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John C. Bennett

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Important introductory material on plural marriage available here

Answers portal
Plural marriage
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Joseph Smith era:


Post-Joseph Smith:


Post-Manifesto–present

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To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, [[../CriticalSources|click here]]


John C. Bennett material is in three draft chapters. Given their length and difficulty of converting them to wiki format, they are presented here in downloadable PDF.

Click here to download.

Chapter #1: John C. Bennett before Nauvoo

  • Bennett's checkered career before Nauvoo
  • Psychiatric remarks on Bennett

Chapter #2: John C. Bennett in Nauvoo

  • Bennett's motives
  • Source and degree of Bennett's prominence
  • Bennett's repeated immoralities and multiple "second chances"
  • Sarah Pratt

Chapter #3: John C. Bennett and the Nancy Rigdon episode

  • Bennett and prostitution
  • Bennett and possible homosexuality?
  • Nancy Rigdon
    • Bennett's version
    • Character of Nancy Rigdon
    • Rigdon family version
  • Joseph's private visit with Sidney Rigdon
  • Bennett's fall from grace
  • George W. Robinson and John C. Bennett
  • Joseph meets the Rigdon family
  • Francis Higbee - post Bennett
  • Stephen Markham's affidavit
  • Divine intervention?
See also Brian Hales' discussion