Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
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 37 Collections and/or Records:
John Lambert letters
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.
The last testimony of Martin Harris
Letter from John
E. L. Parry letter to Brigham Young
Handwritten and signed letter, dated 1 Oct. 1876, and addressed to Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church. Parry writes to Young about the repairs on Young's house in St. George, Utah.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company records
This collection contains correspondence, reports, documents, and passenger lists of ships of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company. The first folder contains an index of the collection.
Predictions made by President Brigham Young
Typewritten and notarized affidavits. The materials purport that the second president of the Mormon Church, Brigham Young (1801-1877), visited Provo, Utah, on numerous occasions and predicted that there would be a Mormon temple built on a bench of land northeast of the town. He also predicted that a railroad line would go west from Ogden, Utah, across the Great Salt Lake. These items are stories handed down by word of mouth through family members in Provo, Utah.
Samuel William Goold reminiscence and journal
Ronald W. Walker books with marginalia, approximately 1950-2016
Contents include published books collected by Ronald W. Walker containing significant annotations or marginalia. These books are non-fiction and deal with aspects of Mormon history and also the history of the state of Utah. Materials dated approximately 1950-2016.
Ronald W. Walker collected materials on Mormonism, approximately 1950-2016
Contents includes research materials on Mormonism collected by Ronald W. Walker, and stored in a filing cabinet. These materials consist of journal articles with annotations by Walker, his own research notes, indexes and bibliographies on Mormonism, and other unique items on Mormonism he collected. Materials are dated approximately 1950-2016.
Ronald W. Walker correspondence, approximately 1950-2016
Contents include the correspondence of Ronald W. Walker. These materials consist of letters Walker sent or received from other historians or professors about his research or work. Topics include the Mountain Meadow Massacre, the Godbeites, and the Salt Lake Tabernacle. Materials dated approximately 1950-2016.