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Sarah Ann McDonal, married a man named Brigham Jonathan Young from England, who scholars have mistaken as being Brigham Young. Two Sioux women, a rumor that was spread in a 1852 anti-Mormon polemic by William Hall. Jane Watt, wife and half sister of George D. Watt, rumored to have been married to Young.
Jun 1, 2012 · Mormon polygamy grabbed the national spotlight in 1875 when Prophet Brigham Young's 19th wife, Ann Eliza, divorced him, wrote an expose about plural marriage and set out on a lecture tour. She could feel his eyes on her face. Modestly, she looked down. But, as if hypnotized, her glance kept returning to his as he preached.
Brigham Young. / 40.7703; -111.8856 ( Brigham Young Cemetery) Brigham Young ( / ˈbrɪɡəm /; June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) [3] was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until his death in 1877.
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A photograph of 8 of Brigham Young’s wives and 16 of his daughters, circa 1893. Changes to the Church’s Organization. During the last decade of his life, Brigham Young introduced numerous changes to Church organization. In 1867 Brigham called for women to revive the Relief Society and launch groups in each ward.
The item presents a list of 59 women known to have been married to the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young. The list was compiled "From Temple Work Sheets in L.D.S. gen. Soc. Archives." The item also includes biographical data on each wife.
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Feb 6, 2010 · [Brigham's Wives: Cott, Folsom, Webb, Barney] [Brigham with some of his wives] [Sample of a divorce certificate from a plural wife (Stenhouse).] Brigham Young's Wives and His Divorce From Ann Eliza Webb . In 1868 Brigham Young, at age sixty-seven, married Ann Eliza Webb, an attractive twenty-four year old divorcee with two children.
Ann Eliza Young (September 13, 1844 – December 7, 1917) also known as Ann Eliza Webb Dee Young Denning was one of Brigham Young's fifty-five wives and later a critic of polygamy. Her autobiography, Wife No. 19, [2] was a recollection of her experiences in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
