1839

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  • January - After being expelled from Missouri by the Extermination Order, Mormons find refuge in the city of Quincy, Illinois
  • April 25 - Joseph Smith and the other leaders select Commerce, Illinois to be their new city
  • October - Joseph Smith pleads before President Martin Van Buren and other congressmen to restore their lands and possessions. President Van Buren refuses.