June 13, 1843

En route to Dixon, Illinois
Joseph Smith departed Nauvoo with his wife Emma and their children to visit Emma's sister, Elizabeth Wasson, who lived near Dixon, Illinois.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 5:431
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