Snow, Eliza R. (Eliza Roxey), 1804-1887
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- Existence: 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, 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.
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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, 1888)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 4 Collections and/or Records:
Sterling E. Beesley collection of Mormon church music
19th century LDS church music, photocopied by Sterling E. Beesley, 1991.
Julius S. Dalley collection of Mormon materials
Materials from the lives of Elizabeth R. Snow and Erastus Snow, 1851-1933.
Inscribed to sister Howard
Photocopy of a handwritten poem and a photocopy of the item in print. The poem apparently is an attempt to help someone facing bereavement.
Life sketch of Eliza R. Snow
Copy of handwritten autobiography, from the Bancroft collection, of Eliza R. Snow written in 1885. Along with her story, Snow included poems and song lyrics she wrote. The 49 pages are glued to acid free paper. Materials are dated 1885.
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