Brigham Young Wives, Shedding The Cross Of Polygamy True West Magazine

This was not a plural marriage as young was a widower at the time.

Byul bebe manga. Mother of brigham young jr john willard young and joseph angell young. 46 of his children reached adulthood. He stated that upon being taught about plural marriage it was the first time in my life that i desired the grave by the time of his death young had 59 children by 16 of his wives.

World heritage encyclopedia the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available. Brigham young 1801 1877 1. 46 of his children reached adulthood.

This evening i am with my wife a lone by my fire side for the first time for years young wrote in his diary in january 1842. Brigham young 18011877 was perhaps the most famous polygamist of the early latter day saint movement marrying a total of 55 wives. The wives and children of brigham young i could not find an easy searchable list for this which seemed strange so im doing it here.

List of brigham youngs wives. 19 the title implied she was the 19th living spouse ann eliza complained that amelia had established certain ground rules before becoming another mrs. Mormonism and polygamy.

Overall he had 55 wives and 59 children not counting his stepchildren or adopted children. June 14 18421842 06 14 aged 41 lucy ann decker 18221890 aged 20 abandoned by non mormon husband william seeley not divorced first plural wife of brigham young. Young had already married dozens of other women.

When asked by horace greeley in 1859 brigham young said that he had 15 wives but some of those sealed to me are old ladies whom i regard rather as mothers than wives. Brigham young was perhaps the most famous polygamist of the early latter day saint movement marrying a total of 55 wives 54 of them after becoming a latter day saint. Among them was the condition that she did not have to live as did the other wives.

Brigham youngs wives and his divorce from ann eliza webb. As of early 1842 brigham young was a contented monogamist. In 1868 brigham young at age sixty seven married ann eliza webb an attractive twenty four year old divorcee with two children.

He stated that upon being taught about plural marriage it was the first time in my life that i desired the grave by the time of his death young had 59 children by 16 of his wives. This answer reflects the complicated nature in the definition of plural wife as to the number of wives with whom it is known that he had conjugal relations. Brigham young was perhaps the most famous polygamist of the early latter day saint movement marrying a total of 55 wives 54 of them after becoming a mormon.

46 of his children reached adulthood. He dearly loved his wife mary ann angell. We injoi it and feele to prase the lord.

Miriam works 1806 1832 married 1824 elizabeth 1826. Brigham young and his wives.