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Brigham Young

Birth Date
On 1801 June 1
Death Date
On 1877 August 29
Gender
Male
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Born in Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, United States

1801 June 1

Date Details

Occurred On 1801 June 1
Birth

Relationships

Father
John Hayden Young
Mother
Abigail Howe

Married Miriam Angeline Works

1824 October 8 (Age 23)

Baptized by Eleazer Miller

1832 April 14 (Age 30)

Departed from Home as Missionary

Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1832 December – 1833 (Age 31)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1833
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Widower
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Ohio
Location Served
Canada
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Accompanied Joseph Young and Elder Kimball


Departed from Home as Missionary

Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1833 April 1 – July 13 (Age 31)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1833 July 13
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Widower
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States
Location Served
New York and Earnestown-Loughborough, Canada
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Accompanied his brother, Joseph; returned accompanying 20 or 30 brethren. 


Married Mary Ann Angell

1834 February 18 (Age 32)

Departed from Home as Missionary

Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1834 February 20 (Age 32)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Widower
Location Served
United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Labored without a companion.


Called as Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1835 February 14 – 1847 December 27 (Age 33)

Start Date Details

Called
Event Notes

He was called to the Quorum of the Twelve by the Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon: Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris.

End Date Details

Ended On 1847 December 27
New Assignment

Departed from Home as Missionary

Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1835 May 4 (Age 33)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the twelve
Location Served
Pennsylvania, New York, and Earnestown, Canada.
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Also preached to several tribes of indians. 


Departed from Home as Missionary

Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1836 May 17 – September 15 (Age 34)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1836 September 15
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Ohio
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Location Served
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island and otherStates
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Started in companionship with Joseph Young and Elijah Reed, came back with Lyman E. Johnson and others coming to Kirtland. (Journal History)


Departed from Home as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1837 February 17 (Age 35)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1837
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quroum of the Twelve Apostles
Location Served
New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Ohio
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Left with Dr. Willard Richards, later accompanied Phinehas and George Richards.


Departed from Home as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1837 July 28 – August 19 (Age 36)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1837 August 19
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Ohio
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Location Served
Eastern States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Joined Joseph Smith for Fairport.


Departed from Home as Missionary

Central States Mission
1839 April 18 (Age 37)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Quincy, Illinois
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Location Served
Far West, Missouri
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Brigham Young and others of the Twelve traveled to Far West, Missouri in fulfillment of a Revelation recorded in the Doctrine and Covenants.


Departed from Home as Missionary

British Mission
1839 September 18 – 1840 July (Age 38)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1840 July
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Commerce, Illinois
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Location Served
Great Britain
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1840 April 14 – 1847 December 27 (Age 38)

Start Date Details

Sustained

End Date Details

Ended On 1847 December 27
New Assignment

Called as Mission President

British Mission
1840 July – 1841 April 21 (Age 39)

Start Date Details

Called
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1841 April 21
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Location Served
Great Britain
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Mentioned in Doctrine and Covenants 124:127

1841 January 19 (Age 39)

Additional Information

Additional Notes

Doctrine and Covenants 124:127 in Nauvoo, Illinois.

Doctrine and Covenants 126 in Nauvoo, Illinois.

Doctrine and Covenants 136 in Winter Quarters, Nebraska.

Doctrine and Covenants 138:53 in Salt Lake City, Utah.


Departed from Home as Missionary

Central States Mission
1842 September – November (Age 41)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1842 November
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Location Served
Illinois
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Married Susannah Snively

1842 November 2 (Age 41)

Married Lucy Ann Decker

1842 November 2 (Age 41)

Departed from Home as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1843 July – October 22 (Age 42)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1843 October 22
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Married Harriett Elizabeth Cook

1843 November 2 (Age 42)

Married Augusta Adams

1843 November 2 (Age 42)

Departed from Home as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1844 May – August 6 (Age 42)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1844 August 6
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Location Served
United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Visited the different missions in the States. Joseph Smith was martyred while Brigham was on this mission.


Married Clarissa Clara Decker

1844 May 8 (Age 42)

Married Emily Dow Partridge

1844 September (Age 43)

Married Clarissa Ross

1844 September 10 (Age 43)

Married Louisa Beman

1844 September 19 (Age 43)

Married Elizabeth Fairchild

1844 October 3 – 1845 (Age 43)

End Date Details

Ended Circa 1845
Divorced

Married Clarissa Blake

1844 October 8 (Age 43)

Married Olive Grey Frost

1844 November 7 (Age 43)

Married Abigail Harback

1845 February 3 (Age 43)

Married Emeline Free

1845 April 30 (Age 43)

Married Margaret Maria Alley

1846 January 14 (Age 44)

Married Olive Andrews

1846 January 15 (Age 44)

Married Martha Bowker

1846 January 21 (Age 44)

Married Ellen Rockwood

1846 January 21 (Age 44)

Married Mary Elizabeth Rollins

1846 January 21 (Age 44)

Married Margaret Peirce

1846 January 22 (Age 44)

Married Cynthia Porter

1846 January 28 (Age 44)

Married Abigail Marks

1846 January 28 (Age 44)

Married Phoebe Ann Morton

1846 January 28 (Age 44)

Married Jemima Angell

1846 January 28 (Age 44)

Married Mary Eliza Nelson

1846 January 31 (Age 44)

Married Rhoda Richards

1846 January 31 (Age 44)

Married Zina D. H. Young

1846 February 2 (Age 44)

Married Julia Cole

1846 February 3 (Age 44)

Married Amy Cecilia Cooper

1846 February 3 (Age 44)

Married Mary Ann Turley

1846 February 3 (Age 44)

Married Mary Ellen De La Montagnie

1846 February 3 (Age 44)

Married Eliza R. Snow

1846 February 3 (Age 44)

Married Nancy Crisay

1846 February 6 (Age 44)

Married Naamah Kendel Jenkins Carter

1846 February 6 (Age 44)

Married Diana Severance Chase

1846 February 7 (Age 44)

Married Jane Terry

1847 February 10 (Age 45)

Married Lucy Bigelow

1847 March 20 (Age 45)

Married Mary Jane Bigelow

1847 March 20 (Age 45)

Appointed as Company Captain

Brigham Young Vanguard Company
1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 45)

Start Date Details

Appointed
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1847 July 21
Organization was Ended

Additional Information

Traveling Group

Sustained as President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

First Presidency
1847 December 27 – 1877 August 29 (Age 46)

Start Date Details

Sustained

End Date Details

Ended On 1877 August 29
Died in Position

Married Sarah Malin

1848 April 18 (Age 46)

Appointed as Company Captain

Brigham Young Company
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 47)

Start Date Details

Appointed
Sources

End Date Details

Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Organization was Ended

Additional Information

Traveling Group

Married Eliza Burgess

1852 October 3 (Age 51)

Married Mary Oldfield

1852 December 16 (Age 51)

Married Eliza Babcock

1853 September (Age 52)

Married Catherine Reese

1855 June 10 (Age 54)

Married Harriet Emiline Barney

1856 March 14 (Age 54)

Married Harriet Amelia Folsom

1863 January 24 (Age 61)

Married Ann Eliza Webb

1868 May 7 (Age 66)

Married Mary Van Cott

1868 June 8 (Age 67)

Married Elizabeth Jones

1869 July 3 (Age 68)

Married Lydia Farnsworth

1870 May 8 (Age 68)

Married Hannah Tapfield

1872 December 8 (Age 71)

Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

1877 August 29 (Age 76)

Date Details

Occurred On 1877 August 29
Died

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