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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:

J. C. Little lists

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233289708]
Identifier: Vault MSS 418
Scope and Contents

Handwritten lists of accounts with the Mormon Church and Brigham Young, second president of that faith. The items are dated 31 Dec. 1865, 10 Sept. 1873, and 1 Oct. 1875.

Dates: 1865-1875
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. C. Little lists

J. C. Little lists

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287306]
Identifier: Vault MSS 218
Scope and Contents

Handwritten lists of accounts with the Mormon Church and Brigham Young, second president of that faith. The items are dated 31 Dec. 1865, 10 Sept. 1873, and 1 Oct. 1875.

Dates: 1865-1875
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. C. Little lists

Theodore McKean letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287462]
Identifier: Vault MSS 197
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 12 April 1875, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. McKean writes to Young to decline the nomination of "Supt." of the ZCMI department store.

Dates: 1875 April 12
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Theodore McKean letter to Brigham Young

J. S. Miles letter

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287272]
Identifier: Vault MSS 214
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 16 Sept. 1875, and addrssed to Lucy Young. Miles asks Young to remind Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church, of his promise to send him a team.

Dates: 1875 September 16
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J. S. Miles letter

W. Miller letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287355]
Identifier: Vault MSS 199
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 27 Jan. 1876, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Miller writes to "Bishop" Young asking him to consider a new water wheel developed by "Prof." Miller.

Dates: 1876 January 27
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / W. Miller letter to Brigham Young

John B. Milner letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287108]
Identifier: Vault MSS 178
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 28 Sept. 1875, and addressed to Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church. Milner writes a letter of introduction for Margaret Pembroke.

Dates: 1875 September 28
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John B. Milner letter to Brigham Young

Stephen Bliss Moore correspondence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321140]
Identifier: MSS SC 2223
Scope and Contents

Handwritten correspondence. Three of the items are photocopies of handwritten items and are from Brigham Young (1801-1877) approving Moore's activities and giving him permission to settle in Strawberry Valley, Utah. One letter is from Stephen Moore to his wife, Eleanor, telling her of his experiences working away from home. Another item is from Eleanor Moore telling her brother of the death of her son, Stephen.

Dates: 1859-1894
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Stephen Bliss Moore correspondence

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

O. P. Myers letter to Brigham Young

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287371]
Identifier: Vault MSS 201
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 8 June 1875, and addressed to Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church. Myers gives Young complimentary tickets to the circus.

Dates: 1875 June 8
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / O. P. Myers letter to Brigham Young

Joseph Neville letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286878]
Identifier: Vault MSS 169
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated March 24, 1875, and addressed to Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church. Neville writes concerning his heirship of the Jenning's estate in England.

Dates: 1875 March 24
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph Neville letter

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