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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 151 Collections and/or Records:

Theodore McKean letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287462]
Identifier: Vault MSS 197
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 12 April 1875, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. McKean writes to Young to decline the nomination of "Supt." of the ZCMI department store.

Dates: 1875 April 12
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Theodore McKean letter to Brigham Young

W. Medieo letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318823]
Identifier: MSS SC 2111
Scope and Contents

Handwritten copybook letters apparently signed by W. Medieo and addressed to Brigham Young and William H. Hooper. The letter addressed to Brigham Young informs him that his account has been adjusted for the fiscal year 1856-57 with the Treasury. The item addressed to Hooper relates to his application to be the acting "Secretary Pro tem" of Utah.

Dates: 1857
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / W. Medieo letters

W. Miller letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287355]
Identifier: Vault MSS 199
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 27 Jan. 1876, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Miller writes to "Bishop" Young asking him to consider a new water wheel developed by "Prof." Miller.

Dates: 1876 January 27
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / W. Miller letter to Brigham Young

John B. Milner letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287108]
Identifier: Vault MSS 178
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 28 Sept. 1875, and addressed to Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church. Milner writes a letter of introduction for Margaret Pembroke.

Dates: 1875 September 28
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John B. Milner letter to Brigham Young

Minute book for William C. Allen's Company

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 779
Scope and Contents

Collection includes one volume containing minutes of the chapter's business meetings from 1876 through 1888 and a second volume containing handwritten copies of the company's business correspondence and letters from various Mormon church leaders.

Dates: 1876-1888
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Minute book for William C. Allen's Company

Stephen Bliss Moore correspondence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321140]
Identifier: MSS SC 2223
Scope and Contents

Handwritten correspondence. Three of the items are photocopies of handwritten items and are from Brigham Young (1801-1877) approving Moore's activities and giving him permission to settle in Strawberry Valley, Utah. One letter is from Stephen Moore to his wife, Eleanor, telling her of his experiences working away from home. Another item is from Eleanor Moore telling her brother of the death of her son, Stephen.

Dates: 1859-1894
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Stephen Bliss Moore correspondence

History of my father, Stephen Bliss Moore, and my mother, Eleanor Colton Moore : pioneers and children of pioneers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232487543]
Identifier: MSS 290
Scope and Contents Typewritten biography of Stephen Bliss Moore and his wife, Eleanor Colton Moore. Stephen and Eleanor were Mormon pioneers who married in 1857. They lived in Salt Lake City, Utah, near the "Indian Farm" by Spanish Fork, Utah, at the Tintic Mining district near Eureka, Utah, and near Provo, Utah. They had encounters with Ute Indians. Stephen worked as a miner, rancher, and as a grower of fruit trees. Lott often quotes from diaries and letters in the biography of her parents. Also...
Dates: 1857-1953
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / History of my father, Stephen Bliss Moore, and my mother, Eleanor Colton Moore : pioneers and children of pioneers

Collection of Mormon Battalion Festival RSVP letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS SC 1323
Scope and Contents

A collection of five handwritten RSVP letters addressed to Brigham Young and sent from Matthew Caldwell, Reddick Newton Allred, Simmons Philander Curtis, Haden Wells Chruch, and one unknown author. The RSVP letters were written in the month of June of 1863 confirming the guests attending the Mormon Battalion festival in July of that year. Materials dated June 14 to 30, 1863.

Dates: 1863 June 14-30
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collection of Mormon Battalion Festival RSVP letters

Mormon Church in Hawaii

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318369]
Identifier: MSS SC 1962
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of correspondence, reports, histories, petitions, resolutions, and miscellaneous items relating to the Mormon Church in Hawaii. Most of the materials are associated with missionary work, and most date from the nineteenth century. A few items are in the Hawaiian language. One letter was written by the Mormon prophet, Brigham Young (1801-1877), and several letters are addressed to Daniel H. Wells, the Mormon apostle.

Dates: 1851-1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mormon Church in Hawaii

O. P. Myers letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287371]
Identifier: Vault MSS 201
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 8 June 1875, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Myers gives Young complimentary tickets to the circus.

Dates: 1875 June 8
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / O. P. Myers letter to Brigham Young

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