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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 199 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from John

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 3197230324029]
Identifier: MSS SC 2472
Scope and Contents Handwritten letter dated 10 Jan. 1858 and signed with "John." The item was addressed to "Ezekiel & Ellison" and written in Calaveras County, California. John writes about his life in California. "It is a lovely climate ... pass the remainder of my days away out here among the mountains of California with a good mining claim." He comments on the Mormons and their difficulties with the federal government. "I had thought somewhat of joining the Mormons. ... What is your opinion of this...
Dates: 1858 January 10
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Letter from John

Letter, Great Salt Lake City [Utah], to Rose Canfield, Weber [Utah]

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230320019]
Identifier: MSS SC 2164
Scope and Contents

Addressed to a teacher in Weber County. Mentions his early knowledge that God had a use for him and comments on the relative worth of being practical-minded and having book learning. Encourages practical education. He notes that he wrote the letter "with my own hand". Typed transcript included.

Dates: 1869
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Letter, Great Salt Lake City [Utah], to Rose Canfield, Weber [Utah]

Letter, Salt Lake City, Utah, to Bishop John M. Whitaker, Sugarhouse, Utah

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230240407]
Identifier: MSS SC 361
Scope and Contents

TLS which relates the remarks of Brigham Young, George Q. Cannon and Lorenzo Snow in reference to blacks and the priesthood. Also includes shorthand notes on the last page by John M. Whitaker.

Dates: 1909
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Letter, Salt Lake City, Utah, to Bishop John M. Whitaker, Sugarhouse, Utah

Letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287116]
Identifier: Vault MSS 179
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 2 May 1870, and addressed to Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church. Someone who signed his name only as "Riggs" writes to Young about financial matters.

Dates: 1870 May 2
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Letter to Brigham Young

Joseph Young letter to Phineas Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288585]
Identifier: Vault MSS 306
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed diary addressed to Phineas Young and dated 27 Oct. 1836. Joseph tells Phineas about the conditions of employment of a painter in Kirtland, Ohio. Young says that Brigham Young would be the best person to do the painting.

Dates: 1836 October 27
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Young letter to Phineas Young

Letters received

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336023]
Identifier: MSS 1050
Scope and Contents Photocopies of handwritten and signed letters. Three of the items are letters of introduction by the second president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young. Another letter is from Brigham Young asking William Huntington for his aid in bringing Clarissa A. Scofield to Mormon Church headquarters. This item also includes a lengthy postscript concerning activities in preparation for the Mormon migration to Utah. Also included is a letter from the Mormon Apostle, Heber C. Kimball, asking...
Dates: 1846-1849
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Letters received

Letters to Brigham Young regarding the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company, 1854-1855

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232550480], Folder: 24
Identifier: MSS 843 File 24
Scope and Contents

A group of four letters addressed to Brigham Young by leaders of the Church regarding the Perpetual Emigrating Fund. Authors of the letters include George Hill, writing from Fort Ephraim; Eli Kelsey, writing from Tooele City; Silas Richards, writing from Union; and William Pace, writing from Spanish Fork. Dated 1854-1855.

Dates: 1854-1855
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 843, Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company records

Jesse C. Little letters received and pamphlets

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309210]
Identifier: MSS SC 1124
Scope and Contents

Letters received, miscellaneous items, and pamphlets composed by Little. These materials largely deal with Little's activities in the mission field in the 1840's. Letters are from such prominent individuals as Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Thomas L. Kane.

Dates: 1844-1892
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jesse C. Little letters received and pamphlets

Lorenzo Snow Lyman collection

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230328814]
Identifier: MSS SC 2976
Scope and Contents Correspondence and certificates of Lorenzo S. Lyman and Lyman family papers. The correspondence deals with 19th and 20th century Utah politics; references to Brigham Young, Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, the St. George Temple, and Utah mining and politics; Family History; family activities in various locations (San Bernardino, California and Fillmore and Parowan, Utah); and letters from Francis M. Lyman about being an apostle and travels (a visit to Egypt and Palestine in 1902)....
Dates: 1853-1964
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Lorenzo Snow Lyman collection

Philip Margetts papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 406
Scope and Contents Photocopies of diaries, newspaper clippings, play scripts, articles on Utah and LDS Church history, and correspondence. Margetts writes about his trip to Utah in 1850. His diary covers the time he served as a missionary for the LDS Church in Great Britain from 1857 to 1858. Many of the items relate to Margetts' career in the theater, to the Salt Lake Theater, and to drama in Utah. The correspondence includes a letter from the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Dates: 1850-1928
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Philip Margetts papers

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