Ann Eliza Young

Ann Eliza Young
A lithograph of Ann Eliza Young, sometime between 1869 and 1875.
Born
Ann Eliza Webb

September 13, 1844 (1844-09-13)
Nauvoo, Illinois, U.S.
DiedDecember 7, 1917 (1917-12-08) (aged 73)
Sparks, Nevada, U.S.
Resting placeMountain View Cemetery, Reno, Nevada
Other namesAnn Eliza Webb Dee Young Denning
Occupations
  • Social advocate
  • Author
Spouses
James Dee
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(m. 1863)​

Brigham Young (m. 1869–1875)
  • Moses Denning (div. c. 1907)
Children2
Parents
  • Chauncey G. Webb
  • Eliza Jane Churchill

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-six 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). She grew up in a polygamous household that moved to Utah during the Mormon migration. Ann Eliza was married and divorced three times: first to James Dee, then Young, and finally Moses Denning. Her divorce from Young reached a national audience when Ann Eliza sued with allegations of neglect, cruel treatment, and desertion. She was born a member of the LDS Church but was excommunicated shortly after her public divorce from Young.

  1. ^ "Orson Pratt Brown - Life, Times, Family". Archived from the original on March 10, 2011. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
    Ann Eliza Webb Dee Young Denning
    Born: September 13, 1844, at Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
    Died: 1925 at Rochester, New York
    James Dee married Ann Eliza Webb on April 4, 1863, at Salt Lake City, Utah, ceremony was performed by President Brigham Young. She is the daughter of Chauncey Griswold Webb b. October 24, 1811, and Eliza Jane Churchill Webb b. May 4, 1817.
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