Young, Emily, 1824-1899
Dates
- Existence: 1824 - 1899
Biography
Emily Young (1824-1899) was an early pioneer of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Emily Dow Partridge was born on February 28, 1824, in Painesville, Ohio, to Edward Partridge and Lydia Clisbee. Her family moved to Independence, Missouri when she was seven years old. At the age of eight, Emily was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Jackson County, Missouri. The family moved to Illinois in 1839. Emily married Joseph Smith, Jr. on March 4, 1843, in Nauvoo, Illinois. After the death of Joseph, she married Brigham Young in September 1844, in Nauvoo, Illinois. Together they had seven children. In 1846, Emily traveled west with her children, spending one winter at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa and one winter at Winter Quarters, Nebraska, before arriving in the Salt Lake valley in the spring of 1848. Emily died on December 9, 1899, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Citation:
Georgius Y. Cannon papers, 1967-1981 (Emily Dow Partridge Young) Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, Sept. 10, 2009 (Emily Dow Partridge Young; wife of Brigham Young) Ancestry.com, Sept. 10, 2009 (Emily Young; Emily D.P. Young; Emily P. Young; Emily Dow Partridge; b. Feb. 28, 1824 in Painesville, Ohio; d. Dec. 9, 1899 in Salt Lake City, Utah; m. Sept. 1844 in Nauvoo, Ill. to Brigham Young) FamilySearch, April 11, 2024 (m. Joseph Smith on March 4, 1843, in Nauvoo, Illinois; seven children with Brigham Young; daughter of Edward Partridge and Lydia Clisbee; baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at eight years old in Jackson County, Missouri; moved to Illinois in 1839; travelved west with her children; one winter at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa; one winter at Winter Quarters, Nebraska; Salt Lake valley in the spring of 1848)Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Georgius Y. Cannon papers
Collection contain a letter, a eulogy, and some articles. These papers are all in regard to the Cannon family, and their importance to the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Emily Young diary
Collection contains one bound photocopied typed transcript of a diary written by Emily Young. She writes about her daily activities in Salt Lake City, Utah, as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and as one of the wives of Brigham Young. Also includes articles of interest likely copied from newspapers and magazines. The last page of the volume contains a life sketch and image of Emily Young. Dated 1874 to 1899.