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Available data indicates he was married at least three times. However, the discriminatory laws of the United States that prohibit various religious practices did not acknowledge all of the marriages.
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How many times was brigham young married?
Brigham Young was married 55 times, although he only had a marriage relationship with 16 of them. The others he was responsible to care for temporally but he did not live with them, have children with them, or even see them often.
Was brigham young polygamist?
Yes. Brigham Young was married to 54 women in his lifetime, although not all at one time. He only had children with 19 of his wives, most of the others were widowed or divorced and he married them only to see that they were cared for temporally. Some interesting facts about Brigham Young's marriages: He was widowed 19 times and divorced 10 times. His shortest marriage was four days, and his longest was 44 years. His oldest wife was 26 years older than him, and his youngest wife was 43 years younger than him.
Was Brigham Young a pedophile?
Technically, no. A pedophile is a person who is only sexually attracted to children who have not yet reached puberty. In modern times the term is misused to also describe any adult who has sex with adolescents under the age of 18. Brigham Young had many wives. One of his wives was 15, three of his wives were 16, one of his wives was 17, and three of his wives were 18 at the time of their marriages. All these were considered to be of marriageable age for the time period. It was quite common to be married in your late teens in the 1850's and 1860's.
Who Killed Brigham Young?
No one killed Brigham Young. He died at the age of 76 after his liver ruptured. You may be confusing him with Joseph Smith. Brigham Young took over the presidency of the LDS Church after Joseph Smith was murdered. Joseph Smith was martyred by a mob (shot 4 times) while imprisoned in Liberty Jail, Missouri on unspecified charges.
How many times has the Brigham Young University men's basketball team made it to the NCAA march madness tournament?
about 25 times about to be 26 with Jimmer
How many times was Natalie Cole married?
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How many times was lew dewitt married?
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What were Brigham Young's weaknesses?
I would say that Brigham Young's biggest weakness was that he was a tad overzealous at times. He was a great leader, but sometimes took his authority to the extreme. Most of the 'extreme' things that he asked his people to do were rarely obeyed, such as avoiding loud laughter at the theatre and wearing the 'Deseret Costume'.
How many times john Wayne was married?
three times
Was josephine baker married 5 times?
No. she was married only three times.
Alan Shatteen has been married how many times?
Alan Shatteen has been married three (3) times.
How many times was Bill Bixby married?
Bill Bixby was married three times.
