Scipio is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,713 at the 2010 census. Scipio is centrally located in the southern half of the county, south of Auburn.
James Jesse Strang was an American religious leader, politician and self-proclaimed monarch. He served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1853 until his assassination.
Scipio, New York
…Henry Farnam, philanthropist and railroad president, born in Scipio James Strang, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite), a faction of the Latter Day Saint movement, born in Scipio. In addition to…
Page three of Strang's "Letter of Appointment."
Engraving of John C. Bennett as a General of the Nauvoo Legion.
Strangite church building in Voree, Wisconsin. (2005)
Joseph Smith III — Son of Joseph Smith. Rejected Strang; led the "Reorganized" church 1860–1914.