March 11, 1834

Freedom, New York
Joseph Smith held a meeting at which he baptized Heman T. Hyde, a young man whose entire family later joined the Church and formed part of the Freedom Branch.
Sources: 
History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 2:43
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