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A Short Biography of Brigham Young

Author Name:

Brigham Young

Born As:

Brigham Young

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Born:

1 Jun 1801

Died:

29 Aug 1877




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President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints                          
                                              
Young was the most infamous polygamist of the early church. Young married some 55 women and had 57 known children.

Forty six of his children reached adulthood.

Of his 55 wives, 21 had never been married before; 16 were widows; six were divorced; six had living husbands; and the marital status of six others are unknown                                               
While in jail awaiting trial for treason charges, Joseph Smith, president of the church, was killed by an armed mob in 1844.

In the 1840s Young was among those who established the city of Nauvoo, Illinois on the Mississippi River. It became the headquarters of the church and was comparable in size to the city of Chicago at the time.                                              
Brigham Young was responsible for revoking the priesthood and temple blessings from black members of the LDS faith, who had been treated equally in this respect under Joseph Smith's presidency.