 Abt 1840 - Abt 1878 (38 years)
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| Name |
Sally Young |
| Birth |
Abt 1840 |
| Gender |
Female |
| Biographical Information |
Sally was a native American girl that the Youngs adopted in 1847.
As a young child she was kidnapped from the Southern Paiute tribe by another tribe and tortured. When the kidnappers came into Salt Lake with two girls about 4 or 5 years old trying to sell them the Mormons initially declined. The enraged chief took one of the girls and killed her. He then threw the body towards them telling them they had no hearts, or they would have bought it and saved its life.
Charles Decker, a brother-in-law of Brigham Young, not wanting the same thing to happen to the other girl purchased her with his rifle and pony.
[John R. Young wrote] "She was the saddest-looking piece of humanity I have ever seen. They had shingled her head with butcher knives and fire brands. All the fleshy parts of her body, legs, and arms had been hacked with knives, then fire brands had been stuck into the wounds. She was gaunt with hunger, and smeared from head to foot with blood and ashes. After being washed and clothed, she was given to President [Brigham] Young and became as one of his family. They named her Sally."
After this experience Brigham Young encouraged his followers to adopt Indian children offered for sale.
She eventually married a local tribal chief Kanosh and moved to central Utah where the town of Kanosh is now.
She died at age 38. Some claim she was murdered by a jealous wife of Chief Kanosh but, there is no evidence and other researchers attribute this to a folk tale. |
| Death |
Abt 1878 |
 Siblings |
7 siblings |
1. Brigham Heber Young, b. 19 Jun 1845, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois  d. 3 Jun 1928, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah |
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| 2. Fanny Decker Young, b. 25 Jan 1849, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah d. 20 Jan 1892, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah |
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| 4. Shermira Young, b. 21 Mar 1853, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah d. 24 Aug 1915 |
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| 6. Feramorz Little Young, b. 16 Sep 1858, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah d. 27 Sep 1881, Crossing the Atlantic Ocean |
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| Person ID |
I6707 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
6 Dec 2016 |
| Father |
Brigham Young, b. 1 Jun 1801, Whitingham, Windham, Vermont d. 29 Aug 1877, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah (Age 76 years) |
| Relationship |
Adopted |
| Mother |
Lucy Ann Decker, b. 17 May 1822, Phelps, Ontario, New York d. 24 Jan 1890, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah (Age 67 years) |
| Relationship |
Adopted |
| Marriage |
14 Jun 1842 |
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois |
| Family ID |
F2238 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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