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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 91 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Young letter to Samuel W. Richards

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233294708]
Identifier: Vault MSS 779
Scope and Contents Handwritten and signed letter dated 27 Feb. 1853 and addressed to Samuel W. Richards in Liverpool, England. The item was composed in Salt Lake City, Utah. Young reports on the condition of Utah at the end of a severe winter during which the Utahns received no mail from outside the territory. Young also writes about the sugar industry in Utah, the progress on buildings and machinery of the Deseret Manufacturing Company, the excavations on the foundation of the Salt Lake Temple, the...
Dates: 1853 February 27
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to Samuel W. Richards

Brigham Young letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231564599]
Identifier: MSS 289
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of two handwritten letters with a microfiche copy. The second of the two letters was started on the same page as the first. The items were dated 20 April and 4 May 1847. Young writes to his wife, Mary Ann Angell Young, while she was in Winter Quarters, Nebraska. Young informs Mary about his experiences while on the initial trek of Mormon pioneers to Utah.

Dates: 1847
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letters

Brigham Young letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231237931]
Identifier: MSS SC 979
Scope and Contents

Letter to "Charley" Moffett expressing good wishes, concern over being traced by means of the postal service, and the welfare of Anderson's wife.

Dates: 1877
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letters

Brigham Young letters

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292868]
Identifier: Vault MSS 723
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letters dated 1854 and addressed to Utah Militia Major David Moore. The documents discuss the survey of a road through Ogden canyon, the relocation of Ute Indians, and the estate settlement of Isaac Moore.

Dates: 1854
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letters

Brigham Young letters to Appleton Milo Harmon

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288189]
Identifier: Vault MSS 268
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letters, dated 4 July and 15 Aug. 1866, and addressed to Appleton Milo Harmon of Washington, Utah. Young writes about the cotton factory in Washington.

Dates: 1866
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letters to Appleton Milo Harmon

Brigham Young letters to Brigham Morris Young

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232538238]
Identifier: MSS 560
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten letters addressed to Young's son, Brigham Morris Young (1854-1931), while serving on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii. Brigham Young writes about the Church's activities in Utah including the progress on the St. George Temple, Young's inspiration to start the United Order, his trip to St. George, Utah, and numerous conferences and meetings.

Dates: 1873-1874
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letters to Brigham Morris Young

Brigham Young property deeds

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227613798]
Identifier: MSS SC 1320
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and printed deeds of personal property including such items as land, stock, clothing, and utensils. These items were deeded to Brigham Young (1801-1877), as trustee in trust for the Mormon Church. One of the items is signed by George Albert Smith, a counselor to Brigham Young.

Dates: 1855-1857
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young property deeds

Governor Brigham Young proclamation

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230340199]
Identifier: MSS 107
Abstract The folder contains a photograph of a printed broadside and a photonegative of the item. Young writes to the "Citizens of Utah" and warns them that an "armed, mercenary mob" is marching against them in 1857. He outlines the Mormons' grievances against the federal government and states that they are being unjustly persecuted. He forbids all armed forces from coming into Utah "under any pretence whatever," orders that the forces of the territory be ready to march "at a moment's notice" to...
Dates: 1857
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Governor Brigham Young proclamation

Joseph Young diary and accounts

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233282737]
Identifier: Vault MSS 24
Scope and Contents

Handwritten account book and diary. Young writes about speaking trips through central Utah with Brigham Young from 16 to 25 Sept. 1868 and from 27 Oct. to 2 Nov. 1869. Joseph Young also records his activities from 2 to 23 Sept. 1869 and notes for speeches.

Dates: 1868-1869
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Young diary and accounts

Margaret Pierce Whitesides Young autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230306430]
Identifier: MSS SC 882
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typescript. Originally written to be read at a 1903 meeting of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. Mrs. Young describes her life in Nauvoo and her early years in Salt Lake City, Utah. She also comments on life as a polygamous wife of Brigham Young.

Dates: 1903
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Margaret Pierce Whitesides Young autobiography

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