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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 195 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Young letter to Amelia M. Frodsham

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233294286]
Identifier: Vault MSS 698
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated April 25, 1876, to Amelia M. Frodsham of Ogden, Utah. The item discusses the sale of one half (1/2) acre of land for $150.

Dates: 1876 April 25
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to Amelia M. Frodsham

Ben Kinder letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287363]
Identifier: Vault MSS 198
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 1 Sept. 1869, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Kinder writes to Young requesting employment in the "woolen factory."

Dates: 1869 September 1
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ben Kinder letter to Brigham Young

J. T. Kingsbury letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287199]
Identifier: Vault MSS 188
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 25 March 1869, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Kingsbury writes to Young about surveying instruments.

Dates: 1869 March 25
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. T. Kingsbury letter to Brigham Young

J. H. Kinkead letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287181]
Identifier: Vault MSS 189
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 8 March 1869, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Kinkead intruduces Prince D. Maxsoutoff of Russia and W. Sumner Dodge of Washington.

Dates: 1869 March 8
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. H. Kinkead letter to Brigham Young

John Lambert letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232487527]
Identifier: MSS 287
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter and a photostat copy written by John Lambert to his brother Richard on 31 Jan. 1857. John defends his decision in following the Mormons to Utah and pleads with Richard to accept the leadership of Brigham Young (1801-1877), the second president of the Mormon Church. Also included is a letter by A. C. Lambert explaining the historical context ot the item.

Dates: 1857-1939
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Lambert letters

Joseph Lamborn letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287215]
Identifier: Vault MSS 186
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letters, dated 18 Dec. 1845, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Lamborn writes about the arrests of Mormons in Springfield, Illinois.

Dates: 1845 December 18
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Lamborn letter to Brigham Young

George Washington Langley

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308618]
Identifier: MSS SC 1074
Scope and Contents

Holograph biography of George Washington Langley (1818-1850). Mormon missionary and pioneer to Utah, bodyguard of prophet Brigham Young (1801-1877), and husband of Mary Turner and Martha McKinney Frost.

Dates: 1976; 1976
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George Washington Langley

Elijah Larkin diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 175
Scope and Contents Materials include three volumes of handwritten diaries where Larkin writes about his life in England as a policeman; his immigration to America in 1863 aboard the ship Amazon; and, the overland journey from Florence, Nebraska to Salt Lake City by ox team in the Daniel D. McArthur Company. Larkin includes a description of preparations for the trail, and wrote lengthy and detailed daily entries about the appearance and geography of the overland trail, company discipline, hunting, and births...
Dates: 1854-1867
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Elijah Larkin diaries

Jens Larsen letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227342570]
Identifier: Vault MSS 180
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 12 Oct. 1876, and addressed to Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church. Larsen writes about some property held by Young in Manti, Utah. The item was also signed by Christen Larsen.

Dates: 1876 October 12
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jens Larsen letter to Brigham Young

The last testimony of Martin Harris

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232498862]
Identifier: MSS 236
Scope and Contents Typewritten statement with handwritten corrections. The item was notarized. Homer affirms that he met Martin Harris (1783-1875) in 1869 when returning from a mission for the Mormon Church. He recounts the conversation, much of it word for word, between him and Harris at that time. He also told the second president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young (1801-1877), about this incident. Homer also tells, again verbatim, what Harris said on his death bed in 1875. Homer states that on each...
Dates: 1928
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / The last testimony of Martin Harris

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