Young, Helen E. Armstrong (Helen Eldredge Armstrong), 1856-1939
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1856 - 1939
biographical statement
Citation:
UPB files, Feb. 10, 2014 (Helen Eldredge Armstrong Young; b. Jan. 17, 1856; Salt Lake City; parents Agnes Smith Parker and William Babbit; 1858 moved with mother to Ephraim, Utah; lived there majority of life; married Brigham Young Jr. in 1890; had son named Joseph A.M. Young with Brigham Young Jr.; son died 1916; raised nephew as own child when mother died; worked as pioneer school teacher, telegraph operator - various Utah cities; taught Indians at Washakie; librarian of Snow College; pioneer and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; served on stake boards of Relief Society, Mutual Improvement Association; volunteered for Daughters of Utah Pioneers)Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Helen E. Armstrong Young papers
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233649422]
Identifier: MSS 8380
Scope and Contents
Materials include copies of letters from Jon A. Hellstrom, Joseph Angell Moses (J.A.) Young, and John Swensen to Helen E. Armstrong Young in the years 1874, 1875, and 1891 respectively. Included are copies of a 1916 death certificate for J.A. Young (Helen's son), a death certificate for Helen from 1939, as well as Helen's obituary. Included with the copies of John Swensen's letter is a transcription of the same letter and copies of the envelope it came in. Dated 1874-1939.
Dates:
1874-1939