Joseph Smith Sr. and Lucy Mack were married January 24, 1796 at Tunbridge, Vermont. They began their life together with a $1000 wedding present and part ownership of a "handsome" farm, but within a few years they had lost that farm. Those early New England years were difficult enough that by 1816 Father Smith would seek his fortunes in a new land. This is the story of the early years of the Smith family and those circumstances that took them to Palmyra, New York.