Brigham young biography timeline information

On Sept.

20, Harvard University Press published a major new biography of Brigham Young, the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, colonizer of Utah and much of the intermountain West, and fiercely loyal supporter of church founder and first president Joseph Smith. Following are some of the significant milestones in Young’s life.

June 1, 1801: Birth of Brigham, the ninth of 11 children born to farmer and Revolutionary War veteran John Young and wife Abigail Howe, at Whitingham, Vt.

1815: Brigham Young is 14 at the time of the death of his mother, Abigail Howe Young, who died after years of struggling against tuberculosis.

1816: At age 16, Brigham Young leaves home to make his way in the world, eve Brigham Young ‑ Biography, Facts, Conflicts - HISTORY QIVU