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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 141 Collections and/or Records:

Katharine Smith Salisbury correspondence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321272]
Identifier: MSS SC 2287
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten letters and typed copies of correspondence. Salisbury writes to the Mormon Church leaders Brigham Young (1801-1877), Orson Pratt (1811-1881), and John Taylor (1808-1887) requesting funds. One letter in the collection is from Brigham Young. Two of the items were written by Salisbury to her "Dear Sister" (probably her sister-in-law, Samantha) in 1853 and 1854 lamenting the death of a family member, "Jenkins."

Dates: 1853-1879
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Katharine Smith Salisbury correspondence

Frederick William Seward autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324995]
Identifier: MSS SC 2562
Scope and Contents

Typewritten excerpt taken from a "memo of his life and selections from his letters 1861-1872." Seward writes about coming to Utah by train and describes what he saw in Salt Lake City. He met the president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young (1801-1877), and relates what Young said about Mormon polygamy.

Dates: approximately 1870
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Frederick William Seward autobiography

John Fewson Smith letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287538]
Identifier: Vault MSS 193
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 26 Jan. 1866, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Smith writes to Young about a real estate transaction.Mormon railroad man living in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 1866 January 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Fewson Smith letter to Brigham Young

A. O. Smoot papers

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489648]
Identifier: MSS 574
Scope and Contents Photocopies of handwritten and printed certificates, letters of appointment, letters, an invitation, and a patriarchal blessing. The materials include a missionary recommendation dated 1851 when Smoot was called on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Britain; a patriarchal blessing from Joseph Smith, Sr., the father of the first president of the Church, Joseph Smith, Jr.; two appointments as an agent for the Perpetual Emigration Fund for the Church; a letter...
Dates: 1837-1892
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / A. O. Smoot papers

Arthur Stayner letter

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233283651]
Identifier: Vault MSS 90
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 7 Oct. 1873, and addressed to Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church. Stayner writes to Young stating that another wagon should be sold in the ZCMI department stores.

Dates: 1873 October 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Arthur Stayner letter

Heber C. Kimball and Brigham young stock subscription certificate

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287645]
Identifier: Vault MSS 229
Scope and Contents

Handwritten subscription certificate signed by nine persons and two corporations and dated 3 March 1866. The item was signed by Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church, and Heber C. Kimball, an apostle in the same faith.

Dates: 1866 March 3
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Heber C. Kimball and Brigham young stock subscription certificate

James Street letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287348]
Identifier: Vault MSS 200
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 18 Dec. 1865, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Street writes to Young concerning poles for the transcontinental telegraph line.

Dates: 1865 December 18
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Street letter to Brigham Young

George Swan letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287553]
Identifier: Vault MSS 195
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 24 Nov. 1874, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Swan writes to Young concerning an assessment of stock in the Utah Southern Railroad.

Dates: 1874 November 24
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George Swan letter to Brigham Young

John Taylor letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232491081]
Identifier: MSS 677
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of typed copies of letters sent by John Taylor to his wives and to such LDS Church leaders as Brigham Young and Wilford Woodruff. The materials deal largely with family and Church matters. Also included are photocopies of handwritten notes on Taylor's various wives.

Dates: 1839-1887
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Taylor letters

Mary Van Cott Young telegram to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233283693]
Identifier: Vault MSS 99
Scope and Contents

Telegram dated 11 Aug. 1870, written in Provo, Utah, and addressed to Brigham Young. Mary states that the baby is not well, and she adds that she wants to come home.

Dates: 1870 August 11
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mary Van Cott Young telegram to Brigham Young

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