Lorenzo Dow Young
Birth Date
On 1807 October 19 (Born)
Death Date
On 1895 November 21 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Smyrna, Chenango, New York, United States
1807 October 19
Mother
Abigail "Nabby" Howe
Father
John Hayden Young
Married
Persis Goodall
1826 June 26 (Age 18)
Baptized by
John Portineus Greene
1832 (Age 24)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1832 December (Age 25)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
New York State, United States
Married
Harriet Page Wheeler
1843 March 9 (Age 35)
Served in
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 – June 27 (Age 36)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Date Details
On 1844 April 15
Called
On 1844 June 27
Released
Married
Susan Ann Ashby
1846 January 26 (Age 38)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Vanguard Company (1847)
1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 39)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Isaac Perry Decker (Age 6)
Lorenzo Sobieski Young (Age 6)
Harriet Page Wheeler (Age 43)
Date Details
On 1847 April 16
Joined Company
On 1847 July 21
Company Arrived
Called as Captain to
Lorenzo Dow Young Company (1850)
1850 May 20 – September (Age 42)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
On 1850 May 20
Joined Company
Circa 1850 September
Company Arrived
Served in
Western States Mission
1855 October 15 (Age 48)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Married
Electa Jane Lee
1855 November 22 (Age 48)
Married
Hannah Ida Hewitt
1856 April 29 (Age 48)
Married
Eleanor Jane Jones
1856 November 25 (Age 49)
Married
Johanna Augustsson Larson
1863 April 18 (Age 55)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1895 November 21 (Age 88)
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Lorenzo Dow Young (1807 - 1895) Profile
Lorenzo Dow Young (1807 - 1895)
Sources
Person
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City, Page 143.
Transcript for Nauvoo Restoration, comp., High Priests of Nauvoo and Early Salt Lake City, M251.33, p. 143, Church History Library
History of Utah: in four volumes, Salt Lake City, Utah: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., Publishers, 1892
History of Utah: in four volumes, Salt Lake City, Utah: George Q. Cannon & Sons Co., Publishers, 1892, Whitney, Orson Ferguson, 1855-1931, Vol. Vol. 4, Page 53.
LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson
"Lorenzo Dow Young", LATTER-DAY Saint biographical encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, 4, Page 724.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 10.
Rebaptisms in Great Salt Lake Valley: 1847-1854 : index
Rebaptisms in Great Salt Lake Valley: 1847-1854 : index.
Seventies Quorum records, 1844-1975
Seventies Quorum records, 1844-1975.
The Joseph Smith Papers
"Lorenzo Dow Young biography", The Joseph Smith Papers.
Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946
Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 2112, Page 739.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 2128, Page 755.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 2140, Page 767.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 2138, Page 765.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 31 December 1832, Page 2.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 5 January 1851, Page 1.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 17 April 1847.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 October 1855, Page 1.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 24 November 1895, Page 2.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 7 May 1873, Page 2.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 April 1844.
Transcript for Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, April 15, 1844
Pioneer
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, 7 April 1847.
Transcript for Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, Journal, 1847 April-July
Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877
Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877, April.
Transcript for Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877, Journal, 1847 April 8-September 10, 1-26 and 1-10
Charles A. Harper diary, 1847 April-August
Charles A. Harper diary, 1847 April-August.
Transcript for Charles A. Harper diary, 1847 April-August
Deseret Weekly
"The Utah Pioneers", Deseret Weekly, (25 August 1894), Page 294.
Egan, Howard, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878:, Salt Lake City, Utah Press of Skelton Publishing Co., 1917
Egan, Howard, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878:, Salt Lake City, Utah Press of Skelton Publishing Co., 1917, Page 21-105.
Transcript for Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary, edited and compiled by William M. Egan (1917), 21-105
Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
"Journal, 1847 April - October", Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, (5 April 1847), Page 5.
Transcript for Heber C. Kimball journal in Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
Lorenzo D. Young papers, 1846-1894
Lorenzo D. Young papers, 1846-1894, 7 April 1847, Page 102.
Transcript for Lorenzo Dow Young diaries, 1846-1852 and 1888-1891, in Lorenzo D. Young papers, 1846-1894
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 110.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 6.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. C, Page 751.
SALT Lake Tribune
"Lorenzo D. Young's Funeral", SALT Lake Tribune, (25 November 1895), Page 8.
Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849
"Journal, 1847 April-June", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (April).
Transcript for Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, Journal, 1847 April-June
Utah Historical Quarterly
"Diary of Lorenzo Dow Young", Utah Historical Quarterly, 14, (1946), Page 118-121.
Transcript for James Amasa Little, "Biography of Lorenzo Dow Young," Utah Historical Quarterly 14 (1946): 118-21
Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898
"Wilford Woodruff journal", Wilford Woodruff journals and papers, 1828-1898, (January).
Transcript for Wilford Woodruff journal, 1847 January-1853 December, 25-77
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, April, Vol. 2.
Transcript for William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, Folder contents: (2) Volume 2, 1847
Young, Franklin Wheeler, Young family genealogy [ca. 1889-1899], fd. 1, 4-6
Young, Franklin Wheeler, Young family genealogy [ca. 1889-1899], fd. 1, 4-6.
Transcript for Young, Franklin Wheeler, Young family genealogy [ca. 1889-1899], fd. 1, 4-6
