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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 424 Collections and/or Records:

Augusta Gardiner letter to Brigham Young

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233283800]
Identifier: Vault MSS 94
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated October 19, 1877, written in Salt Lake City, Utah, and addressed to Brigham Young, second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Gardiner writes that she has prayed and received a dream. She desires to be sealed to a good man.

Dates: 1871 October 19
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Augusta Gardiner letter to Brigham Young

Mary Field Garner autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230334267]
Identifier: MSS 1141
Scope and Contents

Typewritten excerpts from an autobiography. Garner writes about her conversion to Mormonism, her life in Nauvoo, Illinois, her memories of Joseph Smith (1805-1844) and the "mantle" of the prophet falling on Brigham Young (1801-1877), her journey to Utah, and her life in Slaterville, Utah.

Dates: approximately 1880
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mary Field Garner autobiography

Geauga County (Ohio) court record

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317981]
Identifier: MSS SC 1930
Scope and Contents

One handwritten court record. The item is a copy made in 1860 by William N. Keeny, clerk of Geauga County, of the original court record dated 1839. The Halsted Haines Co. sued Joseph Smith (1805-1844), Hyrum Smith, Olivery Cowdery, Sidney Rigdon, Brigham Young, and other Mormon Church leaders for redress in connection with questionable business practices. Since the defendants failed to appear when summoned, the plaintiffs were awarded $2337.35 plus expenses.

Dates: 1839
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Geauga County (Ohio) court record

Mrs. T. A. Goffe letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286894]
Identifier: Vault MSS 166
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 26 Nov. 1875, and addressed to Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church. Mrs. Goffe writes about the possibility of finding employment for her husband, Theodore A. Goffe.

Dates: 1875 November 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mrs. T. A. Goffe letter to Brigham Young

Ephraim Green certificates

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230344050]
Identifier: MSS 180
Scope and Contents

Printed and handwritten certificates. These items certify that Green is of good character and is travelling to Hawaii on a mission for the Mormon Church. Two of the manuscripts are signed by the second president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young.

Dates: 1852
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ephraim Green certificates

Almerin Grow letter to Brigham Young

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232593563]
Identifier: MSS 8731
Content Description

Letter written by Grow to Brigham Young, in which Grow requests help in regaining his priesthood and the custody of his children in exchange for moving to Fillmore, Utah, as Young had asked him. Materials dated September 9, 1858.

Dates: 1858 September 9
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Almerin Grow letter to Brigham Young

Collins Rowe Hakes letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336254]
Identifier: MSS 466
Scope and Contents Typewritten letter addressed "to whom it may concern: and especially my own family." The item was written in Mesa, Arizona, and dated 24 April 1916. It was copied by S. C. Richardson on 1 June 1931. Hakes heard of the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857 before he moved to Parowan, Utah, in 1858. He writes with the intention of showing that Brigham Young, second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, had nothing to do with the massacre. He quotes Young as saying to...
Dates: 1916
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Collins Rowe Hakes letter

Jacob Hamblin papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 815
Scope and Contents

The letter from Brigham Young to Jacob Hamblin in this collection was written about one month before the Mountain Meadows Massacre took place. In it, Young appoints Hamblin to be president of the Santa Clara Indian mission and tells him to keep good relations with the Indians. This collection also contains four blessings given to Jacob Hamblin.

Dates: 1857-1885
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jacob Hamblin papers

Francis Asbury Hammond papers

 Collection — Box 7: [Barcode: 31197233598173]
Identifier: MSS 18
Scope and Contents Collection contains materials related to Hammond dealing with the early settlement of San Juan County in southern Utah and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) business of the San Juan Stake which comprised a large portion of southern Utah as well as parts of Colorado and Arizona. The collection includes personal and family correspondence, ecclesiastical correspondence, and journals. Personal and family correspondence relates to pioneer life in southern Utah in...
Dates: approximately 1851-1937
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Francis Asbury Hammond papers

The handcart companies of 1856 and Arza Erastus Hinkley

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315589]
Identifier: MSS SC 1770
Scope and Contents

Softbound typescript of an account of the rescue of the Martin Handcart Company, taken from journals and oral family histories.

Dates: 1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / The handcart companies of 1856 and Arza Erastus Hinkley

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