Sarah M. Cleveland
| Sarah M. Cleveland | |
|---|---|
| First Counselor of the General Presidency of the Relief Society | |
| March 17, 1842 – 1844 | |
| Called by | Emma Smith |
| Successor | Zina D. H. Young |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarah Marietta Kingsley October 20, 1788 Becket, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | 1856 Plymouth, Illinois, United States |
| Spouse(s) | John Howe John Cleveland |
| Parents | Ebenezer Kingsley |
Sarah Marietta Kingsley Cleveland (October 20, 1788 - 1856) was the first counselor to Emma Smith in the presidency of the Relief Society from 1842 to 1844.
Cleveland was born in Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts to Ebenezer Kingsley. She was married to John Cleveland and later to the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith. Her husband was a judge in Nauvoo, Illinois, and unlike her did not join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; he was a Swedenborgian. Cleveland remained in Nauvoo with her husband when the main body of the Latter Day Saints moved to what later became Utah Territory.