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Young, Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith, 1821-1901

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1821 - 1901

Biographical History

Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith Young (1821-1901) was the third president of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a sericulturist, and the wife of Ladder-day Saint prophets Joseph Smith and Brigham Young.

Zina Diantha Huntington was born January 31, 1821 in Watertown, New York, to William Huntington and Zina Baker Huntington. Zina was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Hyrum Smith on August 1, 1835. On March 7, 1841 Zina married Henry Bailey Jacobs, with whom she had two sons: Zebulon Williams Jacobs and Henry Chariton Jacobs. Later that year, she married to Joseph Smith, Jr. on October 27, 1841. On February 2, 1846 she married Brigham Young, with whom she had a daughter, Zina Presendia Young. In addition to her three biological children, she raised four stepchildren (Mary, Clarissa Maria, Willard, and Phoebe) after their mother Clarissa Ross Chase Young died. In her later years, Zina served as Relief Society General President beginning in 1888 until her death on August 27, 1901 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
Bradley, Martha Sonntag. The four Zinas, 2000: CIP galley (Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith Young; b. Jan. 31, 1821; d. Aug. 27, 1901)

Wikipedia, viewed February 12, 2013 : ((Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith Young; born January 31, 1821 in Watertown, New York; died August 27, 1901 in Salt Lake City, Utah, was involved with the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Biographies

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230313915]
Identifier: MSS SC 1592
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of typewritten biographies of Henry Bailey Jacobs and Zina Diantha Huntington Young, along with photocopies of typed and handwritten letters. The items, which relate to family matters and marriage relationships, include a letter from the LDS Historical Department regarding the marriages of Zina to Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, and a letter from the U.S. Customs Court in New York denying the existence of any records relating to a divorce between Henry and Zina.

Dates: 1844-1976

Jacobs family letters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7699
Scope and Contents

The Jacobs family letters are correspondence between Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith Young, Henry Bailey Jacobs, and their son, Henry Chariton Jacobs. In addition to these letters, there are also diary excerpts from Zina and Henry's other son, Zebulon Jacobs. The collection consists of two folders and is 123 pages in length. The dates of the correspondence ranges from 1846-1915.

Dates: 1846-1915

Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith Young papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2184
Scope and Contents

Handwritten correspondence, notes, poems, drafts of speeches, and miscellaneous items. The materials relate to family matters, questions on Mormon polygamy, Mormon doctrine, and Baker family history.

Dates: 1818-1880