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Jerusha T. Barden Smith (February 15, 1805 – October 13, 1837) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement, the first wife of LDS Church leader Hyrum Smith and the mother of John Smith.

Jerusha Barden was born in Norfolk, Connecticut on February 15, 1805. She was the eighth child of Seth and Sarah Barden.

Jerusha Barden married Hyrum Smith on November 2, 1826 in Manchester, New York. They had six children together:
 * Lovina Smith Walker: born September 16, 1827 in Manchester, New York; died October 8, 1876 in Farmington, Utah Territory
 * Mary Smith: born June 27, 1829 in Manchester, New York; died May 29, 1832 in Kirtland, Ohio
 * John Smith: born September 22, 1832 in Kirtland, Ohio; died November 6, 1911 in Salt Lake City, Utah
 * Hyrum Smith, Jr.: born April 27, 1834 in Kirtland, Ohio; died September 21, 1841 in Nauvoo, Illinois
 * Jerusha Smith: born January 13, 1836 in Kirtland, Ohio; died June 27, 1912 in Harper Ward, Utah
 * Sarah Smith Griffin: born October 2, 1837 in Kirtland, Ohio; died November 6, 1876 in Ogden, Utah

Jerusha Barden Smith died on October 13, 1837 in Kirtland, Ohio.