Brigham Young

1801 - 1877  (76 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Brigham Young
  Born	1 Jun 1801	Whitingham, Windham, Vermont
  		Brigham Young Sign. Sign in Whitingham, Windham, Vermont commemorating the birth of Brigham Young.
  Gender	Male
  Biographical Information	1850
  	Brigham Young's Mystery wife.
  		Brigham Young's Mystey Wife. This daguerreotype, a type of photograph made on a polished sheet of silver-plated copper, was part of the Mormon churches archives and was cataloged as a photograph of Brigham Young and Wife. Photos of Young posing with one of his wives are rare and this one is a mystery because the face of the woman has been obliterated. Deepening the mystery the original has vanished from the archives. Daguerreotypes are always one of a kind and duplication is not possible. However it was lucky that at some point someone from a Salt Lake City newspaper took a conventional photograph of the original and it was saved in their archives. From his apparent age and his clothing, in particular the floral print scarf which has been seen in other images experts date the photo from about 1850 to 1854. By 1854 Young had 54 different wives. A definitive declaration as to which one might be the now faceless one is not possible. A strong clue might be the native American style beaded bracelets she is wearing which might suggest she is one of three of the wives that had a native background. Alternatively it might be one of the wives that were known to be active in native charities. While daguerreotypes are relatively fragile the damage certainly appears deliberate. The why is as much a mystery as the who. Could it have been done to wipe out a clearly native face? Was it out of jealousy? The picture of Young is arguably one of the best ever taken of him. Being in the prime of life and before the pressures of being Governor of Utah had taken their toll it is the closest thing to a smile ever captured on his face. Clearly someone cared about half of the photo.
  Biographical Information	13 Mar 1863
  	Arrested for Bigamy
  		Brigham Young Arrested for Bigamy. The Chicago Tribune, Saturday, March 14, 1863 page 1.
  Census	1870
  		1870 Young. 1870 US census, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, Family Number 28, Young.
  Occupation	He was a controversial figure with a large history that can not be totally presented in this context. He was the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death in 1877, making him the longest serving President of the Church in the history of the church, at 29 years. He was also the founder of Salt Lake City and the first governor of Utah Territory, United States. Brigham Young University was named in his honor. He had a variety of nicknames, among the most popular being "American Moses," because, like the Biblical figure, Young led his followers, the Mormon pioneers, in an exodus through a desert, to what they saw as a promised land. He was called the "Lion of the Lord" by his followers for his bold personality, and was also commonly called "Brother Brigham" by Latter-day Saints. Some of the controversies he was involved in are the banning of black people from the Priesthood, the Utah War, and the Mountain Meadows massacre. He was a polygamist which would complicate any family history. He may have had 60 or more wives. 10 divorced him. Some of them were elderly and the marriage was for purposes of support and protection. He had 57 children 46 of them lived to maturity. He also adopted at least two. As part of their genealogical collections the LDS church maintains an index of "Utah Deaths and Burials 1888-1946". Ironically they list his Marital status as "unknown".
  		Utah Centennial 1947 stamp commemorating when the Mormon pioneers topped the mountains, looked down at the Great Salt Lake valley, and Brigham Young said, "This is the place".
  Died	29 Aug 1877	Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah
  		Death of President Brigham Young. Death of President Brigham Young. Brief sketch of his life and labors. Funeral ceremonies, with full report of the addresses, 1877, Salt Lake City, Deseret News Steam Printing.
  		Brigham Young Death. Brigham Young Salt Lake City Record of Death.
  		Mormonism Deceased. An opinion piece poorly disguised as an obituary that makes a prediction that clearly missed the mark. The True Northerner, Paw Paw, Michigan, Friday, September 21, 1877
  Buried	1 Sep 1877	Mormon Pioneer Memorial, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  		The Grave of Brigham Young. Excerpted from a larger article; "The Mormon Hierarchy". The Marshall (Michigan) Statesman, March 14, 1884 page 5. While informative it still reflects the bias of the time.
  		Brigham Young Grave Site. Brigham Young Grave Site.
  		Brigham Young Family Cemetery. Brigham Young Family Cemetery. Run time: 2 minutes, 23 seconds.
  Siblings	10 siblings
  1. Nancy Young,   b. 6 Aug 1786
  2. Fanny Young,   b. 8 Nov 1787
  3. Rhoda Young,   b. 10 Sep 1789, Durham, Greene, New York ,   d. 18 Jan 1841, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  4. John M Young,   b. 22 May 1791, Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 27 Apr 1870, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah
  5. Abigail Young,   b. 22 Apr 1793
  6. Susannah Young,   b. 7 Jun 1795
  7. Joseph Young,   b. 7 Apr 1797, Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 16 Jul 1881, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah
  8. Phinehas Howe Young,   b. 16 Feb 1799
  9. Louisa Young,   b. 26 Sep 1804
  10. Lorenzo Dow Young,   b. 19 Oct 1807
  Person ID	I5378	Nagel
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	John Young,   b. 6 Mar 1763, Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 12 Oct 1839, Quincy, Adams, Illinois  (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Abigail Howe,   b. 3 May 1766, Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 11 Jun 1815, Aurelius, Cayuga, New York  (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1861	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Miriam Angeline Works,   b. 6 Jun 1806, Aurelius, Cayuga, New York ,   d. 8 Sep 1832, Mendon, Monroe, New York  (Age 26 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1824	Port Byron, Cayuga, New York
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Young,   b. 26 Sep 1825, Port Byron, Cayuga, New York ,   d. 2 Feb 1903, Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho  (Age 77 years)  [Birth]   2. Vilate Young,   b. 1 Jun 1830, Mendon, Monroe, New York ,   d. 18 Nov 1902, Lewisville, Jefferson, Idaho  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F2236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ann Angell,   b. 8 Jun 1808, North Providence, Providence, Rhode Island ,   d. 27 Jun 1882, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 74 years)
  Married	10 Feb 1834	Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio
  		Young-Angell Marriage. The New York Times, Wednesday, November 19, 1884 page 1.
  Children	1. Joseph Angell Young,   b. 14 Oct 1834, Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio ,   d. 5 Aug 1875, Manti, Sanpete, Utah  (Age 40 years)  [Birth] + 2. Brigham Young, Jr,   b. 18 Dec 1836, Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio ,   d. 11 Apr 1903, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 66 years)  [Birth]   3. Mary Ann Young,   b. 18 Dec 1836, Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio ,   d. 21 Aug 1843, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois  (Age 6 years)  [Birth]   4. Alice Emma Young,   b. 4 Sep 1839, Montrose, Lee, Iowa ,   d. 2 Nov 1874, Saint George, Washington, Utah  (Age 35 years)  [Birth]   5. Eunice Caroline Young,   b. 20 Aug 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois ,   d. 17 Nov 1922, Logan, Cache, Utah  (Age 80 years) + 6. John Willard Young,   b. 1 Oct 1844, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois ,   d. 11 Feb 1924, New York, New York, New York  (Age 79 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F2237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Lucy Ann Decker,   b. 17 May 1822, Phelps, Ontario, New York ,   d. 24 Jan 1890, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 67 years)
  Married	14 Jun 1842	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Children	1. Sally Young,   b. Abt 1840,   d. Abt 1878  (Age ~ 38 years)  [Adopted]   2. Brigham Heber Young,   b. 19 Jun 1845, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois ,   d. 3 Jun 1928, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 82 years)   3. Fanny Decker Young,   b. 25 Jan 1849, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 20 Jan 1892, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 42 years) + 4. Ernest Irving Young, Sr,   b. 30 Apr 1851, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 8 Oct 1879, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 28 years)  [Birth]   5. Shermira Young,   b. 21 Mar 1853, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 24 Aug 1915  (Age 62 years)   6. Arta de Christa Young,   b. 16 Apr 1855, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 7 Apr 1916, Ogden, Weber, Utah  (Age 60 years)   7. Feramorz Little Young,   b. 16 Sep 1858, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 27 Sep 1881, Crossing the Atlantic Ocean  (Age 23 years)   8. Clarissa Hamilton Young,   b. 23 Jul 1860, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 21 Aug 1939, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 79 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2024
  Family ID	F2238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Augusta Adams,   b. 7 Dec 1802, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 3 Feb 1886, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 83 years)
  Married	2 Nov 1843	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 5	Harriet Elizabeth Cook,   b. 7 Nov 1824, Utica, Oneida, New York ,   d. 5 Nov 1898, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 73 years)
  Married	2 Nov 1843	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Children	+ 1. Oscar Brigham Young,   b. 10 Feb 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois ,   d. 4 Aug 1910, Provo, Utah, Utah  (Age 64 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F2240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 6	Clarissa Caroline Decker,   b. 22 Jul 1828, Phelps, Ontario, New York ,   d. 5 Jan 1889, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 60 years)
  Married	8 May 1844	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Children	1. Jeanette Richards Young,   b. 4 Oct 1849, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 8 Mar 1930  (Age 80 years)   2. Nabbie Howe Young,   b. 22 Mar 1852, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 15 Mar 1894, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 41 years)   3. Jedediah Grant Young,   b. 21 Jan 1855, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 11 Jan 1856, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 0 years)   4. Albert Jeddie Young,   b. 4 Jan 1858, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 16 Dec 1864, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 6 years)   5. Charlotte Talula Young,   b. 4 Mar 1861, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 20 Jan 1892  (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F2241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 7	Emily Dow Partridge,   b. 28 Feb 1824, Painesville, Lake, Ohio ,   d. 9 Dec 1899, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 75 years)
  Married	19 Sep 1844	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Children	1. Edward Patridge Young,   b. 30 Oct 1845, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois ,   d. 26 Nov 1852, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 7 years)   2. Emily Augusta Young,   b. 1 Mar 1849, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 19 Mar 1926, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 77 years)   3. Caroline Partridge Young,   b. 1 Feb 1851, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 2 Jul 1903, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 52 years)  [Birth]   4. Joseph Don Carlos Young,   b. 6 May 1855, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 19 Oct 1938, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 83 years)  [Birth] + 5. Miriam Young,   b. 13 Oct 1857, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 14 Oct 1919, Granite, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 62 years)  [Birth]   6. Josephine Young,   b. 21 Feb 1860, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 9 May 1912, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 52 years)   7. Lura Young,   b. 2 Apr 1862, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 4 Nov 1862, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F2242	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 8	Clarissa Ross,   b. 16 Jun 1814, Genoa, Cayuga, New York ,   d. 1858, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 43 years)
  Married	10 Sep 1844	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Children	1. Mary Eliza Young,   b. 8 Jun 1847, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska ,   d. 5 Sep 1871, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 24 years)  [Birth] + 2. Clarissa Maria Young,   b. 10 Dec 1849, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 30 Apr 1935  (Age 85 years)  [Birth]   3. Willard Young,   b. 30 Apr 1852, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. Abt 1936  (Age 83 years)  [Birth]   4. Phebe Louisa Young,   b. 1 Aug 1854, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 22 Aug 1931, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F2243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 9	Louisa Beaman,   b. 7 Feb 1815, Livonia, Livingston, New York ,   d. 15 May 1850, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 35 years)
  Married	19 Sep 1844	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Children	1. Joseph Young,   b. 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois ,   d. 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois  (Age 0 years)   2. Hyrum Young,   b. 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois ,   d. 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois  (Age 0 years)   3. Moroni Young,   b. 8 Jan 1847, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska ,   d. 10 Aug 1847  (Age 0 years)   4. Alvah Young,   b. 1848, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 1848, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 0 years)   5. Alma Young,   b. 1848, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 1848, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F2244	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 10	Eliza Roxey Snow,   b. 21 Jan 1804, Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 5 Dec 1887, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 83 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1844	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 11	Elizabeth Fairchild,   b. 6 Mar 1828, Marion, Marion, Ohio ,   d. 10 Jun 1910, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah  (Age 82 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1844	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Divorced	1855
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F2246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 12	Clarissa Blake,   b. 28 Oct 1796, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire
  Married	8 Oct 1844	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 13	Rebecca Greenleaf Holman,   b. 20 Feb 1824, Stafford, Genesee, New York ,   d. 11 Jul 1849, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa  (Age 25 years)
  Married	9 Oct 1844	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 14	Diana Severance Chase,   b. 25 Jul 1827, Bristol, Addison, Vermont ,   d. 6 Sep 1886, Ogden, Weber, Utah  (Age 59 years)
  Married	10 Oct 1844	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Divorced	Bef 1849
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F2249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 15	Susanne Snively,   b. 30 Oct 1815, Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia ,   d. 20 Nov 1892, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 77 years)
  Married	31 Oct 1844	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 16	Olive Grey Frost,   b. 24 Jul 1816, Bethel, Oxford, Maine ,   d. 6 Oct 1845, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois  (Age 29 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1844	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 17	Mary Ann Clark,   b. 28 Dec 1816
  Married	15 Jan 1845	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Divorced	Jun 1851
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2014
  Family ID	F2252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 18	Margaret Pierce,   b. 19 Apr 1823, Ashton, Delaware, Pennsylvania ,   d. 16 Jan 1907, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 83 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1845	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Children	1. Brigham Morris Young,   b. 16 Jan 1854, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 20 Feb 1931, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 77 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F2253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 19	Anna Eliza Nelson,   b. 24 Nov 1812, New York ,   d. 28 Dec 1886  (Age 74 years)
  Married	31 Jan 1846	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Divorced	1850
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F2024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 20	Mary Harvey Pierce,   b. 29 Nov 1821, Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania ,   d. 17 Mar 1847, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska  (Age 25 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1845	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 21	Emmeline Free,   b. 28 Apr 1826, Belleville, Saint Clair, Illinois ,   d. 17 Jul 1875, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 49 years)
  Married	30 Apr 1845	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Children	1. Ella Elizabeth Young,   b. 31 Aug 1847, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska ,   d. 7 Aug 1890  (Age 42 years)   2. Marinda Hyde Young,   b. 30 Jul 1849, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 17 Aug 1883, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 34 years) + 3. Hyrum Smith Young,   b. 2 Jan 1851, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 28 Feb 1925, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 74 years)  [Birth]   4. Emmeline Amanda Young,   b. 11 Feb 1853, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 16 Jul 1895  (Age 42 years)   5. Louise Wells Young,   b. Oct 1854, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 29 Aug 1908  (Age ~ 53 years)  [Birth]   6. Lorenzo Dow Young,   b. 22 Sep 1856, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 18 May 1905  (Age 48 years)   7. Alonzo Young,   b. 20 Dec 1858, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 31 Mar 1918, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 59 years) + 8. Ruth Young,   b. 4 Mar 1861, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 8 Nov 1944  (Age 83 years)  [Birth]   9. Daniel Wells Young,   b. 9 Feb 1863, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 9 Feb 1863, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 0 years) + 10. Adella Elvira Young,   b. 26 Oct 1864, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 2 Sep 1900, San Francisco, San Francisco, California  (Age 35 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F2255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 22	Mary Elizabeth Rollins,   b. 9 Apr 1818, Lima, Livingston, New York ,   d. 17 Dec 1913, Minersville, Beaver, Utah  (Age 95 years)
  Married	22 May 1845	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 23	Margaret Alley,   b. 19 Dec 1825, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 5 Nov 1852  (Age 26 years)
  Married	14 Jan 1846	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Children	1. Evelyn Louise Young,   b. 30 Jul 1850 , Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 30 Jan 1917  (Age 66 years)   2. Mahonri Moriancumer Young,   b. 11 Nov 1847, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 20 Apr 1884, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F2257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 24	Olive Andrews,   b. 1818
  Married	15 Jan 1846
  Family ID	F2258	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 25	Emily Hawes,   b. 22 Jul 1823
  Married	15 Jan 1846	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 26	Martha Bowker,   b. 24 Jan 1822, Mount Holly, Burlington, New Jersey ,   d. 26 Sep 1890, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 68 years)
  Married	21 Jan 1846
  Children	1. Ida Ames Young,   b. 30 Dec 1860, Kaysville, Davis, Utah ,   d. 30 Nov 1927, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 66 years)  [Adopted]
  Family ID	F2260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 27	Ellen Rockwood,   b. 23 Mar 1829, Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 6 Jan 1866, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 36 years)
  Married	21 Jan 1846	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 28	Jemima Angel,   b. 1809, North Providence, Providence, Rhode Island ,   d. 13 Jul 1869, Wanship, Summit, Utah  (Age 60 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1846	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 29	Abigail Marks,   b. 6 Nov 1781, Wilmington, Windham, Vermont ,   d. 15 Jul 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois  (Age 64 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1846	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 30	Phebe Morton,   b. 28 Mar 1786, Utica, Oneida, New York ,   d. 15 Nov 1854, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 68 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1846	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 31	Cynthia Porter,   b. 2 Feb 1783,   d. 4 Jan 1861, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 77 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1846	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 32	Rhoda Richards,   b. 8 Aug 1784, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 17 Jan 1879, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 94 years)
  Married	31 Jan 1846	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 33	Zina Diantha Huntington,   b. 31 Jan 1821, Watertown, Jefferson, New York ,   d. 27 Aug 1901, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 80 years)
  Married	2 Feb 1846	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Children	+ 1. Zina Prescinda Young,   b. 3 Apr 1850, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 31 Jan 1931, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 80 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F2267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 34	Amy Cecilia Cooper,   b. 30 Jun 1804,   d. 1852  (Age 47 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1846	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 35	Mary Ellen de la Montaigne,   b. 25 May 1805,   d. 1894  (Age 88 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1846	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 36	Julia Foster,   b. 18 Nov 1811, Vienna, Kennebec, Maine ,   d. 17 Jan 1891, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 79 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1846	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 37	Abigail Harback,   b. 20 Sep 1790, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 25 Mar 1849  (Age 58 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1846	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 38	Mary Ann Turley,   b. 13 Jul 1827, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1904, Utah  (Age 77 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1846	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Divorced	1851
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F2272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 39	Naamah Kendel Jenkins Carter,   b. 20 Mar 1821, Wilmington, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 5 Aug 1909, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 88 years)
  Married	6 Feb 1846	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 40	Nancy Cressy,   b. 20 Jan 1780, New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey ,   d. 17 Dec 1871, Minersville, Beaver, Utah  (Age 91 years)
  Married	6 Feb 1846
  Family ID	F2274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 41	Jane Terry,   b. 21 May 1819, Short Hills, Niagra, Canada ,   d. 14 Feb 1847, Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska  (Age 27 years)
  Married	10 Feb 1847	Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F2275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 42	Lucy Bigelow,   b. 3 Oct 1830, Charleston, Coles, Illinois ,   d. 3 Feb 1905, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 74 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1847	Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska
  Children	1. Eudora Lovina Young,   b. 12 May 1852, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 21 Nov 1922  (Age 70 years) + 2. Susan Amelia Young,   b. 18 Mar 1856, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 27 May 1933, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 77 years)  [Birth]   3. Rhoda Mabel Young,   b. 22 Feb 1863, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 20 Sep 1950, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 87 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F2276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 43	Mary Jane Bigelow,   b. 15 Oct 1827, Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois ,   d. 26 Sep 1868, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 40 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1846	Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska
  Divorced	1851
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F2277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 44	Sarah Malin,   b. 10 Jan 1804, Vincent Township, Pennsylvania ,   d. 20 Mar 1858, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 54 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1848
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 45	Eliza Burgess,   b. 8 Dec 1827, Stockport, Lancashire, England ,   d. 20 Aug 1915, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 87 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1852	Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah
  Children	1. Alfales Young,   b. 3 Oct 1853, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 30 Mar 1920, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F2279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 46	Mary Oldfield,   b. 28 Jun 1791, Minisick, Orange, New York ,   d. 24 Sep 1875  (Age 84 years)
  Married	16 Dec 1852	Utah
  Family ID	F2280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 47	Catherine Reese,   b. 26 Jan 1804, New York, New York, New York ,   d. 7 Nov 1860, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 56 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1855	Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah
  Family ID	F2282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 48	Harriet Barney,   b. 13 Oct 1830, Amherst, Lorain, Ohio ,   d. 14 Feb 1911, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 80 years)
  Married	14 Mar 1856	Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah
  Children	1. Phineas Howe Young,   b. 15 Feb 1862, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 15 Feb 1903, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 41 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F2283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 49	Harriet Amelia Folsom,   b. 23 Aug 1838, Buffalo, Erie, New York ,   d. 11 Dec 1910, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 72 years)
  Married	24 Jan 1863	Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah
  Family ID	F2284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 50	Mary Van Cott,   b. 2 Feb 1844, Elmira, Chemung, New York ,   d. 5 Jan 1884, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 39 years)
  Married	8 Jan 1868	Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah
  Children	1. Fannie Young,   b. 14 Jan 1870, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah ,   d. 31 Jan 1950, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F2285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 51	Ann Eliza Webb,   b. 13 Sep 1844, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois ,   d. 1908, Sparks, Washoe, Nevada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	7 Apr 1868	Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah
  Divorced	1875
  		Brigham Young Divorce. The Rome Tri-Weekly Courier (Rome, Georgia) Thursday Morning, October, 21, 1875. Page one.
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F2286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 52	Elizabeth Jones,   b. 5 Apr 1813, Great Britain ,   d. 6 May 1895, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 82 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1869	Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah
  Family ID	F2287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 53	Lydia Farnsworth,   b. 5 Feb 1808, Dorset, Bennington, Vermont ,   d. 5 Feb 1897, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah  (Age 89 years)
  Married	8 May 1870	Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah
  Family ID	F2288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 54	Hannah Tapfield,   b. 16 Mar 1807, Cambridge, England ,   d. 25 Sep 1886, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 79 years)
  Married	8 Dec 1872	Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah
  Family ID	F2289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 55	Amanda Melissa Barnes,   b. 22 Feb 1809, Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 30 Jun 1886, Richmond, Cache, Utah  (Age 77 years)
  Married	19 Jan 1852	Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah
  Family ID	F2370	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 56	Eliza Babcock,   b. 8 Oct 1828, Mina, Chautauqua, New York ,   d. 1874  (Age 45 years)
  Married	Bef 1853
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 57	Maria Lawrence,   b. Abt 1805, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois ,   d. 1847, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Married	Jan 1846	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
  Family ID	F2375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 58	Hepzibah Richards,   b. 28 Jul 1795, Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 30 Sep 1838, Far West, Caldwell, Missouri  (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F2377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Brigham Young. The 1907 Book "History of the Brigham Family" seemed relieved that Brigham young was not a Brigham. However they were wrong, My 5th cousin 6 times removed. He may be controversial, but how many people can say they have a relative that started a religion?
  		Brigham Young's Cursed Gold There was to be an episode of X Files that involved a monster in a gold mine. Somehow before it was made it morphed into an episode in which our heroes were trapped in a Florida apartment building during a hurricane. The monster stalking them now was a water monster. Within our family we have the unsolved mystery of Brigham Young's cursed gold. In the early days of the Mormon church Brigham Young was seeking to make a self sufficient society. He discouraged mining because of the outside influence and money such and operation would normally require. One day in the area now known as Tooele County near Lake Point and Stansbury Park, Mormon Convert and sheepherder, Jack Croslin was tending his flock in one of the areas many canyons. Eventually some of the sheep wandered higher in the canyon. As he followed the wondering animals he happened upon an outcropping of milky quartz richly streaked with gold. He knew Brigham Young's view on the matter, but surly he couldn’t just leave all of that money lay there. He met with his local bishop who only confirmed Young's views on the matter. He then made the trip to Salt lake and met with Brigham Young himself. Legend has it that during that meeting that Brigham told Croslin that anyone who attempted to retrieve that gold would be cursed. In small communities secrets don't exist. Soon everyone knew why he had ventured to Salt Lake. He was pressed for more information, but he let only small clues slip and kept the exact location to himself. A few years latter Croslin's brother in law began selling pieces of raw gold. People assumed that Croslin was either mining the gold himself or had revealed the exact location to his brother in law. Croslin denied this. It's possible the brother in law stumbled across the find on his own but no one will ever know because soon after he was found dead in the Oquirrh Range foothills with no apparent cause of death! The locals assumed it was the result of Brigham Young's curse. Shortly after that when Croslin himself died in a sawmill accident it was assumed it happened because he had revealed the location of the gold. It wasn't long after that the curse claimed it's next victim. Two brothers, Croslin's nephews, were rumored to be in possession of a map with the location of the mine. For some reason the brothers began to argue. Perhaps greed was in full affect and they couldn't decide how to split the gold. Perhaps it was simply the curse because one brother shot and killed the other. He then ran away never to be heard from again. Depending on who's telling the story the next chapter occurs when Wild Bill Hickman, excommunicated Mormon, disgraced former bodyguard and spy for Brigham Young and alleged assassin befriended the Widow Croslin in an attempt to get his hands on the gold. Since federal marshals were on his trail and he was about to be arrested he fled to Wyoming territory where he died in poverty. The widow became an outcast because of her association with Hickman. No one dared search for the gold again until after Brigham Young's death in 1877. As far as is known the gold is still out there. Elements of the story are certainly true, however you'll have to decide if the curse is reality.
  		Brigham Young 2. Pioneers and prominent men of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah, Utah pioneers book publishing company, 1913.
  		Brigham Young & Margaret Pierce. Photos of Brigham young with his wives are rare. This is one of perhaps two or three exceptions.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Pictures and Biographies of Brigham Young and his Wives. Pictures and Biographies of Brigham Young and his Wives. Published and authored: Salt Lake City, Utah, James H. Crockwell. Date Unknown. Large file, 2.76M
  		In Memoriam Brigham Young. Joseph Ferdinand Keppler lithograph Printed by Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann, New York. 1877.
  		Brigham Young leading parade of women. A political cartoon using Brigham Young as an excuse to oppose women's suffrage. From Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Octobrt 2, 1869 page 56.
  		Rome Weekly Brigham Young Obituary. Rome Weekly Courier, Rome, Georgia, September 19, 1877 page 4.