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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 6 Collections and/or Records:

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

A Mormon law student's letter to a preacher

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489481]
Identifier: MSS 559
Scope and Contents

Newspaper clipping published in the "Deseret News" on 3 June 1908. Jenson writes in answer to a church sermon by Luther Freeman. Jenson defends Brigham Young and the Mormons from Freeman's attack.

Dates: 1908 June 3
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / A Mormon law student's letter to a preacher

To the bishops and presiding elders of the various wards and settlements of Utah Territory

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232498888]
Identifier: MSS 238
Scope and Contents

Printed circular. The item has the name Brigham Young printed on it as its author. Young proposes the building of a telegraph line to run north and south through the Utah Territory.

Dates: approximately 1860
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / To the bishops and presiding elders of the various wards and settlements of Utah Territory

Charles Edmund West newsclippings

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230314517]
Identifier: MSS SC 1645
Scope and Contents

Two photocopies of newsclippings, handwritten genealogy notes on the back of an envelope (with photocopy), and Dr. West's handwritten story about Brigham Young on note paper. The clippings represent a tribute and an obituary.

Dates: 1935-1942
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles Edmund West newsclippings

Philip Yordan papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1789
Scope and Contents

Scripts, notes, advertising layouts, articles, newspaper clippings, surveys, and questionnaires. The materials relate to the filming, promotion, and the reception of the movie "Brigham." David Yeaman also produced the film.

Dates: 1977-1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Philip Yordan papers

Brigham Young correspondence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317486]
Identifier: MSS SC 1869
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of a handwritten letter to Brigham Young from Jno. O. Dominis, secretary to King Kamehameha V of Hawaii. Also included is a published copy of the letter in the "Deseret News" and a letter of Brigham Young to the King. Young expresses a desire to purchase land in Hawaii to grow cotton for the Mormons. Dominis, writing for the king, expresses concern that Young's intentions are to do missionary work.

Dates: 1865
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young correspondence

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