Jennings was an American politician who became the first governor of the state of Indiana and played a key role in its transition from territory to statehood.
D. Adelbert Stone
Adelbert Stone was a 19th-century benefactor whose legacy is commemorated through the naming of Adelbert College.
E. Moses McWilliams
Moses McWilliams was the first husband of Madam C. J. Walker, the pioneering African American entrepreneur and philanthropist.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latter Day Saint movement figure ⓘ person ⓘ
associatedWith	David Whitmer ⓘ Joseph Smith ⓘ Oliver Cowdery ⓘ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ linked to: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints early Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ
baptismYear	1830 ⓘ
baptizedInto	Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) ⓘ linked to: Church of the Latter Day Saints
birthDate	1783-05-18 ⓘ
birthPlace	Easton, New York ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
burialPlace	Clarkston, Utah ⓘ linked to: Clarkston, Utah Territory
deathDate	1875-07-10 ⓘ
deathPlace	Clarkston, Utah Territory ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
excommunicatedFrom	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (original church) ⓘ linked to: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
eyeWitnessStatement	testimony printed in the Book of Mormon as one of the Three Witnesses ⓘ
familyName	Harris ⓘ
financed	first edition of the Book of Mormon ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
givenName	Martin ⓘ
hasMemorial	Martin Harris gravesite monument in Clarkston, Utah ⓘ
knownFor	repeatedly affirming his witness of the Book of Mormon throughout his life ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
laterAffiliatedWith	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah ⓘ linked to: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
mortgaged	his farm to pay for the printing of the Book of Mormon ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon ⓘ financing the first printing of the Book of Mormon ⓘ supporting Joseph Smith in the early Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ
numberOfChildren	8 ⓘ
occupation	farmer ⓘ prosperous landowner ⓘ
participatedIn	early missionary efforts for the Book of Mormon ⓘ
religion	Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ linked to: Latter Day Saint Mormonism ⓘ
residence	Clarkston, Utah Territory ⓘ Kirtland, Ohio ⓘ Palmyra, New York ⓘ
returnedTo	LDS Church fellowship in Utah ⓘ
saw	angel who showed him the gold plates (according to his testimony) ⓘ
signed	Testimony of Three Witnesses ⓘ
spouse	Caroline Young ⓘ Lucy Harris ⓘ
witnessed	gold plates of the Book of Mormon ⓘ
witnessRole	Three Witness of the Book of Mormon ⓘ linked to: Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon