Joseph Young | |
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First Seven Presidents of the Seventy[broken anchor] | |
March 1, 1835 | – July 16, 1881|
Called by | Joseph Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Hopkinton, Massachusetts, United States | April 7, 1797
Died | July 16, 1881 Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States | (aged 84)
Resting place | Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37″N 111°51′29″W / 40.777°N 111.858°W |
Spouse(s) | Jane Adeline Bicknell Lucinda Allen Lydia Caroline Hagar Mary Ann Huntley Sarah Jane Snow Elizabeth Stevens |
Children | 21 (11 with first wife and 10 with plural wives) |
Parents | John Young Abigail Nabby Howe |
Joseph Young (April 7, 1797 – July 16, 1881)[1] was an early convert to the Latter Day Saint movement and was a missionary and longtime general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was an elder brother of Brigham Young.