Young, Joseph, 1797-1881
Dates
- Existence: 1797 - 1881
Biography
Joseph Young (1797-1881) was the president of the Quorum of Seventy for the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints and the brother of Church prophet Brigham Young.
Joseph Young was born on April 7, 1797, in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, to parents John Hayden Young and Abagail Nabby Howe. Although he was a preacher for the Methodist Chuch in 1830, he was introduced to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by his brother (and future prophet) Brigham Young and was baptized on April 6, 1832. Soon after being baptized, he went on a mission to Upper Canada and New York City. On February 18, 1834, Young and Jane Adeline Bicknell were married in Geneseo, New York. Over the years they had eleven children together. In 1835 Young was called to be one of the members of the Quroum of the Seventy.
Young and his family moved from Kirtland, Ohio, to Independence, Missouri, and stopped at Haun's Mill, in Caldwell County, Missouri. Here, on October 28, 1838, they witnessed the violent massacre at Haun's Mill. Young was able to escape injury or death by hiding in the bushes. Young moved to Nauvoo and there began practicing pllural marriage by marrying two more wives on January 16, 1846: Lucinda Allen and Lydia Caroline Hagar. He also married Mary Ann Huntley on February 6, 1846; Sarah Jane Snow on April 7, 1868; and Elizabeth Stevens on November 28, 1868. Eventually Young and his family settled in Salt Lake City in 1850. Young had a total of ten children with his plural wives. In 1870, Young served a mission to the British Isles.
Joseph Young died on July 16, 1881.
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Wikipedia, via WWW, February 27, 2015 (born on April 7, 1797, in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, to parents John Hayden Young and Abagail Nabby Howe; preacher for the Methodist Chuch in 1830; introduced to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by his brother (and future prophet) Brigham Young; baptized on April 6, 1832; went on a mission to Upper Canada and New York City; On February 18, 1834, Young and Jane Adeline Bicknell were married in Geneseo, New York; Over the years they had eleven children together; In 1835 Young was called to be one of the members of the Quroum of the Seventy; moved from Kirtland, Ohio, to Independence, Missouri, and stopped at Haun's Mill, in Caldwell County, Missouri; witnessed the violent massacre at Haun's Mill; Young was able to escape injury or death by hiding in the bushes; Young moved to Nauvoo and there began practicing plural marriage by marrying two more wives on January 16, 1846: Lucinda Allen and Lydia Caroline Hagar; married Mary Ann Huntley on February 6, 1846; Sarah Jane Snow on April 7, 1868; and Elizabeth Stevens on November 28, 1868; ten children; Young and his family settled in Salt Lake City in 1850; 1870 Young served a mission to the British Isles; died on July 16, 1881)Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph Young and Seymour B. Young papers
Photocopy of a handwritten autobiography and an account of Joseph Young's death and funeral by his son, Seymour B. Young. Joseph writes about his conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and comments on various doctrines of that faith.
Joseph Young affadavit of Haun's Mill massacre
Materials include Joseph Young's original eyewitness account of events that occured during the Haun's Mill massacre on October 30, 1838. His account was witnessed and sealed on June 4, 1839, by John Woods of the Circuit Court in Adams County, Missouri. Young describes the mob, his escape, and the conditions of the victims. Young also writes that he helped bury the dead. The account was later used by the Church as evidence of the sufferings of its members in Missouri. Dated June 4, 1839.
Joseph Young letters
Holograph letters addressed to Lewis Harvey dated 16 Nov. and 18 Nov. 1880. Young tells about his conversion to the Mormon Church and baptism into that faith in 1832. He also tells about his dealing with the Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith (1805-1844); about the Mormon Church in Kirtland, Ohio in the 1830s; and about the organizing of the Seven Presidents of the Seventies by Joseph Smith in 1835.
Joseph Young notes
Handwritten notes and essays. "The Sacred History of Moses" is found on pages from 1 to 18. The "First Sermon" by Ezra T. Benson is found on pages from 18 to 24. Accounts and the location of members of the quorums of Seventies are found on pages 25 to 32.
Joseph Young seventies' license
Typewritten copy of a Seventies' License. This license gave John V. Smith the authority to preach and to officiate in ordinances of the Mormon Church.
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