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Snow, Eliza R. (Eliza Roxey), 1804-1887

 Person

Dates

  • 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.

Citation:
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 1 Collection or Record:

Eliza R. Snow letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233622353]
Identifier: MSS 7683
Scope and Contents One letter from Eliza R. Snow to a “Sister Elizabeth” regarding her return from Brigham City. She remarks on Elizabeth's slow response to her previous letters and worries that something might be wrong. Eliza reaffirms her faith and testimony of the gospel to Elizabeth, and how God will help them triumph over their tribulations. She relates recent news of young men “coming out in bold opposition to the Priesthood” and the various difficult circumstances surrounding the Latter-Day Saints at...
Dates: 1885
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Eliza R. Snow letter

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