Brigham Young
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Frontier, Pioneers
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877)
Article abstract: Young’s leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) in the Utah territory influenced both the religious and the secular development of the American West.
Early Life
Brigham Young was born June 1, 1801, in Whitingham, Vermont, soon after his parents had moved from Hopkinton, Massachusetts. His mother was Abigail (Nabby) Young, who bore her husband, John, nine children. Brigham was the last of four sons. John Young was probably a tenant farmer, and the life of the Young family was extremely hard. After...
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