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 P. Green

1832 (Age 24)

Served in Eastern States Mission

1832 December (Age 25) See Missionaries

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 (Age 36) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Married

Priesthood Office

Seventy

Residence When Called

Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Date Details

On 1844

Released

On 1844 April 15

Called

Married Susan Ann Ashby

1846 January 26 (Age 38)

Traveled in Brigham Young Vanguard Company

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 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) See Missionaries

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)

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Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 977.343/N1 K29c

Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 977.343/N1 K29c, Page 10.

Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946

Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946.

Historical Department journal history of the Church

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 31 December 1832, Page 2.

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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 15 October 1855, Page 1.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 24 November 1895, Page 2.

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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 15 April 1844, Page 1-5. Transcript for Historical Department journal history of the Church, 15 April 1844

Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, Journal

Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, Journal, April. Transcript for Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, Journal, 1847 April-July

Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877, Journal

Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877, Journal, April. Transcript for Amasa M. Lyman collection, 1832-1877, Journal, 1847 April 8-September 10, 1-26 and 1-10

Charles A. Harper diary

Charles A. Harper diary, April. Transcript for Charles A. Harper diary, 1847 April-August

Deseret Weekly

"The Utah Pioneers", Deseret Weekly, (25 August 1894), Page 6.

Heber C. Kimball journal in Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866

Heber C. Kimball journal in Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866. Transcript for Heber C. Kimball journal in Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866

James Amasa Little, "Biography of Lorenzo Dow Young," Utah Historical Quarterly 14 (1946): 118-21

James Amasa Little, "Biography of Lorenzo Dow Young," Utah Historical Quarterly 14 (1946): 118-21. Transcript for James Amasa Little, "Biography of Lorenzo Dow Young," Utah Historical Quarterly 14 (1946): 118-21

Lorenzo Dow Young diaries, 1846-1852 and 1888-1891, in Lorenzo D. Young papers, 1846-1894

Lorenzo Dow Young diaries, 1846-1852 and 1888-1891, in Lorenzo D. Young papers, 1846-1894. 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.

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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 6.

Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary, edited and compiled by William M. Egan (1917), 21-105

Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary, edited and compiled by William M. Egan (1917), 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

Salt Lake Tribune

"Lorenzo D. Young's Funeral", Salt Lake Tribune, (25 November 1895), Page 8.

Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, Journal

Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, Journal, April. Transcript for Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, Journal, 1847 April-June

Utah Historical Quarterly

Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol. 14, Page 118-21.

Wilford Woodruff journal

Wilford Woodruff journal, January. Transcript for Wilford Woodruff journal, 1847 January-1853 December, 25-77

William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, Folder contents: (2

William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, Folder contents: (2, 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