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| |section=Illegal marriages in Ohio
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| |L=Polygamy book/Illegal marriages in Ohio
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| |H2=Joseph Smith's performance of marriages in Ohio
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| |S=Critics charge that Joseph Smith performed monogamous marriages for time of already-married members, violating Ohio law in Kirtland. Such claims are false and represent a misunderstanding about the marriage and divorce law of the day.
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| |L1=Question: Did Joseph Smith violate marriage laws in Ohio by performing marriages?
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| |L2=Question: When Joseph Smith performed the marriage of Newel Knight and Lydia Bailey, were they guilty of bigamy since Lydia had not been formally divorced from her previous husband?
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| {{:Question: Did Joseph Smith violate marriage laws in Ohio by performing marriages?}}
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| {{:Question: When Joseph Smith performed the marriage of Newel Knight and Lydia Bailey, were they guilty of bigamy since Lydia had not been formally divorced from her previous husband?}}
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| {{More|Mormonism and polygamy/1835 Doctrine and Covenants denies polygamy|l1=D&C 1835 edition, Section CI denies polygamy}}
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| ==See also==
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| {{:Mormon ordinances/Divorce/Nineteenth century}}
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| [[de:Polygamiebuch/Illegale Ehen in Ohio?]]
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| [[es:Libro de la poligamia/Matrimonios ilegales en Ohio]]
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