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Young, Brigham, 1801-1877

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1801 - 1877

Biography

Brigham Young (1801-1877) was a Latter-day Saint ecclesiastical leader and politician in Utah.

Brigham Young was born on June 1, 1801, in Witingham, Vermont. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1832, and moved to Kirtland, Ohio. He followed the migration of the Church from Ohio to Missouri to Nauvoo, Illinois. In February 1846, he led the "Mormon Exodus" to the West, and was sustained as the second president of the Church on December 27, 1847. Arriving in Utah, he settled in Salt Lake City, and in 1849 was appointed as governor of Utah Territory. Young passed away on August 29, 1877, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
Its Proclamation by the governor, 1853: t.p. (Brigham Young)

Webster's new biog. dict. (Young, Brigham, governor, 1849-1857)

Encyclopedia of Mormonism, 1992: page 1650 (Young, Brigham, b. June 1, 1801, Whitingham, Vermont; d. Aug. 29, 1877, Salt Lake City, Utah; occupation: carpenter-glazier; President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dec 27, 1847-Aug 29, 1877; President of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles, April 14, 1840; Apostle, Feb. 14, 1835) pages 1601-1605 (Brigham Young, colonizer, territorial governor, and president of the Church of Jeus Christ of Latter-day Saints, moved to Auburn, New York in 1815; moved to Port Byron, New York in 1823; married Oct 5, 1824; after four years in Port Byron moved to Oswego; 1828 moved to Mendon; baptized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spring of 1832; 1833 moved to Kirtland, Ohio; 1834 Zion's Camp; 1838 moved to Caldwell County, Missouri; 1839 moved to Commerce, later renamed Nauvoo, Illinois; February 1846 left Nauvoo; arrived Salt Lake Valley, July 24, 1847) page 1605 (built home in Salt Lake City and eventually Provo and St. George) page 1607 (1849 established the perpetual emigrating fund)

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Young's Grave, Salt Lake City, Utah

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSS_1608_p66_b2_f6_212a
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

C. W. Carter composite photograph of Salt Lake Temple

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233636379]
Identifier: MSS 8233
Scope and Contents

Photograph by Carter from 1892 containing images taken during the construction of the Salt Lake Tabernacle and the Salt Lake Temple, with the dates of the pictures. It also contains portraits of Brigham Young, John Taylor, and Wilford Woodruff and some short quotes about the construction of the Tabernacle and the Temple.

Dates: approximately 1892
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / C. W. Carter composite photograph of Salt Lake Temple

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 / C. W. Carter photographs and negatives of early Utah

Newspaper clipping of Salt Lake City images

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227622260]
Identifier: MSS 3350
Scope and Contents

Collection includes a single page of the Illustrated Times newspaper, featuring images of Great Salt Lake City and the home of Brigham Young. Page was taken from the July 31, 1858 issue of the paper.

Dates: 1858 July 31
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Newspaper clipping of Salt Lake City images

Photographs of Salt Lake City

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230233360]
Identifier: MSS 3260
Scope and Contents

This collection contains three photographs, ca. 1867-1892. Two photographs are of city scenes (Salt Lake City) from 1870 and 1872. The third is a collage of pictures that follow the construction of the temple and tabernacle in Salt Lake City from 1867-1892.

Dates: 1867-1892
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Photographs of Salt Lake City

C. R. Savage photographs of Salt Lake City, Utah

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227643522]
Identifier: MSS 3710
Scope and Contents This collection contains 14 various sized black and white photographs of scenes around Salt Lake City, Utah. Images include George Q. Cannon, the Salt Lake Temple, Brigham Young's grave, the Eagle Gate, the General Tithing Office, the Salt Lake Tabernacle, the Saltair Resort, Garfield Beach, and a few portraits of unidentified people. The majority of the photographs were taken by C.R. Savage, but others were taken by F.I. Monsen and Co., C.W. Carter, Ellis and Goodwin, B.B. Peterson, and G....
Dates: 1880-1899
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / C. R. Savage photographs of Salt Lake City, Utah

Photographs of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles under President John Taylor

 Collection — Oversize 1: [Barcode: 31197227644025]
Identifier: MSS 3712
Scope and Contents This large framed photo montage consists of images of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in 1881. The photographs are arranged in order of seniority: President John Taylor, Orson Pratt, Wilford Woodruff, Charles C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow, Erastus Snow, Franklin D. Richards, George Q. Cannon (1st Counselor), Joseph F. Smith (2nd Counselor), Brigham Young Jr., Albert Carrington, Moses Thatcher, Francis M. Lyman, and John Henry Smith. Around each photo is the man's age, stature...
Dates: 1881
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Photographs of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles under President John Taylor

Salt Lake City views

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227643472]
Identifier: MSS 3683
Scope and Contents

This collection includes 5 photographs taken by Johnson of Salt Lake City. The images include the Salt Lake Tabernacle, the Deseret News Office, the Lion House, and the Salt Lake Theatre.

Dates: approximately 1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Salt Lake City views

Steve Zolman collection of landscape photographs, 1880-1910

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5 [Barcode: 31197233631032], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 8144 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains eleven landscape photographs dating from between 1865 and 1910. They are primarily photographs of mining operations in Bingham Canyon and of Temple Square views and buildings.

Dates: 1880-1910
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8144, Steve Zolman collection of early Mormon photographs

Anthony W. Street photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS P 174
Scope and Contents

Collection includes 51 photographs of Salt Lake City, Utah, and carte de visites (some photocopied) and Mormons living in Utah. The shots of Salt Lake are largely of buildings in the downtown area. Some of the visiting cards are of prominent Mormon leaders such as Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Heber C. Kimball. Most of the photographs came from the studios of Savage & Ottinger and George H. Johnson.

Dates: approximately 1850-1880
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Anthony W. Street photographs

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