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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 99 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Young letter to Harriet Elizabeth Cook Campbell Young

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233284808]
Identifier: Vault MSS 64
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter dated March 25, 1846 and addressed to Harriet Cook Young, one of Brigham Young's wives. Brigham Young writes about the prospects of the Mormons migrating to the West.

Dates: 1846 March 25
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to Harriet Elizabeth Cook Campbell Young

Brigham Young letter to J. William Anderson

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230343409]
Identifier: MSS 898
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter, dated November 7, 1864, and addressed to J. William Anderson of Newburgh, New York. Young writes to tell Anderson where he could acquire books that explain Mormon beliefs.

Dates: 1864 November 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to J. William Anderson

Brigham Young letter to James Burton

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233287504]
Identifier: Vault MSS 222
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 17 April 1858, and addressed to James Burton, a teamster. Young gives Burton a pass to go safely through southern Utah on his way to California.

Dates: 1858 April 17
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to James Burton

Brigham Young letter to James Pollock

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233282679]
Identifier: Vault MSS 20
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 24 June 1856, and addressed to James Pollock, governor of Idaho. Young thanks Pollock for a copy of the laws of Idaho.

Dates: 1856 June 24
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to James Pollock

Brigham Young letter to John F. Kinney

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233284766]
Identifier: Vault MSS 67
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated April 12, 1864, and addressed to Judge J. F. Kinney. Young writes about a wide range of political and economic issues in Utah.

Dates: 1864 April 12
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to John F. Kinney

Brigham Young letter to John R. Young

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 780
Scope and Contents Material contains a handwritten and signed letter dated March 1, 1857, addressed to John R. Young in Honolulu, Hawaii. The item was composed in Salt Lake City, Utah. Brigham Young encourages John, his nephew, and his fellow missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii by making comparisons between the "quiet and purity that prevail in Utah" and the "gross darkness" that covers the other people of the Earth. He comments on the missionary work of the Church in...
Dates: 1857 March 1
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to John R. Young

Brigham Young letter to Oscar B. Young

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489655]
Identifier: MSS 575
Scope and Contents

Photographs of a handwritten and signed letter which was composed in Provo, Utah, dated February 27, 1868, and addressed to Oscar B. Young. Brigham gives his impressions of Provo, advises Oscar on Indian problems the Mormon settlers had along the "Muddy River," and comments on politics.

Dates: 1868 February 27
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to Oscar B. Young

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 letter to Thomas L. Kane

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233286795]
Identifier: Vault MSS 144
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and unsigned draft of a letter, dated May 6, 1873, and addressed to Thomas Leiper Kane. Young writes to Kane with advice relating to Kane's estate.

Dates: 1873 May 6
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to Thomas L. Kane

Brigham Young letter to William L. Marcy

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230342682]
Identifier: MSS 815
Scope and Contents Contains photocopies of two handwritten and signed letters dated December 17, 1845 and addressed to William L. Marcy, Secretary of War for the United States. The two items are identical in content, but one appears to be a rough draft of the other. Young petitions the federal government for funds to aid in the westward migration of Mormons from Nauvoo, Illinois, with Vancouver Island as a possible destination. Young requests money to build block houses and stockades on the Oregon Trail and...
Dates: 1845 December 17
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Brigham Young letter to William L. Marcy

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