She recalled that her mother was a true believer, with a "dreamy, devoted, and mystical" outlook that nevertheless drew in Ann Eliza's more skeptical father to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (via "Wife No. His residences, which included the Beehive House and Lion House (via Utah History Encyclopedia), were right in the center of the city. Quite a few of the more than 50 spouses in Ann Eliza's new household were apparently Brigham Young's wives in name only, according to Dialogue. He could show that he was sensitive to the Native Americans but he related to them.". See Topics: Pioneer Trek, Salt Lake Valley. Elizabeth Wood Kane, Twelve Mormon Homes Visited in Succession on a Journey through Utah to Arizona (Philadelphia: 1874),113; HeberJ. The big quandary was how can you divorce if your marriage is not legal? Wallace spends the better part of over three hundred pages stringing us along on that question. According to PBS, Joseph Smith first presented the doctrine of polygamy in 1843, though he may have reportedly received that revelation in 1831 and married his first plural wife only a few years later. Young by her husband's other wives, whom she befriended. This was not a plural marriage, as Young was But the sheer variety of his marriages makes it difficult to make sense of them. [1][3] Chauncey G. Webb was a 32-year-old carriage-maker, and Eliza Jane a 29-year-old schoolteacher at the time of Ann Eliza's birth. She was born a member of the LDS Church, but was excommunicated shortly after her public divorce from Young. [2] While in New York, Truman was baptized into the LDS Church in January 1832; Mary Ann was baptized shortly thereafter by Elder John P. An opera singer and later the wife of Albert E. Bowen, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Why not?". [4]:329 A couple months later, the Poland Act was signed into law,[4]:330331 which reorganized the judicial system of the Utah Territory and facilitated the federal prosecution of LDS Church polygamists. widow of Mormon Jonathan Hampton, who died in Nauvoo in 1844. He passed away on August29, 1877, at 76years of age. The Salt Lake Tribune implied that Ann Eliza was jealous of Amelia's position, wanting the delicacies and perhaps the affection reserved for a wife in the inner circle. Yet, though some prosecutions did stem from this act, it was difficult to enforce. Wallace is a master writer and his research and writing is to be commended. 17-001104 (state index #1052). Records indicate that, amongst his many wives, only about 16 actually gave birth to his children. Brigham left home at the age of16, two years after his mothers death from tuberculosis. [7] According to her biographer, Irving Wallace, "for the rest of her days Ann Eliza would always refer to James Dee as the man who 'blighted' her life. [4]:63[5]:110 As a teenager in Utah, Webb and other Latter-day Saint youth participated in local theatricals and dancing. Her disappearance from historical records -- and the image in question -- may have been political, Herridge said. WebLucy Ann Decker (1822-1890) - first plural wife of Brigham. 19 entitled Life in Mormon Bondage, a revision that excluded any mention of her first marriage to Dee or her third marriage to Denning. He initially refused any such payments, a move that landed him in jail for a day and an extra $25 in fines. According to Ann Eliza Young's account in "Wife No. Take St. George Blvd west from the 1-15 to 100 W. Turn right onto 100 W and the house will be on the WebPrior to starting his successful career, Craig received an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University like the other Romney boys, but he continued on his own unique path by attending Columbia University after graduation and earning a masters in real estate and property development. He pardoned them the following year, but not before soldiers were mobilized and a group of non-Mormon travelers was killed by members of the religion in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. "She, in this photograph, was being married to Brigham Young," he told FOX 13 News. [12][4]:343 Young countered that he owned less than $600,000 in property and that his income was less than $6,000 per month. She published a revised edition of "Wife No. I always loved a book, he remembered. Augusta Adams, disappointed at being one of many, wrote scores of letters to her husband complaining of financial and sexual neglect, expressing jealousy of other wives, and even swearing at Young. [7] They were married on April 7, 1869. Her work didn't sting just because she had been born into the faith and was an early migrant to the Mormon stronghold of Utah. [8][14] The divorce was granted in January 1875, and Young was ordered to pay a $500 per month allowance as well as $3,000 in court fees. Angell remained married to Young until his death in 1877, and together they had six children. "I would hold that in reserve.". And did Ann Eliza Young have a hand in its demise? The same year, he organized a general board to oversee local Sunday Schools. First, there was the matter of her divorce, which was forced to go through the courts before it could be finalized. He presented a glimpse of his findings at a conference at Fort Douglas on Friday, sponsored by the Utah State Historical Society. And that's one of the places where we can help out.". We are not going to wait for angels, or for Enoch and his company to come and build up Zion, but we are going to build it.14 While he could be outspoken and sharp at times, his fellow Saints remembered him as an attentive, beloved leader who cared for their interests.15, Brigham hoped to promote peace with the American Indian groups in the region. These include the modern-day Fundamentalist Church of Latter-day Saints, many members of which live on the Utah-Arizona border to this day (via Southern Poverty Law Center). A later biography of Ann Eliza Young termed her The Twenty-Seventh Wife. Lydia Farnsworth begged Young to marry her. Herridge calls that account a "folk story," and said he believes Sally Young died of a broken heart. Brigham Young ( / brm /;June 1, 1801 August 29, 1877) 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. She grew up in a polygamous household which moved to Utah during the Mor A few enclaves continued the practice, believing that government pressure did not mean that the faithful should go against God's word. Once he accepted it, however, he accepted it wholeheartedly. Angell eventually gave her consent to the practice of plural marriage after Young's marriage to Lucy Ann Decker, his first plural wife. On the advice of her family, Ann Eliza married Brigham Young, the second president of the LDS Church, when he was 67 years old and she was a 24-year-old divorcee. They were married on April 7, 1869. The ceremony was presided over by LDS Church leader Heber C. Kimball. Of those figures who arose to speak against polygamy, few would have been more notorious to Mormons than Ann Eliza Young. In Salt Lake City, however, it was obvious the church's president was living with many wives. Herridge's findings have been met with mixed results. [1][4] She encountered the widowed Young while he was giving a sermon, and Angell felt "drawn to him" as she listened to him preach. Brent Herridge is moving ahead with his efforts to try to prove a hypothesis he has about the image: that the woman is a previously unknown wife of the revered church leader. 1 [Spring/Summer 2015]: 6283.). 19"). [5]:1023 In 1846, the Webb family moved to the Salt Lake Valley with the Mormon pioneers. Ann Eliza Young was not acting in a vacuum, however. G.Homer Durham (Salt Lake City: Improvement Era, 1941),224. The two seemed constantly at loggerheads, arguing over matters like whether or not more wives should join the family (Ann Eliza was apparently against the idea). Herridge said he believes historical records do signal Sally Kanosh was married to Brigham Young. 19,"she was born into a devout Mormon family in 1844, in the Mormon stronghold of Nauvoo, Illinois (via NPR). During Young's absence, which lasted over 20 months, Angell and their six children at the time (two of which were from Young's previous marriage to Miriam Works) struggled with poverty, illness, and harsh conditions. When Young lost consciousness, Angell used various techniques to revive him, including throwing cold water in his face, rubbing camphor on his eyes and mouth, and a primitive version of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, which would not be commonly practiced until the mid-20th century. Ann Eliza Young (September 13, 1844 December 7, 1917) also known as Ann Eliza Webb Dee Young Denning[1] was one of Brigham Young's fifty-five wives and later a critic of polygamy. Of course, as Ann Eliza or any one of Brigham'smore than 50 wives would have told you, he eventually came to accept the practice with some enthusiasm. 19" was nothing short of a bombshell. Get help and learn more about the design. Mother Eliza acquiesced, though Ann Eliza wrote that she had a "horror" of Smith's revelation of polygamy. In a poem, Eliza Snow paid homage to Mary Ann as Mother of mothers! Historical accounts of Sally Kanosh's life state that she was believed to be Shoshone or Bannock when she was kidnapped as a child by a rival tribe. Per the Chicago Daily Tribune, she argued that Brigham had been cruel and neglectful, and that he had considerably more money than he claimed. And thus we read accounts often from opposing viewpoints with Wallace weighing in, from his research, on where the truth lies. He has since expanded his search to a potential descendant: Talula Young Wood is listed as a daughter of Brigham Young and Clara Decker Young. According to HistoryNet, Ann Eliza's first marriage to fellow Mormon James Dee was nothing short of a disaster. The man in the photograph is Brigham Young, a founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He learned quickly to support the prophet in patience and faith (Doctrine and Covenants 21:5) after hearing of Joseph Smiths vision of the degrees of glory, which seemed to run contrary to Brighams view of the resurrection. Methodist Reverend C. C. Stratton and his wife boarded with Ann Eliza. In 1831, Mary Ann, along with her mother Phoebe and brother Truman O. Angell, left Providence to escape her abusive father and moved to China, New York. Even in mainstream Mormonism, hints of polygamy remain. Perhaps most unusually, he was sealed to his first two mothers-in-law. (Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, and Hyrum Smith, Letter to HeberC. Kimball and Brigham Young, 16January 1839, Joseph Smith Papers, josephsmithpapers.org; AlexanderL. Baugh, DavidW. Patten, in DanielH. Ludlow,ed., Encyclopedia of Mormonism: The History, Scripture, Doctrine, and Procedure of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [NewYork: Macmillan, 1992], 1068; William Shepard, Transformation of the Mormon Hierarchy at Far West, Missouri, The John Whitmer Historical Association Journal, vol. Parley compensated for a limited formal education through reading. WebApril 6, 1868 - Brigham Young marries his 27th and final wife July 24, 1847 - Brigham Young and his Mormon followers arrive at Salt Lake City, Utah More Notable Events on October 2: 1991 Steffi Graf becomes the youngest woman to win 500 pro tennis matches 1990 U.S. Senate votes 90-9 to confirm David Souter to Supreme Court Brigham Young was born in 1801 to a poor family. [3] George Thatcher was a prominent Utah pioneer who had managed a number of Brigham Young's business interests, and was instrumental in developing political, business and church interests in Cache Valley, (Logan, Utah) on behalf of Brigham Young and the LDS church.[8]. It proved to be a controversial practice from the start, causing some of the faithful to break away early on, including Smith's widow, Emma. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. [9], In 1873, Brigham Young allowed Latter-day Saints to take on boarders who were not members of the faith. It just doesn't seem very likely.". In 1855, she met with him and expressed her "conviction that I belong to you." [13][4]:343, Ann Eliza was excommunicated from the LDS Church on October 10, 1874. [8], After her excommunication, Ann Eliza converted to the Methodist Episcopal faith. In 1837, when several leaders, including Apostles, rejected Joseph Smiths leadership in Kirtland, Brigham rallied supporters to protect the Church and sustain the Prophet. Daughter of Edward Partridge; sealed to Joseph Smith, Jr. for eternity and Young for life; 7 children; mother of Don Carlos Young. See Topics: Retrenchment, Young Women Organizations. That left Ann Eliza free to marry again, though she initially claimed that she was not interested in another round of marriage. He was intrigued by the face of the Mormon leader. History buff Terrell Dougan, who attended Herridge's presentation, said it was possible. Another apostle, DavidW. Patten, may have qualified to serve as president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, but accounts indicate only Brigham Young was considered for the role after ThomasB. Marsh resigned from the Quorum in 1838. He said it also matches with other records he has uncovered about Brigham Young's relationship with the Native American woman. "That's kind of what we hope to do is to bring this person back into the historical record and where she rightly belongs," Harvey said. 19. Though she was kicked out of the LDS church in October 1874, Ann Eliza Young's business with her former faith and its adherents was far from over. The book is largely about polygamy itselffrom the origins with Joseph Smith through and after the many wives of Brigham Young. See Topics: American Indians, Indian Slavery and Indentured Servitude. Grant, as quoted in Gospel Standards, comp. It was apparently scratched out in an effort to conceal her identity. Among his final acts as Church President, Brigham Young streamlined the responsibilities and relationships of priesthood quorums and dedicated the St.George temple. Another directive, issued by church leaders in 1904, threatened polygamists with excommunication (via PBS). The following publications provide further information about this topic. Queen of queens.[5] Unlike some of Young's other wives, Angell never assumed a position of prominence within the church, other than through her marriage to Young.[5]. Though Mormon unions are typically sealed "for all eternity," as prophet and church leader Brigham Young would have proclaimed at their wedding, that sealing was canceled in 1865. the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Of course. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints declined to comment on the image. Still, when outsiders portrayed Mormon women as slaves of their husbands, Adams sharply defended plural marriage in public forums. [1][2], Angell first learned of the LDS Church when Thomas B. Marsh traveled to Providence in 1830 to conduct his missionary efforts. LeonardJ. Arrington, Brigham Young: American Moses (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1985), 4069. According to Encyclopedia.com, she married Moses Denning in 1883, but the union apparently fell apart after he cheated on her. Many of the women in Young's life, such as Augusta Adams, Lydia Farnsworth and Zina Huntington, were equally bold. Angell developed a testimony of the book and continued to learn more about the growing church. She grew up in a polygamous household which moved to Utah during the Mormon migration. NARA roll T623-129, ED 152, p. 4-A, line 16. That was one of the incidents that led to the breakup of their marriage. Per PBS, it was Young who led the Mormons to Utah, where he established a compound in Salt Lake City that included the Beehive House (his main residence) and the Lion House (meant to house many of his wives). At the time, many questioned if the faith could really continue without its "Lion of the Lord," as Brigham came to be known (via TIME). Herridge is authoring a book on Sally Young to be released later this year. He is now actively looking for the Native American woman's gravesite to prove it. "Brigham married rather a lot of people, did you notice?" Instead, he was no less than the church's president and prophet. In 1867 Brigham called for women to revive the Relief Society and launch groups in each ward. The first book I ever read about Mormonism when I was in 8th grade. "So, yeah. [1], In June 1842 Brigham Young was married to Lucy Ann Decker. ", Herridge said he would revisit whether to exhume the grave or not once they found where it actually is. It must have been all the more humiliating and hurtful because she was a former wife of church president Brigham Young. Copyright 2023 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Historical records show Sally Kanosh lived part of her life in the Lion House, which stands to this day on Temple Square. [5] Young was later sealed to Angell's mother Phebe and sister Jemima. See Topics: Departure from Nauvoo, Temple Endowment, Sealing. As to Herridge's theory, Parry said Sally Kanosh did live in Brigham Young's house for a long time but "I dont think he would have shied away from taking her as a wife if he did. Activist Kate Field made bank on her "Mormon Monster" lecture series, delivered in the decade after Ann Eliza's 1876 memoir. Stayed in Illinois when Brigham Young emigrated to Utah in 1847. A tedious and excessively academic treatment of an otherwise interesting topic of legalised polygamy in USA. WebWith the publication of her memoir "Wife No. Brigham Young was also pinned with a monthly alimony payment of $500, as well as a then-whopping $3,000 in court fees. Young established his permanent residence with Angell in the White House, which was completed in 1854. husbands should love their wives as they do their own bodies. Brigham Young's beautiful wife divorced him, wrote a book, and went on the road to expose the evils of polygamy in the late 1800s, helping to bring about the outlawing of polygamy which led to Utah being granted statehood in 1896. SALT LAKE CITY The man in the photograph is Brigham Young, a founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Per HistoryNet, he told the young woman that she was "very pretty" and "very much improved" after her split from Dee. We're not trying to offend anything," he said. Dr. Pulsipher said there are historical accounts of Brigham Young referencing Sally Kanosh living in his home and she believes there is nothing that would have stopped the church leader from marrying her. "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. He is now actively looking for the Native American womans gravesite to prove it. He gave her to his sister. What's more, the church had lost one of its most prominent and staunch defenders of polygamy when Brigham Young died in 1877. Toggle Early life and first marriage subsection, Toggle Polygamous marriage to Brigham Young subsection.
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