Dates

• Existence: 1804 - 1887

Parallel Names

• ERS (Eliza Roxey Snow), 1804-1887
• Roxcy Snow, Eliza, 1804-1887
• Roxey Snow, Eliza, 1804-1887
• Sister Snow, 1804-1887
• Smith, Eliza Roxey Snow, 1804-1887

Biographical History

Eliza R. Snow (1804-1887) was a poet in Utah.

Eliza Roxey Snow was born January 21, 1804, in Becket, Massachusetts to Oliver Snow and Rosetta Lenora Pettibone. Her family moved to Ohio while she was a child, where she joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1835. She followed the early migrations of the Saints, working as a teacher in Kirtland, Ohio and Nauvoo, Illinois. In 1842 she married Joseph Smith Jr., and after his death married Brigham Young in 1849.

Snow was deeply involved in the Church, participating in the organization of the Relief Society and later serving as its second general president. She was also a noted author and poet in pioneer Utah. Snow died on December 5, 1887, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:

Her Song for the Fourth of July, 1862: t.p. (E.R.S.)

Info. from Curator, Western Americana Collection, Princeton University, 6-1-88 (E.R.S. stands for Eliza Roxey Snow, 1804-1887)

NUC pre-56 (Smith, Mrs. Eliza Roxey (Snow), 1804-1887)

Her The personal writings of Eliza Roxcy Snow, 1804-1887, 1995: CIP t.p. (Eliza Roxcy Snow)

RLIN, 2/18/98 (usage: Eliza R. Snow; Eliza R. Snow Smith; Eliza Roxey Snow; E.R. Snow Smith; E.R.S; E.R.S.S)

Encycl. of Mormonism, 1992: (Snow, Eliza R.; b. 1804; d. 1887) page 1647 (Snow, Eliza R. (Roxcy, most often spelled Roxey); b. Jan 21, 1804, Becket, Massachusetts; d. Dec 5, 1887, Salt Lake City, Utah; writer, poet; General President, Relief Society, 1866-Dec 5, 1887) page 1364-1366 (Snow, Eliza R., known as "Zion's poetess"; 1867 assignment to organize Relief Societies throughout the world; involved with the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association and Primary Association; born in Becket, Massachusetts on January 21, 1804; raised in Mantua, Portage County, Ohio; joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1835 and moved to Kirtland; taught school in Kirtland; moved to Adam-Ondi-Ahman, Missouri for 9 months; moved to Quincy, Illinois; moved to Nauvoo, Illinois to teach school; drafted bylaws and was secretary of the Relief Society when it was organized in 1842; moved to Winter Quarters, Nebraska; arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on October 9, 1847; served on board of Deseret Hospital; advisory board of the Woman's Exponent, semimonthly newspaper for Mormon women; authored book called the Women of Mormondom; knows as Sister Snow and Aunt Eliza)

Familysearch.org, via WWW, Apr. 24, 2013 (Eliza Roxey Snow; b. Jan. 21, 1804 in Becket, Mass.; parents: Oliver Snow and Rosetta Lenora Pettibone; baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Apr. 5, 1835; m. June 29, 1842 in Nauvoo, Ill. to Joseph Smith (1805-1844); m. June 26, 1849 in Nauvoo, Ill. to Brigham Young (1801-1877); d. Dec. 5, 1887)

Wikipedia, via WWW, Apr. 24, 2013 (Eliza Roxcy Snow; b. Jan. 21, 1804 in Becket, Mass.; d. Dec. 5, 1887 in Salt Lake City, Utah; taught school, noted poet and author; plural wife of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young; participated in organization of Relief Society, served as second president (1866-1887); lived in Hiram, Ohio, Kirtland, Ohio, Nauvoo, Ill.)

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

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A song of praise and thanksgiving for the anniversary celebration of the pioneers' first entrance in the valley/ by Eliza R. Snow

 Digital Record

Identifier: VMSS772_S5_F9_I2

Dates: 1852 July 3

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Sterling E. Beesley collection of Mormon church music

 Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 6838

Abstract

19th century LDS church music, photocopied by Sterling E. Beesley, 1991.

Dates: 1991

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Zina Presendia Young Williams Card photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS P 105

Scope and Contents

Collection includes photographs of Zina Presendia Young Williams Card, Brigham Young's wives and family, Joseph F. Smith, George Albert Smith, Eliza R. Snow, Zina D.H. Young, Susa Young Gates, and the Card family. C.R. Savage is the photographer of many of the photographs. Materials dated approximately 1830-1949.

Dates: approximately 1830-1949

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

C. W. Carter photographs and negatives of early Utah

 Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS P 133

Scope and Contents

Collection includes photographs and negatives with images of Salt Lake City, Utah, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and other Utah residents.

Dates: approximately 1860-1899

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Julius S. Dalley collection of Mormon materials

 Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 3927

Abstract

Materials from the lives of Elizabeth R. Snow and Erastus Snow, 1851-1933.

Dates: 1851-1933

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

East family papers

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233634879]

Identifier: MSS 8091

Scope and Contents

Contains reminiscences of Edward Wallace East, a letter written by Eliza R. Snow to Willmirth Greer East discussing the gospel in the mid to late-1800s, and other materials related to the East family.

Dates: 1857-1893

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Eliza R. Snow poetry, 1852, 1856

 Series

Identifier: Vault MSS 772 Series 5

Scope and Contents

Contains poetry by Eliza R. Snow for Thomas Bullock before he serves in the British mission and in celebration of the Mormon pioneers entering the Salt Lake valley. Dated 1852 and 1856.

Dates: 1852, 1856

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Thomas Bullock papers

Inscribed to sister Howard

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230334804]

Identifier: MSS 1081

Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten poem and a photocopy of the item in print. The poem apparently is an attempt to help someone facing bereavement.

Dates: 1864

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History special project records, 1995-2005

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 8009 Series 2 Sub-Series 4

Scope and Contents Contains records for special projects carried out by the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute, including records on an Eliza R. Snow documentary, Mormon Studies leadership awards and symposia, a Yale Conference entitled God, Humanity and Revelation: Perspectives from Mormon Philosophy and History, international outreach efforts, agendas and proposals of the Council on Religious Endeavors (CORE), coordination with the Brigham Young University Special Collections and church archives, Mormon...

Dates: 1995-2005

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jill Mulvay Derr papers / Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History records

Journal of Margaret Pierce Whitesides Young

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230233071]

Identifier: MSS SC 68

Scope and Contents

Typescript of a journal which gives accounts of Young's conversion to Mormonism, visits of church leaders, marriage to Brigham Young, exodus west, experiences in Utah and her feelings about women's suffrage and the practice of polygamy.

Dates: approximately 1900-1976

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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