Clarissa Clara Decker
Alternate Names
Clarissa Clara Young (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1828 July 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1889 January 5 (Died)
Gender
Female
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Born in Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
1828 July 22
Mother
Harriet Page Wheeler (1803 - 1871)
Father
Isaac Decker (1799 - 1873)
Date Details
Occurred On 1828 July 22
Married
Brigham Young
1844 May 8 (Age 15)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Vanguard Company (1847)
1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 18)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Brigham Young (Age 45)
Date Details
Started On 1847 April 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 21
Company Arrived
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1889 January 5 (Age 60)
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Clarissa Clara Decker (1828 - 1889) Profile
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Deseret Weekly
"Death of a Pioneer", Deseret Weekly, (12 January 1889), Page 74.
Pioneer
Deseret Evening News
"Utah's Three Pioneer Women", Deseret Evening News, (5 October 1901), Page 11.
Deseret Weekly
"The Utah Pioneers", Deseret Weekly, (25 August 1894), Page 294.
Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
"Journal, 1847 April - October", Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, (5 April 1847), Page 5.
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Lorenzo D. Young papers, 1846-1894
Lorenzo D. Young papers, 1846-1894, 7 April 1847, Page 102.
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Salt Lake Telegram
"Work of Utah Women Merits Hearty Praise", Salt Lake Telegram, (19 July 1937), Page 53.
Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849
"Journal, 1847 April-June", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (April).
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Utah and the Mormons collection, undated
Utah and the Mormons collection, undated. A Young Woman's Experience with the Pioneer Band, Clara Decker Young. Salt Lake City, 1884.
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Utah Journal
"A Pioneer Woman. Mrs. Clara D. Young Dies in Salt Lake City", Utah Journal, (9 January 1889).
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, April, Vol. 2.
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Woman's Exponent
Ellen Jakeman, "The Lady Pioneers", Woman's Exponent, (15 September 1890), Page 3.